Cursor

The AI code editor for people who own a real codebase

Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep repository awareness, an agent mode that edits across files and a review flow built for engineers. It is not a prompt-to-app builder — it is where projects go once they need to survive.

• Code ownership — Your repository
• Database — Whatever you already use
• Authentication — Whatever you already use
• Deploy — Your existing pipeline
• Best first project — A refactor with tests

• Understands large existing codebases
• Agent mode makes multi-file changes safely
• Keeps all VS Code extensions and keybindings
• Best tool for maintenance, not just creation

• Not a no-code option in any sense
• No hosting, database or deployment story
• Needs engineering habits to pay off

• Professional developers
• Existing codebases
• Engineering teams

Every project built with a prompt-first builder eventually lands in an editor. Cursor is the one worth landing in.