Cursor

Cursor is a code editor built on top of Visual Studio Code that adds AI capabilities directly into the editing experience. It gives you everything VS Code offers, including file navigation, syntax highlighting, extensions, and a built-in terminal, plus AI-powered features like intelligent autocomplete, inline chat, and the ability to edit multiple files from a natural language instruction. It understands the context of your full project, so its suggestions are informed by your actual codebase rather than generic patterns.

The Simple Version

Think of Cursor as a souped-up text editor, but instead of writing Word documents, you’re working with code files. It shows you your project’s file structure, lets you edit code with syntax highlighting, has a built-in terminal for running commands, and integrates with Git so you can track every change you make.

If Claude Code is the engineer, Cursor is the workshop where the work happens.

Why It Matters

A good code editor is the difference between coding feeling like swimming in the dark and coding feeling manageable. Cursor gives you visual feedback, file navigation, search across your project, and the ability to compare changes side by side. It’s where abstract code becomes something tangible you can see and interact with.

How It’s Used on This Site

Cursor is the local development environment for this project. It’s where code gets reviewed, Git commits get staged, and the dev server runs for previewing changes before they go live.

Try It

Cursor is available as a free download.