Overview

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on VS Code, integrating Claude, GPT-4 and other LLMs for intelligent code completion, natural language editing, and team collaboration.

Core Features

1. Tab Completion

Intelligent code completion predicting the next snippet:

# Press Tab to accept completion
# Press Ctrl+G to reject

# Example
def calculate# Cursor predicts:
def calculate_total(items: list) -> float:
    return sum(item.price for item in items)

2. Cmd+K Code Editing

Edit selected code with natural language:

# Select code, press Cmd+K
# Input: "Make this function async"

3. Chat Panel

Sidebar chat for code questions:

# Cmd+L opens Chat panel
# Ask: "Explain this code", "Find bugs", etc.

4. Composer

Edit multiple files simultaneously:

# Cmd+I opens Composer
# Input: "Create a user authentication module"

Common Shortcuts

Feature	Shortcut
Accept completion	Tab
Reject completion	Ctrl+G
Code editing	Cmd+K
Chat	Cmd+L
Composer	Cmd+I

.cursorrules

Create .cursorrules in project root:

guidelines:
  - Use TypeScript 4.0+
  - Use ESLint
  - Use Prettier

References

• Cursor Official Documentation
• Cursor GitHub