Getting Started

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To download Cursor, join via the invite link sent by your team or login via SSO. This will allow you to join the organization, even if you’re currently using a personal account.

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Key Features

Cursor is built for development teams that want more out of their coding experience.

• Instead of a plug-in, Cursor is entirely its own editor. Developers get a tailored interface optimized for coding alongside LLMs.
• Cursor is a fork of VSCode and stays up to date with regular rebases. Easily import existing VSCode extensions, settings, and keybindings in just two clicks.
• Cursor indexes codebase at scale. Simply mention files, folders, code, or docs to get highly relevant outputs. Cursor auto-selects your current file to inform the output.

For a feature by feature breakdown, take a look at the following guides:

• Cursor Tab: native autocomplete feature. It’s a more powerful Copilot that suggests entire diffs with especially good memory.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/tab/overview
• Chat: a true agentic coding assistant. Chat lets you ask questions about your code, edit with precision, and use the agent to access complex reasoning capable of executing tasks end-to-end. Toggle your models and mode (bottom right), for an even more tailored experience.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/chat/overview
    • ⌘ + I = Agent
    • ⌘ + E = Chat
• Cursor Cmd K: in-editor generation. Cmd K or Ctrl K allows you to generate new code or edit existing code in the editor window.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/cmdk

Overview video:

• Here’s a quick overview video presented by one of Cursor’s developer advocates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXf2tgkPk8A

Bonus Features

• Codebase indexing: Cursor computes embeddings for each file in your codebase, and will use these to improve the accuracy of your codebase answers.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/context/codebase-indexing
• @ Symbols: A popup menu will appear with a list of suggestions, and automatically filter to show the most relevant suggestions based on your input.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/context/@-symbols/basic
• Model Control Protocol (MCP): MCP is an open protocol that allows you to provide custom tools to agentic LLMs in Cursor.
  • https://docs.cursor.com/advanced/model-context-protocol