Cursor: plan, edit and review code in an AI editor
Learn Cursor’s editor workflow, choose a first coding task, and understand skills, rules and MCP connections.
What does it do?
Cursor provides an AI editor and coding agent for understanding code, planning features, fixing issues and reviewing changes. It also offers terminal and cloud workflows; this guide starts with a focused edit in the editor.
Which task fits?
If you want to open a project in Cursor and review edits beside files, try a small interface change or a known error. For larger work, start with a plan and review changes in steps. Fit depends on your working style.
How do you get started?
Models, features and costs change. Check current official guidance.
- Follow the official quickstart, set up account access and open a project.
- Describe one bounded task, relevant files and the result you expect.
- Review edits and run existing checks before accepting, adjusting or reverting.
How do skills, rules and MCP fit?
Skills package task instructions and resources; rules record ongoing project conventions; MCP connects external tools and information. Choose what the task needs and check setup requirements. Being installable does not make an extension right for every task.