“As a designer on the team, Cursor was surprisingly one of the most impactful tools while building Giselle. It lowered the friction between “I have a design intention” and “this is how it’s actually implemented.” Being able to read, tweak, and question real code in-context helped me participate earlier and more concretely in technical decisions — not just at the handoff stage. It didn’t turn me into an engineer, but it made collaboration much tighter.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗
Cursor
An AI-assisted code editor (VS Code fork) with autonomous coding agents, chat, and a CLI for building and editing software.
Works with AI agents:llms.txtCursor is a code editor built on the VS Code codebase in which an AI agent is the main way of working: you describe a change, and the agent reads the repository, plans, edits files and runs terminal commands while you review the diffs. It is aimed at developers who want agent-driven coding without leaving a familiar editor.
On first launch it can import your VS Code extensions, themes, settings and keybindings. You choose a model per task from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others, or Cursor's own Composer models, and shape the agent's behaviour with rules, skills, hooks and MCP servers. The same agent is available in the terminal through the Cursor CLI, which also has a non-interactive mode for scripts and CI, and inside JetBrains IDEs through the Agent Client Protocol.
Cloud agents run in isolated Ubuntu VMs with your cloned repositories, dependencies and secrets, so several tasks can run in parallel and come back as pull requests; you can start them from the editor, the web, the iOS app, Slack, or a comment on GitHub or Linear. Privacy Mode, available on every plan, keeps your code out of model training. Cursor holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation and ISO 27001 certification.
Cursor is a hosted service: AI requests go through Cursor to the model providers, and there is no self-hosted or offline edition. Your own API keys work only for chat models, as Tab completion always uses Cursor's models, and the JetBrains integration requires a paid plan.
Where it fits
How Cursor itself is built
3 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.
Who uses it
538 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it.
“Cursor let's us ship product and documentation 10x faster”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Getting in the zone and vibe coding!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Cursor never leaves my dock and never sleeps. Best work I do, whether I'm at my computer or on my phone. Worth every penny of the $200 sub.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“The best IDE for anyone building with serious users.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Our favorite AI IDE that boosts productivity for the whole team.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“In 2024, we shifted our engineering team to cursor and an AI-first mentality. If you know how to do it without AI, you should use AI to do it for you. Why? Because this is the best way to make sure you understand the code and what it's doing, but you'll do it faster. Too many of our developers were stuck in that mentality. The composer feature of Cursor is really helpful. We combine it with SmythOS agent sentinel, which connects our github to clickup and knowledge base along with AI LLMs to reason about our entire project. Sentinel is trained to write perfect composer specifications for a given ticket, so that Cursor can do its magic.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Thanks a lot for making coding so much more efficient and seamless. Save countless hours developing Omnifact”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Our collaborative AI coding assistant that helped us ship Flexprice faster.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Where Sentra lives natively.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Our go-to AI-powered coding assistant. Helped us ship smarter and debug faster, especially at 2 AM 😅”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Cursor increases productivity of our whole eng ad non eng teams”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“This is the coding editor we use to develop our products. It's quite convenient.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Cursor is part of our engineering team!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Great AI code editor, helps us ship faster, and now both of us founders, can ship code into Production!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Helped us build so fast!”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Ability to change models for different tasks”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Cursor has become the go-to AI code editor for developers who want to move faster without sacrificing quality. We chose it because the best dev tools should connect to the rest of your stack.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“The AI Code Editor Developing in 2026 is all about AI too. Cursor is probably the best tool for that The project wasn't just vibes-coded, performance was crucial and you had to keep a close eye on things but Cursor let us be way more efficient”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Building systematic context engineering required precision coding - and Cursor's AI-powered development made our complex browser extension and API integrations possible. From context processing algorithms to seamless ChatGPT/Claude integration, Cursor helped us ship THEO 2.0's advanced features faster than we ever imagined.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“We used Cursor during early development for quickly iterating and creating prototypes. This helped us a lot creating and shaping how Triqai is today.”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“10x'ing our 10x engineers”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗“Cursor not only helped as a coding agent but also help generate our own documentation as part of git workflows”
AI Coding AssistantsMaker says so · source ↗What makers say
347 makers on why they use Cursor, in their own words on Product Hunt.
In 2024, we shifted our engineering team to cursor and an AI-first mentality. If you know how to do it without AI, you should use AI to do it for you. Why? Because this is the best way to make sure you understand the code and what it's doing, but you'll do it faster. Too many of our developers were stuck in that mentality. The composer feature of Cursor is really helpful. We combine it with SmythOS agent sentinel, which connects our github to clickup and knowledge base along with AI LLMs to reason about our entire project. Sentinel is trained to write perfect composer specifications for a given ticket, so that Cursor can do its magic.
SmythOSSep 2026 ↗We’ve fully integrated Cursor into our dev workflow- it's an insane productivity enhancer when it comes to writing, debugging, and understanding code faster. Before Cursor, we tried tools like GitHub Copilot and a few others. Copilot was helpful for autocomplete, but Cursor feels more like a full assistant—understanding broader context, offering file-aware suggestions, and supporting full conversation threads tied to your actual code. If you’re building fast and want to stay in flow, we can’t recommend Cursor enough. It’s a superpower for any developer. Amazing work by the small and mighty cursor team.
RecallSep 2026 ↗We've been using Cursor, and we really appreciate how well the interaction is designed. The chat experience feels natural, and the way suggestions are presented aligns perfectly with how we work as developers. Instead of overwhelming us with changes, it provides diffs that we can choose to apply or not, keeping me in control of the process. So far, I’ve found it especially useful for refactoring, prototyping, and testing—helping us move faster while maintaining quality. Overall, it feels like a thoughtful and developer-friendly tool that integrates seamlessly into our workflow.
Breyta.aiSep 2026 ↗"As a solo founder managing 8+ SaaS projects, Cursor is my unfair advantage. I chose it for: AI Native Workflow: It’s not just an editor with a plugin; it’s built around the AI, which makes refactoring complex BI logic in MetricMap 10x faster. Codebase Context: The way it understands the entire project structure helps me maintain consistency across my full-stack architecture. Rapid Prototyping: It allowed me to move from idea to a working analytics dashboard in record time, handling the boilerplate so I could focus on the unique features.
Cursor's AI-powered code completion and chat features were game-changers for building GTA Radio. The ability to quickly iterate on the radio wheel interface, debug PWA functionality, and implement media session controls would have taken much longer with a traditional editor. The AI assistant helped me navigate Flask routing, JavaScript audio APIs, and PWA manifest configurations seamlessly. It's like having a pair programming partner that never gets tired and knows the entire web development ecosystem.
GTA RadioSep 2026 ↗Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
- Tab completion is fast and accurate, and stays useful when hand-editing code or when agents fall short on large tasks. PHHNHN 2PH 2
- Changes arrive as reviewable diffs in the editor, keeping the developer in control in bite-size steps. PHHNHN 2PH 2
- Chatting with the codebase in context helps developers navigate and understand unfamiliar code. PHPH 2PH 3PH 4
- Configuring MCP servers and toggling their tools is straightforward. PHPH 2PH 3
Reliability and open issues
- major Investigating service degradation - xAI models Sep 2026
- minor Investigating service degradation — Cloud Agents and Grok Bot Sep 2026
- minor Investigating service degradation — Grok Bot Sep 2026
Who switches
Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "X to Y" — real code changes moving a project from one tool to another, by developers in general. Open a row to see the pull requests.
OpenAI Codex → Cursor12 PRs
- Codex to Cursor CLI orchestration in portable model 1.2.0MatveyTomilov/agent-operating-model · 2026-09-23
- fix(codex): disable decorative effects to prevent cursor flickerhakula139/nixos-config · 2026-09-13
- fix: clamp Codex call_id to 64 so Cursor hops resumeskillsynchq/txcript · 2026-09-11
- Add Codex Remote to Cursor ACP bridge POCkeepprogress/grammar-watch · 2026-09-01
- Relay Codex review comments to Cursor Automationsicho648/flowcrafter · 2026-08-02
- [codex] Port universal applyTo to Cursor alwaysApplymicrosoft/apm · 2026-07-05
- [codex] Anchor command runner to live cursorBarMal/Serenity · 2026-07-04
- [codex] Place command runner adjacent to cursorBarMal/Serenity · 2026-07-04
- [codex] move full CI to nightly Cursor repairImagine-That-Ai/BurnBar · 2026-06-13
- Add Codex to Cursor handoffcxk280/ship · 2026-05-28
Claude Code → Cursor10 PRs
- feat(cursor): carry the Claude Code harness over to Cursorroesti77/dotfiles · 2026-09-08
- Convert copilot from a Claude Code plugin to a Cursor pluginbernardoforcillo/copilot · 2026-09-07
- feature: add Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 to the Claude Code model list; Fable 5.1 to the Cursor catalogalamops/agetor · 2026-09-02
- feat: swap constitution-guardian from Claude Code Action to Cursor Agentdavidconvotis/field-ops · 2026-07-14
- chore(agents): commit Claude Code guardrails symmetric to the Cursor hooksnozomi-koborinai/terradart · 2026-07-02
- Add cursor plugin — delegate Claude Code tasks to Cursor CLI (Composer 2)ananddtyagi/cc-marketplace · 2026-05-31
- Port Claude Code skills and rules to Cursor commandsjeffreese/ts-media-server · 2026-04-12
- Add relay for Claude Code instructions to Cursor as source of truthecosia/ios-browser · 2026-03-24
- map claude code skills to cursor rulesoxy-hq/skills · 2026-02-08
- Migrate from Claude Code to Cursorfox-corp/Cursor-RLM-Example · 2026-01-27
GitHub Copilot → Cursor8 PRs
- Convert copilot from a Claude Code plugin to a Cursor pluginbernardoforcillo/copilot · 2026-09-07
- extensive changes from copilot to cursorkevinwolrath/expo-dice-calculator · 2026-08-24
- Sync fork with upstream + migrate added harnesses (agy/cline/copilot) to upstream cursor modelkunchenguid/firstmate · 2026-08-14
- chore: migrate AI tooling from GitHub Copilot to CursorTrec-TorConsulting/Tendril · 2026-08-06
- migrate Copilot instructions to Cursor project ruleskensodemann-projects/recreation-planner · 2026-06-13
- Add copilot setup workflow to stabilize Cursor dependency installationtruvis25/aml-kyc-cdd-portal · 2026-04-21
- chore: migrate AI configuration from GitHub Copilot to Cursor formatknirski/czerstwapp · 2026-02-01
- Add github copilot instructions to match cursor.obytes/react-native-template-obytes · 2025-04-20
Cursor → Claude Code49 PRs
- [Common] Migrating the Cursor rules and commands to Claude Codea1exevs/set-forge · 2026-09-29
- Move agent guidance from Cursor rules to Claude Codeadam-tabaczynski/eggs-delivery-system · 2026-09-26
- Port .cursor skills and branch-safety rule to Claude Codeninadrathod/local-studio · 2026-09-22
- Migrate PR review guidelines from Cursor BugBot to Claude Code Reviewduckduckgo/apple-browsers · 2026-09-21
- chore/ACCT-0/ACCT-0/Port Cursor rules and skills to Claude Code config.omids0/accounting-with-google-sheet · 2026-09-19
- Fill in CLAUDE.md and migrate Cursor framework to Claude CodeReforMan/Personal-Professional-Website · 2026-09-15
- fix(ci): allow the cursor bot to trigger Claude Code ReviewWebFirstLanguage/wfl · 2026-08-31
- Allow Cursor bot to trigger Claude Code Reviewyjsoon/howmuch · 2026-08-22
- Vendor nine pstack skills, ported from Cursor to Claude Codegaryyau/agent-setup · 2026-08-20
- Port Cursor pstack and thermos agent stack to Claude Code as kaizen-modepragmaticivan/dotfiles · 2026-08-17
Cursor → OpenAI Codex16 PRs
- fix(harness): pin cursor and codex lane reviewers to Codex Sol/Terrathinmansoftware/bdc-harness · 2026-09-24
- Drop Cursor ACP so Bernise talks only to Codexjoshborseth/bernise · 2026-08-29
- feat: drop cursor target, sync skills to codex explicitlychris-nowicki/ai-dotfiles · 2026-08-28
- fix(install): --update re-detects opencode/hermes/cursor instead of falling back to codexfujibee/agmsg · 2026-08-18
- chore(codex): attach .cursor rules to Codex sessions via lifecycle hookscoddy-project/coddy-agent · 2026-08-02
- Migrate Single-Agent executor from Cursor to Codexnotekmitl/knowme · 2026-07-28
- chore: rename .cursor to .codex for Codex sprintTroy-LL/cody · 2026-07-18
- Mirror Cursor skills and AGENTS.md to Claude and Codexabegong/katalyst · 2026-06-20
- [codex] Add Cursor Agent to Codex workspaceboxp/arch · 2026-06-14
- docs(agents): migrate Cursor rules to CodexDeadwood-ai/deadtrees · 2026-05-05
Cursor → OpenCode14 PRs
- feat: allow the Cursor agent to use opencode pluginsstablekernel/opencode-cursor · 2026-08-25
- Move base implementer role from Cursor to OpenCode (cursor-agent broken, issue #452)KARSIFT/karsift-ai-infra · 2026-08-09
- chore(agent): migrate Cursor agent harness to OpenCodetranvuongduy2003/eventhub · 2026-06-16
- persist Cursor provider config to opencode.jsonPoolPirate/opencode-cursor · 2026-06-15
- chore: switch skill delegation from cursor-agent to opencode runchetwerikoff/orchestrator-pack · 2026-06-12
- feat: route Cursor AskQuestion tool calls to OpenCode's question toolNomadcxx/opencode-cursor · 2026-06-11
- docs: converted cursor to opencodeTomerFi/switcher_webapi · 2026-05-04
- docs: converted cursor to opencodeTomerFi/auto-me-bot · 2026-05-04
- docs: converted cursor to opencodeTomerFi/github-viewer-stats · 2026-05-04
- docs: converted cursor to opencodeTomerFi/version-bumper · 2026-05-04
Alternatives to Cursor
All alternatives by situation →On Product Hunt, people weigh it against: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), Kilo Code, GitHub Copilot, Google Antigravity, Augment Code, Cline.
Questions makers ask about Cursor
Can I bring my VS Code setup with me?
Yes. A one-click import in Cursor's settings copies your VS Code extensions, themes, settings and keybindings, and you can also import an exported VS Code profile. source ↗
Can I use Cursor's agent in IntelliJ, PyCharm or WebStorm?
Yes, through the Agent Client Protocol. You need a paid Cursor plan and a JetBrains IDE (2025.1 or later) with the AI Assistant plugin, then add Cursor from the ACP registry in the AI Chat panel. source ↗
Is my code used to train models?
Not if Privacy Mode is on. Anyone on a free or paid plan can turn it on, team admins can enforce it, and Cursor backs it with contractual and technical controls with its model providers. source ↗
Does Cursor store my code on its servers?
Only for cloud agents, which keep encrypted copies of the repositories they work on while the agent runs and delete them afterwards. If your policy forbids storing code, you can leave cloud agents off and still use the other features. source ↗
Can I use my own OpenAI or Anthropic API key?
Yes, for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock. Keys only apply to chat models; Tab completion keeps using Cursor's built-in models. source ↗
Can cloud agents run on our own machines?
Partly. Self-Hosted Machines run the agent's tool calls, checkout and commands on hardware you control, but the agent loop and model inference still run in Cursor's cloud. source ↗
Can I keep data in a specific region?
US-only data residency for inference, processing and storage is available to Enterprise customers, limited to eligible models. EU inference-only coverage is available on request. source ↗
Is Cursor free?
Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at $20/mo. source ↗
Is Cursor open source or self-hostable?
Not open source, and hosted only.
Can AI coding agents work with Cursor?
It serves an llms.txt docs index.
Who uses Cursor?
538 makers' products we track, each with a source. source ↗