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About
Cursor is a VS Code-based AI code editor evolved into a unified AI agent workspace. Features Tab completion, Composer multi-file editing, and Agent mode for autonomous execution. Cursor 3 introduces Agents Window with multi-repo parallel execution, seamless local/cloud agent handoff, and Design Mode for visual editing. Integrates with Slack and Jira, supports mobile development, and offers customization via plugins, skills, and MCPs. Powered by Claude and GPT models, it's one of the most popular AI coding tools.
Key Features
- ✓Agents Window multi-agent parallel workspace
- ✓Design Mode visual UI editing
- ✓Cloud environment auto-setup
- ✓Slack and Jira integration
- ✓iOS mobile app
- ✓Plugins, skills, MCP customization
- ✓Bugbot code review
- ✓Jupyter Notebook support
- ✓Multi-repo environment switching
- ✓Side Chats and conversation search
- ✓Team MCP marketplace
- ✓Auto-review long-running mode
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