Cursor — AI Coding Tool

Basic Information

Field	Value
Category	Etnetera Apps
Owner	Sergej Vdovičenko
Management Level	2
SLA	8x5
Login	GitHub or Google account
Available to	Developers (by license assignment)

Description

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code. It integrates AI models (Claude, GPT-4) directly into the editor for assisted coding, refactoring, and code generation.

Key features:

• Tab autocompletion: AI suggests multi-line code completions
• Chat: AI conversation about code with project context
• Cmd+K (Ctrl+K): inline edits and code generation
• Codebase indexing: AI knows the full repository context
• Composer: multi-file changes via a single prompt
• Compatible with VS Code extensions and settings

Login and Installation

1. Download Cursor from cursor.com
2. Install (Mac: .dmg, Windows: .exe)
3. Login: Sign in with GitHub or Google (corporate account)
4. Activate assigned license after sign-in

How to Get Access

1. Get manager approval
2. IT assigns license in Cursor Admin console
3. You receive email confirmation → sign in at cursor.com

Basic Usage

Chat with AI about code

• Cmd/Ctrl + L: open Chat panel
• Select code → type question or instruction
• Examples: "Explain this function", "Refactor to use async/await", "Write unit tests for this"

Inline code editing

• Select code → Cmd/Ctrl + K
• Type instruction (e.g. "Add error handling", "Translate comments to English")
• Accept or reject the suggested change

Security Notes

• Code is sent to AI APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI) — never send passwords, credentials, or customer PII to AI
• Privacy Mode (Settings → Privacy → Enable Privacy Mode): code is not stored or used for model training — recommended for corporate code

Warning

With or without Privacy Mode — never paste passwords, API keys, or sensitive customer data into Cursor chat.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
AI slow or unresponsive	Check internet connection; verify cursor.com/status
License inactive	Sign out and back in; verify license assignment with IT
Codebase indexing failing	File → Resync Index; check .cursorignore

Contact & Support

• Owner: Sergej Vdovičenko — Slack @sergej
• License request: Slack #it-help or JSM ticket
• Documentation: docs.cursor.com