Cursor
An AI-first code editor forked from VS Code that integrates LLM completions, chat, and agent loops natively.
Definition
Cursor is a fork of VS Code by Anysphere that builds LLM-powered editing directly into the editor: tab autocomplete from frontier models, inline edits, an agent mode that runs commands and edits multiple files, and a chat sidebar with workspace context. It competes with Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Cline as a daily-driver agentic coding tool.
When to use
See also
- IDE — An editor bundled with project tooling — file tree, terminal, debugger, language server — for writing software.
- VS Code — Microsoft's free cross-platform code editor, the most widely used IDE for general-purpose development.
- Claude Code — Anthropic's official terminal-based coding agent, with MCP support and a plugin ecosystem.
- Cline — An open-source agentic coding assistant that runs as a VS Code extension and orchestrates file edits and shell commands.