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Cursor

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. It integrates the latest and best AI models—Claude, GPT-4, and others—with custom tools the Cursor team has built to make operating your computer dramatically more efficient. It's almost to the point where you can run your entire computer from a chat interface.

Truly an incredible tool for creating software, building automations, organizing your digital life, and so much more. I love Cursor. Below are some things I do to make it work even better—feel free to use any of this however you like.

Honestly, Cursor has become a more true second brain than Notion. You can build faster and deeper—it's not just about storing information, but actively creating and iterating on ideas, code, and systems in real-time. The ability to have conversations with your codebase, generate solutions instantly, and build complex tools through natural language makes it a more dynamic and powerful thinking partner.

How I Use It
Key Shortcuts 4
My Custom Commands 6

How to use: Create a folder at ~/.cursor/commands/ and save these as .md files. Cursor will automatically detect them as slash commands.

/addevent — Add events to Apple Calendar from natural language
/email — Draft and send emails via natural language
/calendar — Add events to Apple Calendar
/desktop — Auto-organize desktop files
/organizefolder — Intelligently organize any folder
/meta — Auto-sync command docs to website

Note: These commands require companion Python scripts in ~/.cursor/commands/[command-name]/. The markdown files tell Cursor's AI how to parse your input and what script to run.

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