Cursor Ai Chat

Overview

This skill helps you master the Cursor AI chat interface for code assistance. It covers effective prompting patterns, context management with @-mentions, model selection, and techniques for getting the best responses from AI.

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE installed and authenticated

• Project workspace with code files

• Understanding of @-mention syntax

• Basic familiarity with AI prompting

Instructions

• Open AI Chat panel (Cmd+L or Ctrl+L)

• Select relevant code before asking questions

• Use @-mentions to add file context

• Ask specific, clear questions

• Review and apply suggested code

• Use multi-turn conversations for iterative work

Output

• Code explanations and documentation

• Generated code snippets

• Debugging assistance

• Refactoring suggestions

• Code review feedback

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Cursor Chat Documentation

• Effective Prompting Guide

• Context Management Tips