Cursor Hello World

Overview

This skill helps you create your first project with Cursor AI features. It provides a quick 5-minute getting started guide covering tab completion, AI chat, and Composer to help you understand and use Cursor's core AI capabilities.

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE installed (from cursor.com)

• Account created and authenticated

• Basic programming knowledge

• Project folder ready

Instructions

• Create new project folder and open in Cursor

• Create a new file and start typing code

• Accept AI suggestions with Tab key

• Try AI Chat (Cmd+L) with a question

• Try Composer (Cmd+I) for multi-file generation

• Explore inline edit (Cmd+K) for quick fixes

Output

• Working Cursor installation

• First AI-generated code

• Understanding of core features

• Foundation for advanced usage

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 Getting Started

• Cursor Tutorial Videos

• Cursor Discord Community