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AI pair programming in the editor
💻 Codingcost: lowdifficulty: easy
Problem
Boilerplate and unfamiliar codebases slow developers.
Tools
Setup steps
- Install Cursor and open your repo
- Add project rules describing conventions
- Use chat/agent mode for scoped changes, review diffs
- Commit via normal PR flow on GitHub
More you can do in Coding
- Make scoped code changes with an AI pair programmer
- Run multi-file refactors from your terminal
- Get a first-pass AI review on every PR
- Turn production errors into summarized issues
- Schedule dependency updates with an agent fix branch
- Assign a well-scoped issue to Copilot coding agent
- Pass work between coding agents with a HANDOFF.md
Related recipes
- Handoff notes between coding agents (Coding)
- Terminal coding agent for refactors (Coding)
- AI pull request review (Coding)
- Assign GitHub issues to Copilot coding agent (Coding)
Check each tool's official site for current pricing and features.