Hi All,
With the growing popularity of Cursor, there is a trend for common questions to be asked on the Cursor forum.
In the spirit of being able to provide a quick reference for answers to such questions, please feel free to reply to this post with questions that keep popping up in your head, or that you have seen asked a few times on the forum.
These will be considered when adding to a FAQ on the Cursor Docs website.
To spur ideas, a list of example questions is below.
For additional reference, here are some links to existing information resources:
Cursor Docs - https://docs.cursor.com
Cursor Docs GitHub - https://github.com/getcursor/docs
Common Issues - https://docs.cursor.com/troubleshooting/common-issues
Privacy FAQ - https://docs.cursor.com/privacy/privacy
Privacy Policy - https://www.cursor.com/privacy
Security - https://www.cursor.com/security
Thank you in advance for following the community guidelines.
This is a fast-moving and constantly changing space and the Cursor devs appreciate your support, feedback and user experience reports - it fuels them to keep working hard to deliver a product that delights users and makes them extraordinarily productive 
.
Accounts
I have signed up for Pro but I cannot access Pro functionality in Cursor, what can I do?
Cost
What pricing tiers are available?
What happens when my free Pro trial finishes?
Do you have discounts for students, educators or non-profits?
I cannot afford Cursor, what can I do?
Context
Is the Current File that is present in the Chat prompt window always referencing the most recent version of the file?
Does all of the context that has previously been added to a Chat persist as context in the Chat, even if it is not displayed in the Chat prompt area?
If the Pinned Contexts feature is used, are the associated Chat prompts always referencing the most recent version of those files?
Models
What is a model?
How do I select different models?
What are the premium models?
What are the non-premium models?
Can I use local models?
How does Cursor work? What responses/behavior are directly from the chosen language model or are modified by Cursor?
How do I interpret the entries in my request usage area? eg:
{"chat":{"modelIntent":"gpt-4o"}}
{"contextChat":{"modelIntent":"gpt-4o-mini"}}
{"fastApply":{"isOptimistic":true}}
{"fastApply":{"isOptimistic":false}}
{"composer":{"modelIntent":"gpt-4o"}}
{"slashEdit":{"modelIntent":"gpt-3.5-turbo"}}
{"cmdK":{"modelIntent":"gpt-4o"}}
Request Limits
Can I increase or decrease my fast-premium request quota?
What happens when I increase or decrease my fast-premium request quota?
I wish the Pro subscription had more than 500 fast-premium requests, what can I do?
Does the Hobby tier include 2,000 completions per month, or is that only valid for the initial trial period?
Privacy and Security:
What is a .gitignore file?
What is a .cursorignore file?
What happens if you specifically mention ignored files in a chat?
What happens if the ‘current file’ displayed in the Chat area is a file that is listed in either .gitignore or .cursorignore?
What does Privacy Mode relate to?
What does Codebase Indexing relate to?
What is the relationship between Codebase Indexing and Privacy Mode?
Support
I have posted on the forum and sent an email to hi@cursor.com and haven’t received a response, I am a Pro subscriber and this makes me unhappy, what can I do?
Updates
I can see an update on the changelog (https://changelog.cursor.sh), but when I select Cursor: Attempt Update from the command palette nothing happens, what can I do?
User Interface
What does every single thing in the UI do? 
VPN / Zscaler
Can I use Cursor if I am using a VPN/Zscaler?