Fix auto commit ammend of cursor to match Linux kernel recommendations

Ideas Feedback
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Linux kernel just launched their advise on how to attribute when LLMs are used. Can you make sure that Cursor also follows these same recommendations?

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Hey, thanks for the feedback.

Good point about the kernel guidelines. Right now Cursor uses its own attribution format Made-with: Cursor for IDE and CLI, and Co-authored-by: Cursor for cloud agents, which doesn’t match the kernel’s new Assisted-by: format.

A few important details about the current behavior:

  • IDE and CLI agents add Made-with: Cursor. You can turn this off in Cursor Settings > Agents > Attribution.
  • Cloud agents browser add Co-authored-by: Cursor. You can’t turn this off yet.
  • Cursor does not add Signed-off-by tags, so it doesn’t break DCO compliance.

For a kernel development workflow:

  • Turn off commit attribution in settings for IDE and CLI.
  • For cloud agents, there’s no setting yet, but there’s a feature request here: Allow Disabling Cursor as Co-Author In Cloud Agents
  • You can manually change Made-with: to Assisted-by: when needed, or set up a git hook.

I’ll pass the request for a kernel-compatible format to the team. If you work with the kernel a lot, it’s worth leaving a +1 and your use case in the cloud agents thread to help visibility.