Generate Codebase with AI not working

[jason.eidg]

I have previously used Cursor for both generating a full codebase and iterating on specific sections of code. In-line chat AI modifications are still working, but I am unable to generate a codebase. When I attempt to do so, the instructions modal opens, and I can select a directory for the project and a project name. However, when I click Next, the “Generating Project…” screen appears but does nothing. I have verified the validity of my OpenAi API key and also tried subscribing. Results are the same.

[litecode]

Hi @jason.eidg ,

Which version of Cursor are you using?

To get system information, go to:

Cursor > Help > About

Also, which interface are you using?

• Ctrl + K
• Ctrl + L
• Ctrl + I (Composer)

In my experience, only Composer can generate and edit multiple files.

It is currently in Beta (you have to enable it in Cursor settings), but it is still pretty cool.

You may be using a previous version of Cursor which had the ‘New AI Project’ option?

If that is the case, that feature was essentially replaced by the Composer feature.

Here are some related posts about it:

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New AI Project (or fix the links to the old version?)

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A simple demo of how to use Composer is here:

Multi-file edits - 0.37 update

@smaccoun Here is a simple demonstration of what is possible in Composer, in case you were still wondering. I entered this prompt in Composer: I want to demonstrate the multiple file editing capabilities of the new Composer feature in Cursor (the fork of VS Code). Plese create a folder called ‘TestHTMLSite’ that contains an index.html file and css and js folders that contain the code required to create a simple HTML website. Add any simple JS functionality that you think would be cool. Th…

[Eddy]

since he wont answer, i also found it

press F1 and type

create Codebase with AI

then this appears

then

and at last

as you mentioned it appears to be the old version of composer

but we can still access it in the newest update of cursor ^^

[deanrie]

Yeah, but it’s not working.

[Eddy]

Hope this thread clears it up for all that find it on accident too

Side query: is there an API for DEVs who want to add their own features in the making?

[deanrie]

Not at the moment.