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Feature request for product/service

AI Models

Describe the request

For most non power users, AI tokens and usage of AI bots is confusing and there is no good entry point. Considering the way the world of moving right now, it may be smart to have a trimmed down agent first version with various modes like “playground” where you have AI teach you how to setup your local environment and the basics of how to work with it and the goal is just to build practice sites and concepts here, not really leaning towards deploying. Then a deploy mode where it tightens the screws a lot more with cursor and keeps the agent on track with strict typescripting, clean code instructions, proper JS handling, CORS etc, etc… Some of us want to use the agent like an assistant and some of us want to use it like a dev we hired to build us what we are explaining. Create a simple entry point for a non dev, expand your base. Then if a particular agent may be better equipped at solving an issue, let the AI suggest using something like grok4 rather than automation for example.

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Hey, thanks for the request.

Great ideas around simplifying the UI for new users and having different modes like playground vs deploy. I’ll pass your suggestions to the team.

For now, Cursor already has a few features that can partially help:

  • Agent modes: Agent (fully autonomous), Ask (read-only and learning, no changes), Plan (detailed planning before coding), Debug. More here: Modes | Cursor Docs
  • Auto model: enable Auto in the model selector. Cursor will pick the best model for the task automatically.
  • Custom slash commands: after Custom Modes were removed in 2.1, you can create custom commands for specific workflows. Docs: Commands | Cursor Docs

Also, auto-suggesting models from the agent is a great idea. I’ll share that with the team too.