Using Local LLMs with Cursor: Is it Possible? Hello Cursor community! I’ve been exploring the idea of using a locally installed Large Language Model (LLM) with Cursor instead of relying on cloud-based services. I’m particularly interested in using a Llama LLM for coding in the future. Has anyone el…

Hi @calmhaycool , You can try this https://www.cursorlens.com/ But I’m not sure how well it works now.

I have use custom api with cursor. You can use any api that use openAi api schemes, including local ones. Small problem though, cursor do not recognize localhost address. I’ve circumvent this with tunnelling the local address onto a cloud tunnel like using ngrok, then put the link that ngrok give to…

Thanks for sharing it. I will give it a try. It could be a great backup with Llama 3.1 70B, when the internet is off.

Thanks for providing this information, I’m just trying to add our LLM(llama3-70b) located in our on-prem server through custom api with cursor. I can add this model in model list of cursor by specifying openai base url but fail to talk and receive : "the model does not work with your current plan o…

Yes, it can be used input the model name correctly (case sensitive & whitespace sensitive) enable OpenAi custom api input override OpenAi base url with your server (it needs to be publicly accessible) Change the model name in cmd + K or chat

[image] averman: I have use custom api with cursor. You can use any api that use openAi api schemes, including local ones. Small problem though, cursor do not recognize localhost address. I’ve circumvent this with tunnelling the local address onto a cloud tunnel like using ngrok, then put the li…

To use the API key, you don’t need a PRO subscription, but you do need an account with the free plan. You can enter your API keys in the Cursor settings and use it. However, in this case, you’ll only have access to the main chat and the inline chat (cmd+k), and you won’t be able to use Composer and …

Thanks! This answers my question! We will evaluate more!

I’m really trying to understand why the privately hosted LLM needs to be publicly accessible for this to work, can anyone share the reasons for that?

Using Local LLMs with Cursor: Is it Possible?

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