Stage 2 · Lesson 1 of 6
Installing Cursor and opening a project
Download Cursor from cursor.com and . On first launch it can import your extensions, settings and keybindings, which makes switching easy. Open your project's root folder, not a single file and not your home folder, so the Agent can search the whole and load its rules.
Most Cursor shortcuts match VS Code, with extra ones for AI features: Cmd+I or Ctrl+I toggles the Agent side panel, Cmd+K or Ctrl+K opens , and Cmd+Shift+J or Ctrl+Shift+J opens Cursor settings. If you like working in a terminal, the separate installs with a one-line script and starts with the agent command.
Common trapopening a parent folder that contains many projects, so the Agent mixes up files and conventions from all of them.
A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it
Resources for this stage
Start with
- GuideFreeCursor Documentation
Anysphere
Work through the quickstart, then the Rules and Ignore file pages