Anysphere

Cursor’s strategy is to redefine developer productivity by making AI a native, always-on collaborator across desktop, web, and mobile environments. The platform uniquely focuses on workflow integration—empowering users to code, refactor, and debug using natural language, with the AI aware of the full context of the codebase and project. By leveraging both proprietary and best-in-class open-source models (such as GPT-4 and Claude), maintaining VS Code compatibility, and supporting real-time collaboration, Cursor aims to let developers spend less time on repetitive tasks and more on creative problem-solving. Its expansion beyond the IDE into web and mobile allows AI-powered agents to assist developers wherever they work, representing a shift from “tool” toward “ambient agent” for software creation.