Application
Coding
Cursor
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the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
By Anysphere.
W2
What
A VS Code-based editor with deep AI chat, edits, and an agent mode.
W3
Where
A desktop application on your machine.
W4
When
When you want AI woven into editing.
W5
Why
A polished editor designed around AI.
W6
With
A Cursor account for AI features.
W7
Watch
Closed-source commercial editor; sends code context to its servers, free and paid tiers.
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