Cursor Can Write the Code, but You Still Need the Plan
Working with Cursor can feel a little like having a whole engineering team sitting next to you. You can ask it to explore a codebase, write a feature, create tests, fix bugs, and connect different parts of an application. It can even break larger tasks into agents, subagents, and workers when that makes sense. That is a big shift.
You no longer have to manage every step of the process or decide exactly which agent should do what. Cursor can handle much of that coordination on its own. But there is an important catch: you still need to know what you are trying to build.
Rules Matter, but They Will Change
Cursor rules are important. They give the model context about how you want the project to work. Rules can cover things like coding style, architecture, testing, security, naming conventions, and how different parts of the application should be organized.
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