# Cursor and VS Code

> Let the Coder open a path and apply a change in Cursor or VS Code on your own computer, from the desktop app. Coming soon.

Status: Coming soon

If you already work in Cursor or VS Code, this integration lets the Coder meet you there. From the StellarFirm desktop app, the Coder can open a file in your editor and apply a change to a project on your own computer.

> [!SOON]
> The Cursor and VS Code integration is Coming soon. This page describes how it will work. The integrations open at launch are GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.

## Which assistants use it

| Assistant | Status |
| --- | --- |
| [Coder](/docs/personas/coder) | Available |

The Coder is the only persona available today, and it is the one that works in your editor.

## What assistants can do

This one runs on your own computer, so it needs the desktop app. It does not work from the web or a phone.

| Ability | How it runs |
| --- | --- |
| Open a path in your editor | Runs on its own |
| Apply a change to the project you chose | Runs on its own (it edits your local files and sends nothing) |
| Run a headless Cursor session | Runs on its own (Cursor only) |

VS Code can open a path and apply a change. A headless session is a Cursor feature, so VS Code does not have it.

Publishing the result is a different step. Pushing a branch or opening a pull request still waits for your Approve, as your house rules require. See [approvals](/docs/ceo/approvals).

## Setup (when it opens)

1. Install the StellarFirm desktop app and sign in.
2. Install your editor's command line tool, so that `cursor` or `code` works in a terminal on your computer.
3. For headless Cursor sessions, also install Cursor's agent tool and have a Cursor token ready.
4. Open [Integrations](https://stellarfirm.ai/app/integrations) in the desktop app and pick Cursor and VS Code.
5. Choose which editor to use and which project folder the Coder may edit.
6. Paste your Cursor token if you chose Cursor sessions, then press Connect.

## Permissions

- The Coder only touches the project folder you choose. Pick the one project you want it to work on, not your whole home folder.
- Changes land as ordinary edits in your files, so your editor's undo and your version control show exactly what happened.
- Nothing is published without your Approve.

## Good to know

- Keep your project under version control. Then every change from the Coder is easy to see, review, and undo.
- This is different from the Coder's own private workspace, where it normally works on a copy of your code. Use the editor integration when you want changes to appear in the project already open on your machine.
- Your computer must be on, with the desktop app running, for this to work.

## Prompts to try

```prompt title="Fix in my editor"
Coder, fix the flaky upload in the project I have open and apply the change in my editor. Show me the diff in Jobs. Open a pull request only after I Approve.
```

```prompt title="Open the right file"
Coder, find where [feature] is handled and open that file in my editor.
```

```prompt title="Small refactor"
Coder, rename [old name] to [new name] across the project in my editor and show me the diff before anything is pushed.
```

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Source: https://stellarfirm.ai/docs/integrations/code-editors