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# Cursor

by Anysphere · [Engineering factories](/software-factories/category/engineering-factories.md)

[Visit website](https://cursor.com/)

AI code editor and coding agent with desktop, CLI, Slack and GitHub entry points and cloud agents in isolated VMs.

## Overview

Cursor is a coding agent and code editor. Users start agents from the desktop app, a command line tool, Slack or GitHub. Cloud agents run in isolated virtual machines that Cursor manages, or on machines the customer manages.

It offers its own models plus models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI, and users can add MCP servers to connect outside tools.

Plans are Free, $20 a month for individuals and $40 per user for teams, with extra usage billed on demand. Cursor is now part of SpaceX.

## Features

* Starts agents from the desktop app, a command line tool, Slack or GitHub.
* Runs cloud agents in isolated virtual machines managed by Cursor or by the customer.
* Offers its own models plus models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI.
* Lets users add MCP servers to connect outside tools.

## Details

* Website

  [cursor.com](https://cursor.com/)

* Company

  Anysphere

* Headquarters

  San Francisco, CA

* Category

  [Engineering factories](/software-factories/category/engineering-factories.md)

* Source

  Proprietary

* Deployment

  Cloud, Self-hosted

* Topics

  * [IDE](/software-factories/?tag=ide)
  * [CLI](/software-factories/?tag=cli)
  * [Background agents](/software-factories/?tag=background-agents)
  * [MCP](/software-factories/?tag=mcp)
  * [Coding models](/software-factories/?tag=coding-models)

* Listed

  August 2026

* Last verified

  October 2026

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