Is the Cursor Academy free?

Yes, 100% free. No sign-up, no credit card. All 13 modules, 21 lessons, and 65+ quizzes are immediately accessible. Progress saves locally in your browser.

What topics does the Cursor Academy cover?

The course covers Cursor installation, VS Code migration, Tab autocomplete, the Agent side pane with Agent/Plan/Ask modes, Inline Edit, Cursor Rules & AGENTS.md, Agent Skills, Hooks, MCP integration, Cloud Agents & Automations, Bugbot code review, the Agents Window, Canvases, the Cursor SDK, privacy & enterprise features, pricing plans, and power-user shortcuts.

Is Cursor better than GitHub Copilot?

Cursor excels at agentic workflows, multi-file editing, and autonomous coding with its Agent and unlimited parallel Cloud Agents. Copilot has better JetBrains support and enterprise compliance. This course teaches you to maximize Cursor's unique strengths.

What are .cursorrules?

.cursorrules (and the modern .cursor/rules/*.mdc format) are project-level configuration files that give Cursor's AI persistent instructions about your codebase - coding standards, conventions, and behavior rules. Cursor also supports AGENTS.md files, User Rules, and dashboard-managed Team Rules.

Do I need programming experience?

No prerequisites required. The course starts from absolute basics (installation & setup) and progressively advances to expert topics like Cloud Agents, Hooks, MCP integration, and enterprise deployment.

Is my code safe with Cursor?

Yes. Cursor offers Privacy Mode on every plan - with it enabled, your code is never used for training, and team members inherit their team's setting. Cursor is SOC 2 Type II certified with SAML SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and CMEK for enterprise security.

What does Cursor Pro cost?

Cursor Pro is $20/month. It includes unlimited Tab completions, a generous first-party pool for Auto, Composer 2.5, and Grok 4.5, plus a $20/month API-model allowance, Bugbot access, and Cloud Agents. Pro+ is $60 and Ultra is $200 with larger allowances.

Can I use my VS Code extensions in Cursor?

Yes! Cursor is a VS Code fork. All VS Code extensions, themes, keybindings, and settings work natively. On first launch, Cursor offers a one-click migration from VS Code.

The Agent is Cursor's autonomous coding mode. It can plan changes, create/modify multiple files, run terminal commands, execute tests, and self-correct based on error output - with automatic checkpoints so you can roll back any step. Plan Mode and read-only Ask Mode complete the picture.

What models does Cursor support?

Cursor supports Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 5, Cursor's own Composer 2.5, the GPT-5.6 family, Gemini 3.1 Pro / 3.5 Flash, and Grok 4.5. Auto mode intelligently routes to the optimal model for each task.

Does the Cursor Academy include hands-on labs?

Yes. Hands-on terminal labs are built into the lessons - install the Cursor CLI and run the agent headless in CI using real, vendor-verified commands, with objectives, hints, solutions, and XP rewards. No sign-up or setup needed.

Automated Reviews with Bugbot Tutorial | Bugbot & Code Review

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Automated Reviews with Bugbot

🐛 Bugbot & Code Review 20 min 550 BASE XP

A Reviewer That Never Sleeps

Bugbot is Cursor's automated code reviewer. It analyzes pull request diffs for logic errors, security issues, and edge cases — on GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket (including self-hosted). Reviews are powered by Composer 2.5 and typically complete in about 90 seconds.

How It Runs

Automatically on every PR update (incremental — re-reviews only what changed)
On demand — comment cursor review or bugbot run on the PR
As a CI check — the "Cursor Bugbot" status reports success, neutral, or failure so you can gate merges
Before you push — run /review, /review-bugbot, or /review-security in the editor; Bugbot syncs via patch IDs so already-reviewed code isn't re-billed on the PR

Autofix

Found a real bug? One click spawns a Cloud Agent to fix it — either on a new branch or pushed to the existing PR branch (up to 3 attempts).

Teaching Bugbot Your Standards

Layer	Mechanism
Team Rules	Dashboard-managed, apply across all repos
Repo rules	Learned from feedback + manual: comment `@cursor remember [fact]` on a PR
BUGBOT.md	`.cursor/BUGBOT.md` files — nest them in subdirectories for area-specific guidance

Usage-based plans can tune effort levels (Default / High / Custom) to trade depth against cost, and Bugbot can call your MCP tools during review on Team/Enterprise plans.

Workflow: Run /review locally before pushing, let Bugbot gate the PR in CI, and use Autofix for the mechanical fixes — human reviewers stay focused on design decisions.

SYNAPSE VERIFICATION

QUERY 1 // 3

How do you trigger a Bugbot review on demand from a PR?

Email support

Comment 'cursor review' or 'bugbot run' on the pull request

Restart CI

It can only run automatically