In-Place AI Editing

The Inline Edit panel (Ctrl+K) is the fastest way to make targeted code changes. Select code, press Ctrl+K, describe what you want, and the AI modifies it in-place with a clear diff view.

Workflow

1. Select code (or place cursor on a line)
2. Press Ctrl+K to open the inline prompt
3. Describe the change: "Add error handling", "Convert to async/await", "Add TypeScript types"
4. Review the green/red diff showing exactly what changes
5. Ctrl+Enter to accept, Ctrl+Backspace to reject

Without Selection

If you press Ctrl+K without selecting any code, Cursor generates new code at the cursor position. This is perfect for quickly scaffolding functions, adding imports, or inserting boilerplate.

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