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Installation & VS Code Migration

🚀 Getting Started 10 min 100 BASE XP⌨ HANDS-ON LAB

Why Cursor?

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code. It keeps familiar editor workflows while adding integrated chat, inline editing, agentic coding flows, and MCP-based tool integrations.

Installation

Download Cursor from cursor.com. It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The installer is lightweight (~150MB) and sets up in under 2 minutes.

One-Click VS Code Migration

On first launch, Cursor offers a one-click import of your entire VS Code environment:

  • Extensions: All your VS Code extensions are automatically installed.
  • Settings: Your settings.json, keybindings, and themes transfer seamlessly.
  • Profiles: Workspace configurations and font preferences are preserved.
Pro Tip: You can run Cursor alongside VS Code — they use separate configuration directories so there's zero conflict.
⌨ HANDS-ON LABVerify Your Cursor Install
⭐ +100 XP

Cursor ships a shell command just like VS Code's `code`. Confirm the CLI is on your PATH, then open a project with it.

1Check the installed Cursor version from the terminal.
2Open the current directory as a project in Cursor.
lab-sandbox — simulated environment
INFINITY LAB SANDBOX v2.6 — simulated shell
Type the command for the current objective. Helpers: "hint", "solution", "clear".
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OBJECTIVE 1 / 2 — type "hint" if stuck
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What is Cursor built on top of?
JetBrains IntelliJ
A fork of Visual Studio Code
Eclipse IDE
A completely custom editor from scratch
Installation & VS Code Migration Tutorial | Getting Started — Cursor Academy