18 guides
Cursor
Plain-English guides on cursor for non-technical founders building with AI tools.
founder · 6 min read
NewCursor Is Now Part of the X Subscription. Here's Who Should Switch
On October 12, X, Grok and Cursor became one monthly plan from $8 to $200. What each tier gets you, what it quietly changes, and who should stay put.
founder · 9 min read
Every File Your Agent Reads Is Executable
Four separate attacks in six weeks. Config files, vendor docs, firewall logs. Same shape every time, and the fix is the same three sentences.
founder · 8 min read
The Repo Someone Sent You Can Run Code Before You Type Anything
GitSpawn hits seven AI coding agents. Three are still unpatched. The fix takes one command, and it is not the one you'd guess.
founder · 7 min read
OpenAI Is Pulling Its Models Out of Cursor on November 12
OpenAI is ending its model contract with Cursor after the SpaceX acquisition. Here's what actually breaks, when, and what to do about it.
founder · 7 min read
Your Agent Can Now Run for 10 Hours Without Asking You Anything
Lovable's /goal runs up to 10 hours without pausing for questions, and costs noticeably more. Cursor shipped the same thing 11 days earlier.
founder · 9 min read
UpdatedThe Vibe Coding Pricing Calendar: Every Dated Change We Can Verify
Every dated change to what AI coding tools cost you, with the vendor page we read it on. Now tracking Claude Code and Codex too. Updated Sep 18.
founder · 8 min read
What Is Your Coding Agent Actually Allowed to Touch?
Every AI coding tool now ships permission controls. They mean different things, and both major vendors say theirs are not a security boundary.
founder · 7 min read
Cursor Rebills Auto on Monday, and the Only Notice Was an Email
On August 24, Cursor's Auto mode stops being a flat rate and starts drawing at the routed model's price. Included usage rises too. Here's the net.
founder · 7 min read
Grok 4.6: a real jump for long agent runs, and a pricing cliff at 200K
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.6 is live in Cursor and Grok Build. The headline is $2/$6 per million tokens. The number that actually hits your bill is different.
founder · 8 min read
Your Code Has a Landlord. Cursor Just Offered to Be a Second One.
Cursor launched Origin, its own code host, during a GitHub outage. Here's what code custody actually means for a non-technical founder.
founder · 8 min read
Your AI coding tool now picks the model for you, and here's why that matters
Cursor Router and the rise of automatic model routing means you stop choosing models and start choosing a cost posture. What founders and PMs need to know.
founder · 7 min read
Grok 4.5 is here: an 'Opus-class' coding model, half the price
xAI shipped Grok 4.5 on July 8: trained on real Cursor sessions, priced 60% below Opus 4.8, and live in Cursor on every plan. The founder's read.
founder · 7 min read
SpaceX Just Closed the $60B Cursor Deal: What Changes for Founders Now
SpaceX confirmed the $60B all-stock acquisition of Cursor on June 16. The option became a deal. Here's what's now real and what it means for your tool stack.
founder · 8 min read
Best Vibe Coding Assistants (2026): AI Coding Agents Compared
The best vibe coding assistants and AI coding agents in 2026: Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot and more, compared for when you want real control.
founder · 7 min read
SpaceX Buys a $60B Option on Cursor: What It Means for Founders Picking a Coding Tool
SpaceX signed a deal on April 21 giving it the right to buy Cursor for $60B. Here's what the structure is and how to think about it as a founder or PM.
founder · 7 min read
Scheduled AI Coding Agents: What Claude Code Routines Changes
Claude Code Routines, Cursor's Agents Window, and Devin-in-Windsurf all point at the same shift: AI coders that work while you sleep. Here's what changes.
founder · 7 min read
State of AI: Week of April 13, 2026
Claude Mythos is too dangerous to release, Cursor 3 reshapes the IDE, and vibe coding lands in the Harvard Gazette. Here's what actually matters this week.
intermediate · 10 min read
Best AI Code Editors in 2026: Cursor, Windsurf, Trae, and More Ranked
We ranked every serious AI code editor for 2026: Cursor, Windsurf, Trae, GitHub Copilot, and Cline, with honest tradeoffs and no hedged verdicts.