tech
January 22, 2026
What the Team Behind Cursor Knows About the Future of Code
Cursor team members share their thoughts on building software with AI and why model selection beats prompting tricks
TL;DR
- The role of AI agents is growing, with developers spending more time directing AI and reviewing its output rather than writing code manually.
- Future workflows will likely involve seamless integration between local and cloud-based AI agents.
- Selecting the appropriate AI model for a task is more important than using advanced prompting strategies.
- AI agents can now execute large-scale coding projects over extended periods, as demonstrated by the creation of a web browser.
- Cursor's development team uses their own tool, integrating features like cloud agent migration into their workflow.