Cursor CLI Tip: The /ask Command

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-05-14 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

Quick tip that the /ask command in the Cursor CLI is an underrated feature. /ask lets you ask the agent questions about your code without it making changes.

Key points

• The Cursor CLI has an /ask command.
• The creator calls /ask an underrated feature.
• Use it to ask questions about a codebase from the terminal.

Resources mentioned

• Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
  Also in: GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash now in Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Bot Can Now Hand Off Coding Tasks to Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Assistants (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Agents (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 121 more

Try this

• Try /ask in the Cursor CLI.