Cursor: Open an Agent's Workspace Directly in the IDE

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-18 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator points out a new Cursor feature: you can open the workspace an agent is working in straight into the IDE. Before, you had to open that folder by hand.

Key points

• Cursor can now open an agent's working workspace directly in the IDE
• This removes the manual step of opening the folder yourself
• Makes it quicker to review and edit agent output

Resources mentioned

• Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
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