Why Cursor
Cursor offers AI-native IDE experience with deep context understanding. For Salesforce development — Apex, LWC, Aura, metadata — Cursor’s Claude integration handles most coding tasks fluidly.
Setup
Point Cursor at SFDX project. Configure the SFDX CLI in terminal. Install Salesforce extension pack. Cursor’s AI understands the project structure. sf commands work in integrated terminal.
Strengths
Code generation for Apex, LWC. Refactoring across files. Natural-language queries over codebase. Understanding large class hierarchies. Test class scaffolding. These are notably faster than VS Code + Copilot for most tasks.
Where Salesforce-Native Wins
Org-aware operations (Vibes 2.0 knows your actual objects). Deployment wizards. Debug log analysis. Setup UI navigation. Use Cursor for coding; Vibes 2.0 or the Salesforce extension for org-specific work.