Today, I’ll show you how to use ChatGPT-5 in the Cursor IDE and use it to take a messy app and make it much better. We’ll go step-by-step, from turning on GPT-5 model to using it for real coding tasks. ChatGPT-5 Cursor What is Cursor and why use ChatGPT-5 in it? Cursor is a code editor (similar to VS Code) but with AI built in. It lets you: Cursor is a code editor Chat with AI about your code


Ask for code changes directly inside the editor


Make multi-file edits without switching tools Chat with AI about your code Chat with AI about your code Ask for code changes directly inside the editor Ask for code changes directly inside the editor Make multi-file edits without switching tools Make multi-file edits without switching tools With ChatGPT-5 inside Cursor, you get: ChatGPT-5 Better reasoning
Smarter refactoring
Cleaner explanations Better reasoning Smarter refactoring Cleaner explanations How to Turn on ChatGPT-5 in Cursor Open any project and navigate to the right column with the chat. Then click on the word “auto” and turn off the toggle. “auto” You can use two modes, “Ask” and “Agent”. Two modes Two modes Ask mode acts as an AI Assistant
Agent mode does all the hard work for you. All you need to do is look and confirm when it asks for permission to run specific commands. Ask mode acts as an AI Assistant Agent mode does all the hard work for you. All you need to do is look and confirm when it asks for permission to run specific commands. Tips for Better Results Be specific. Short, clear prompts work best.
Review everything. Don’t apply changes without reading them.
Ask for explanations. Use Chat to explain diffs in plain English.
Work in small chunks. Big changes are harder to debug.
Keep testing. Run your app after each step. Be specific. Short, clear prompts work best. Be specific Review everything. Don’t apply changes without reading them. Review everything Ask for explanations. Use Chat to explain diffs in plain English. Ask for explanations Work in small chunks. Big changes are harder to debug. Work in small chunks Keep testing. Run your app after each step. Keep testing Video with Real Use Cases You can watch my video where I demonstrate how I convert a simple to-do app to a more complex one in about 10 minutes. Watch on YouTube: ChatGPT-5 inside Curosr Watch on YouTube: ChatGPT-5 inside Curosr ChatGPT-5 inside Curosr Conclusion In short, integrating ChatGPT-5 into the Cursor IDE transforms it into a powerful coding partner. Give it a shot and share with me your feedback! Cheers! ;)

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