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Made for Cursor · macOS

Better prompts for Cursor Composer, Chat & Cmd+K in one hotkey

Highlight your prompt inside Cursor. Press ⌘⇧P. PromptAI structures it with role, file context, stack constraints, and output format — in place, under a second.

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Works in Composer, Chat, Cmd+KPreserves @file tagsFree 5-day trial
Global hotkey
⌘⇧P
Your text
fix this login bug
After ⌘⇧P
Role: senior engineer debugging a login flow. Trace the session creation path from @src/lib/auth through middleware. Identify where the token is dropped. Return a diff plus 2-sentence root cause.
3
Cursor surfaces supported
< 1s
Enhance speed
@file
Tags preserved
0
Training on your code

Works with every Cursor surface

PromptAI operates at the OS level on the currently selected text — Cursor's input fields are no different from any other text area.

Composer

Multi-file edits. Enhanced prompts specify which files to touch, which to leave alone, and what the diff should look like.

Chat

Conversational Q&A with your codebase. Enhanced prompts add role, audience, and output format (markdown, code-only, table).

Cmd+K (inline)

Single-file inline edit. Enhanced prompts pin scope tightly — refactor what, leave what, keep what pattern.

Three real Cursor prompts, before and after

Vague prompts produce vague diffs. Enhanced prompts produce targeted, reviewable edits.

Composer — multi-file refactor
What you type
refactor this auth module to use server actions
After ⌘⇧P
Role: senior Next.js engineer, App Router specialist. Scope: refactor the auth module at @src/lib/auth to use Next.js server actions instead of route handlers. Files to touch: - @src/lib/auth/session.ts - @src/lib/auth/middleware.ts - @src/app/api/auth/[...]/route.ts → delete, replace with server actions - Any components calling /api/auth — update to use action imports Files to leave alone: - @src/app/(auth)/layout.tsx - Database schema Constraints: - Preserve existing JWT format - No breaking changes to the session cookie name - Keep current rate limits Output: one diff per file, in commit order. No prose between diffs.
Chat — codebase Q&A
What you type
how does our caching work
After ⌘⇧P
Role: staff engineer who just joined this codebase and needs to explain caching to a new teammate. Audience: junior engineer with 1 year experience. Assumes they know HTTP basics but not our custom stack. Task: explain how caching works in this codebase. Reference @src/lib/cache and any Redis/in-memory layers you find. Output format: markdown with these sections: 1. Layers (where caching happens) 2. Invalidation (how/when caches are cleared) 3. Gotchas (2-3 things they'll trip over) 4. One concrete example walking through a request Constraints: cite file paths and line numbers. No hand-waving.
Cmd+K — inline edit
What you type
add error handling
After ⌘⇧P
Role: senior TypeScript engineer. Task: add error handling to this function. Scope: only this file. Do not modify imports beyond adding a typed Error subclass if needed. Requirements: - Preserve return type on success - Wrap the external call in try/catch - Throw a custom error class (create one inline if absent) — don't throw raw Error - Log once at catch site with structured fields {fn, input, cause} - No swallowing errors silently Output: the updated function only. No prose.

Setup takes two minutes

01

Download the Mac app

PromptAI Desktop is a 176 MB universal binary — Apple Silicon and Intel. macOS 12 or later.

02

Grant Accessibility permission

macOS asks once. PromptAI uses it to read the text you highlight and paste the enhanced version back.

03

Open Cursor. Try it

Type your prompt. Select it. Hit ⌘⇧P. The enhanced version replaces your text, ready to send.

Smaller diffs

Explicit scope means Cursor touches fewer files. Reviewers stop rubber-stamping 800-line PRs.

Consistent style

Role and stack constraints in every prompt. Output matches your conventions without babysitting.

Fewer iterations

One well-structured prompt replaces three back-and-forth rounds. Ship in the time you used to spend clarifying.

Frequently asked questions

What is a prompt enhancer for Cursor?+

A Cursor prompt enhancer rewrites whatever you type in Cursor's Composer, Chat, or Cmd+K into a structured prompt — adding the role, file context references, stack constraints, and an explicit output format. PromptAI's Mac desktop app adds a ⌘⇧P hotkey that enhances the selected text in place, no copy-paste required.

Does PromptAI work with Cursor Composer?+

Yes. Composer, Chat, and Cmd+K all accept text through the same OS-level input — PromptAI captures the highlighted text, enhances it, and replaces it. You write your request the way you'd write it to a colleague, hit ⌘⇧P, and a well-structured prompt appears in place. Works identically in Cursor's agent mode.

Why do enhanced prompts work better in Cursor?+

Cursor's models (Claude, GPT-4) respond dramatically better to explicit role, scope, and output format. Vague prompts produce vague diffs — enhanced prompts produce targeted, smaller diffs that pass review. The biggest wins are on multi-file edits where Cursor needs to know which files to touch and which to leave alone.

Does the hotkey conflict with Cursor's own shortcuts?+

No. ⌘⇧P is PromptAI's global hotkey — it operates at the OS level on whatever text is currently selected. Cursor's shortcuts (⌘K, ⌘L, ⌘I) stay untouched. You highlight your prompt, hit ⌘⇧P, and Cursor itself isn't affected.

Can I reference files with @ in enhanced prompts?+

Yes — PromptAI preserves @file and @docs references when it restructures. The enhanced prompt keeps your context tags and wraps them in the right scaffolding (role, task, constraints, output format). You don't lose Cursor-specific syntax.

Is PromptAI free to try with Cursor?+

Yes. Download the Mac app free at promptai360.com/download. New accounts get a 5-day trial with 1 enhancement per day, then plans start at $7.99/month for unlimited enhancements. No credit card required for the trial.

Does it work on Windows or only Mac?+

Mac only today. The Chrome extension (Windows, Mac, Linux) works inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity in the browser. The desktop app — with the ⌘⇧P hotkey for Cursor — is macOS 12+ only. Windows support is on the roadmap.

Will this train AI models on my code or prompts?+

No. PromptAI does not train on user prompts. Your code, prompts, and generated outputs are not sent to any training pipeline. See promptai360.com/privacy for the full policy.

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Download PromptAI Desktop

Universal macOS binary — Apple Silicon and Intel.

Stop typing vague prompts. Ship targeted diffs.

Download the Mac app, hit ⌘⇧P inside Cursor. That's it.

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