Cursor Is Coming to RVA! (And Why I'm Stoked)

When I left AWS in 2023, the first thing I did was sit in a coffeeshop and download a new IDE called Cursor (now officially SpaceX) which I used to vibe my first full-stack app. My takeaway: we had entered into a new era in software engineering.

Fast forward 3 years. Through my prototype work at Flying Pig Labs and agent architecture at GEICO and community work with Hack for RVA, I've continued to deepen my expertise in this particular toolchain, which now includes a CLI, SDK, and managed agents platform. The 1 thing you need to know about Cursor is that it's the best (only?) agent harness that prioritizes model choice (which I highly value for like 5 different reasons). Recently, some Cursor engineers stopped by No. 303 Richmond and someone floated a workshop idea. We talked to AI Ready RVA, secured free Cursor credits for everyone, and tailored an all-new workshop for Product Managers e.g. who maybe have crushed with Claude App and are ready to take the next step with their AI workflows. RSVP here!

For the Cursor skeptics...

I'll say less and simply challenge you to name for me a better product for someone like me who:

• **Collaborates with AI on architecture and planning **docs using markdown files (where I want to edit them in an IDE, save them, then jump to a CLI for the rest. (see Cursor IDE & CLI).
• Deploys agent workflows, some 100% hosted via ClickOps, others highly-customized with an SDK and running on my own hardware (See Cloud Agents and SDK).
• .**..and does NOT want to be locked into 1 model provider! **In fact, I want to test out every model as soon as it drops, using the same harness as my experiment control.

I'll wait :)

In the meantime, register for the workshop! I'll be there cheering you on, helping Fazal facilitate...and please DM me if you're a local Cursor expert and want to help also!