update-cursor-settings SKILL.md skillA
update-cursor-settings from coco-research/coco is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add coco-research/coco/update-cursor-settings@git:20260426.d53cc6cPins git:20260426.d53cc6c in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- coco-research/coco
- Path
adapters/cursor/skills/update-cursor-settings/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260426.d53cc6c, committed Apr 26, 2026
- Size
- 3,417 bytes
- Repository stars
- 796
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Modify Cursor/VSCode user settings in settings.json. Use when the user wants to change editor settings, preferences, configuration, themes, font size, tab size, format on save, auto save, keybindings, or any settings.json values.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Updating Cursor Settings This skill guides you through modifying Cursor/VSCode user settings. Use this when the user wants to change editor settings, preferences, configuration, themes, keybindings, or any `settings.json` values. ## Settings File Location | OS | Path | |----|------| | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/settings.json | | Linux | ~/.config/Cursor/User/settings.json | | Windows | %APPDATA%\Cursor\User\settings.json | ## Before Modifying Settings 1. **Read the existing settings file** to understand current configuration 2. **Preserve existing settings** - only add/modify what the user requested 3. **Validate JSON syntax** before writing to avoid breaking the editor ## Modifying Settings ### Step 1: Read Current Settings ```typescript // Read the settings file first const settingsPath = "~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/settings.json"; // Use the Read tool to get current contents ``` ### Step 2: Identify the Setting to Change Common setting categories: - **Editor**: `editor.fontSize`, `editor.tabSize`, `editor.wordWrap`, `editor.formatOnSave` - **Workbench**: `workbench.colorTheme`, `workbench.iconTheme`, `workbench.sideBar.location` …
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How to install
mdr add coco-research/coco/update-cursor-settings@sha256:0cd0bd4aa381ed0bThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260426.d53cc6c, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
coco-research/coco · 796 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-31 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_34visfyfvm7bjwfp GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=coco-research/coco/update-cursor-settings GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0cd0bd4aa381ed0b4acd7e6dbe3e70d9efc6173b58231e2f01e62202a36acf26
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