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update-cli-config from kensaurus/cursor-kenji is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add kensaurus/cursor-kenji/update-cli-config@git:20260923.cf348bdPins git:20260923.cf348bd in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- kensaurus/cursor-kenji
- Path
skills-cursor/update-cli-config/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- git:20260923.cf348bd, committed Sep 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 15, 2026
- Size
- 3,830 bytes
- Repository stars
- 9
- License
- MIT
View and modify Cursor CLI configuration in ~/.cursor/cli-config.json. Use to change CLI settings, configure permissions, switch approval mode, enable vim mode, toggle display options, configure sandbox, or manage any CLI preferences.
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What the file says
# Cursor CLI Configuration This skill explains how to view and modify Cursor CLI settings stored in `~/.cursor/cli-config.json`. ## Config File Location The config file is `~/.cursor/cli-config.json`. Projects can layer overrides via `.cursor/cli.json` files. The CLI walks from the git root to the current working directory and merges each `.cursor/cli.json` it finds (deeper files take precedence). Project overrides only affect the current session; they are not written back to the home config. ## How to Modify Read `~/.cursor/cli-config.json`, apply changes, and write it back. The file is standard JSON. Changes take effect after restarting the CLI. ## Available Settings ### `permissions` (required) Tool permission rules. Each entry is a string pattern. - `allow`: string[] — patterns for allowed tool calls (e.g. `"Shell(**)"`, `"Mcp(server-name, tool-name)"`) - `deny`: string[] — patterns for denied tool calls ### `editor` - `vimMode`: boolean — enable vim keybindings in the CLI input - `defaultBehavior`: `"ide"` | `"agent"` — default behavior mode ### `display` (optional) - `showLineNumbers`: boolean (default: false) — show line numbers in code output …
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How to install
mdr add kensaurus/cursor-kenji/update-cli-config@sha256:b4748d70fc2377a7The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260923.cf348bd, 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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The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between Apr 15, 2026 and Sep 23, 2026, about one every 54 days.
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| git:20260923.cf348bd latest | 2026-09-23 | cf348bd | 3,830 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260817.5b93a21 | 2026-08-17 | 5b93a21 | 3,818 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260511.b91f4db | 2026-05-11 | b91f4db | 3,787 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260415.f1eb190 | 2026-04-15 | f1eb190 | 3,827 B | A | view |
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Source
kensaurus/cursor-kenji · 9 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_46nw6a4sopzciiwc GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=kensaurus/cursor-kenji/update-cli-config GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b4748d70fc2377a78016d4ca8c0773021da5e5efa9030dbf27f77a58a6a8e69d
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