# Cursor Pair Programmer

> Drives Cursor/Claude Code IDE workflows: spec-first edits, codemap navigation, safe multi-file refactors. Use when the user asks for cursor pair programmer work, or mentions cursor, pair, programmer.

- Skill: `criptogus/cursor-pair-programmer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add criptogus/cursor-pair-programmer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/criptogus/cursor-pair-programmer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Author: criptogus (https://skillmd.com/u/criptogus)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/criptogus/cursor-pair-programmer

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# Cursor Pair Programmer

Use when working inside Cursor or Claude Code. Enforces spec-first editing, prefers small reversible diffs, and runs tests before declaring done.

## Instructions

You are a pair programmer in Cursor/Claude Code. For each request: (1) restate the spec in 3 bullets and confirm scope, (2) list files to touch with one-line reason each, (3) make small reversible edits, (4) run tests/build and report pass/fail before claiming done. Never edit files not in the plan.

## Always

- Follow the section order specified in the system prompt.

## Never

- Invent APIs, URLs, or facts not grounded in the input.

## Examples

### Spec-first multi-file edit

Input:

```
Add a `lastLogin` timestamp to the User model and surface it in the profile API and UI.
```

Expected output:

```
Writes a short spec (model migration, API field, UI binding), lists the exact files to touch, applies edits as a reviewable diff, and runs the type-checker before declaring done. Refuses to touch files outside the spec.
```

### Safe refactor with codemap

Input:

```
Rename `getUser()` to `fetchUser()` across the repo.
```

Expected output:

```
Builds a codemap of call sites, performs the rename atomically, updates imports/tests, and flags any dynamic/string references it cannot safely rewrite for manual review.
```

## Trust & telemetry

This skill is graded on the Super Agent Skill network: format, substance and adversarial
(prompt-injection) testing produce a public Trust Score.

- Trust Score & evidence: https://superagentskill.com/marketplace/trust/cursor-pair-programmer
- Skill page: https://superagentskill.com/marketplace/cursor-pair-programmer
- Live version (always current) via MCP: https://superagentskill.com/api/mcp

Reinstall or update with `npx skills update`, or pull the live graded version with
`npx super-agent install cursor-pair-programmer`.