Working with Large Codebases in Cursor — a practical guide to Cursor large codebases with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Short description
Don’t dump the entire repo into one prompt — locate modules first, then edit.
Large repo strategy
Ask: where is feature X?
Open those files
Agent with limited scope
Verify with tests in that area