Cursor/Code Base Settings

cursor-settings.md

Cursor Base Settings

These are some sensible defaults; a good place to start.

Located: "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/settings.json"

settings.json

{
  "[terraform]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[hcl]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[json]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[yaml]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[yml]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  "[xml]": {
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": false
  },
  // Cursor behavior
  "window.commandCenter": 1,
  "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "workbench.settings.applyToAllProfiles": [
    "editor.fontFamily"
  ],
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Solarized Dark",
  "makefile.configureOnOpen": true,
  // Force compliant yaml, json, hcl, xml
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.formatOnSaveMode": "file",
  // Trim whitespace automatically
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
  "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
  "editor.tabSize": 2,
  // Enhanced bracket pair highlighting settings
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true,
  // This parameter draws lines between bracket pairs
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
  "editor.guides.bracketPairsHorizontal": "active",
  "editor.matchBrackets": "always",
  "editor.guides.highlightActiveIndentation": true,
  // Additional bracket highlighting settings
  "editor.showFoldingControls": "always",
  "editor.foldingHighlight": true,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.independentColorPoolPerBracketType": true,
  "editor.guides.indentation": true,
  "editor.formatOnType": false,
  "go.toolsManagement.autoUpdate": true,
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {},
}