Chat Mode
A read-only conversational interaction mode in AI coding tools. It can read files referenced by the user or codebase index context to perform question answering, explanation, and suggestion, but it does not have permission to write to or modify files.
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Cursor's Chat mode is essentially a read-only conversation mode: it can read files referenced via @ or codebase index context, answer questions, explain code, and give suggestions, but it will not proactively write to or modify any files.
The recommended user workflow is: first use Chat mode to clarify the current state of the code, then switch to Agent mode to carry out small-scope tasks, and finally review the changes item by item before deciding whether to accept (Ask first, then agent, then review).
Chat mode corresponds to OpenAI's /v1/chat/completions endpoint, taking a list of multi-turn conversation messages as input
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Cursor's Chat mode is essentially a read-only conversation mode: it can read files referenced via @ or codebase index context, answer questions, explain code, and give suggestions, but it will not proactively write to or modify any files.
50%UnverifiedThe recommended user workflow is: first use Chat mode to clarify the current state of the code, then switch to Agent mode to carry out small-scope tasks, and finally review the changes item by item before deciding whether to accept (Ask first, then agent, then review).
50%UnverifiedChat mode corresponds to OpenAI's /v1/chat/completions endpoint, taking a list of multi-turn conversation messages as input
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