How Cursor’s scores are calculated

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

• [probe] https://cursor.com/cli“official CLI documented at https://cursor.com/cli”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com/docs/mcp.md“Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables Cursor to connect to external tools and data sources.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com/docs/mcp.md“Click "Add to Cursor" on a marketplace entry to install it and authenticate with OAuth.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com/docs/mcp.md“Configure custom MCP servers with a JSON file”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com/docs/mcp.md“Enterprise admins can control which MCP servers users may run from the Cursor dashboard.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com/docs/mcp.md“Toggle servers on/off without removing them”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”
• [probe] https://cursor.com/cli“official CLI documented at https://cursor.com/cli”

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 5.4 of 30 max

• [probe] https://cursor.com/cli“official CLI documented at https://cursor.com/cli”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Trace how a repo fits together and find the right places to start”
• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Scope changes, use Plan Mode, and ship bigger work with confidence”
• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Reproduce issues, narrow the root cause, and verify the fix”
• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Inspect diffs, run checks, and catch problems before you merge”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Launch fleets of agents that work in parallel on ambitious tasks for hours or days.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Launch fleets of agents that work in parallel on ambitious tasks for hours or days.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor, while you focus on making decisions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”
• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Scope changes, use Plan Mode, and ship bigger work with confidence”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Scope changes, use Plan Mode, and ship bigger work with confidence”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Launch fleets of agents that work in parallel on ambitious tasks for hours or days.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Cursor runs in your terminal, collaborates in Slack, and reviews PRs in GitHub.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor, while you focus on making decisions.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Agents use their own computers to build, test, and demo features end to end for you to review.”

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Launch fleets of agents that work in parallel on ambitious tasks for hours or days.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://docs.cursor.com“Add plugins, skills, MCPs, and rules from one place”

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Set up always-on agents that run on schedules or triggers to build, maintain, and fix your software.”
• [claimed-docs] https://cursor.com“Launch fleets of agents that work in parallel on ambitious tasks for hours or days.”

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh