Install Cursor Plugin

Install the Understudy Cursor plugin

This skill is a compatibility shim. The consolidated setup surface is [install-agent-adapter](../install-agent-adapter/SKILL.md).

Procedure

Load install-agent-adapter and run it with platform cursor.

Use its [reference.md](../install-agent-adapter/reference.md#cursor) for the current symlink install:

mkdir -p "$HOME/.cursor/plugins/local"
rm -rf "$HOME/.cursor/plugins/local/understudy"
ln -s "$REPO" "$HOME/.cursor/plugins/local/understudy"

Activation:

Developer: Reload Window

Then ask Cursor Agent:

Use the Understudy onboarding skill for this project.

Safety Gates

Local-first and free: installing the Cursor adapter only links local skills. It must not authenticate, upload data, inspect secret values, download model weights, start hosted jobs, or make provider calls.

• Only overwrite the exact ~/.cursor/plugins/local/understudy path.
• Do not edit Cursor internal settings databases.
• Do not copy private traces, keys, or .understudy/ state into the plugin.

Resolve CLI

No Understudy CLI command is required. Use shell to create the local symlink after confirming the repo contains .cursor-plugin/plugin.json.

Output Standard

End with: that this routed through install-agent-adapter; whether the Cursor plugin was installed/refreshed/shown for manual run; the reload step; the next onboarding prompt; and the uninstall command.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: understudylabs
• Source: understudylabs/understudy-agent-tools
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.