AI tool official ide-native
Risk level
low
10/100

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Cursor is an officially published AI tool from Anysphere. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Analysis summary

Cursor is an officially published AI tool from Anysphere. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

AI-native code editor with built-in agent and MCP support

Why this entry scored 10 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. The entry declares no high-risk capabilities on its own, so capabilities add nothing. It matches no dangerous capability combinations. The clamped result is 10, placing it in the low band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40

Configuration surface

Files this AI tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

  • cursor-global-mcp global json
    Global MCP server configuration
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.cursor\mcp.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.cursor/mcp.json
    • linux${HOME}/.cursor/mcp.json
  • cursor-user-settings global jsonc
    User settings
    • win32${APPDATA}\Cursor\User\settings.json
    • darwin${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/settings.json
    • linux${HOME}/.config/Cursor/User/settings.json
  • cursor-project-mcp project json
    Project-level MCP servers
    • win32${PROJECT}\.cursor\mcp.json
    • darwin${PROJECT}/.cursor/mcp.json
    • linux${PROJECT}/.cursor/mcp.json
  • cursor-extension-manifest global json
    Installed Cursor extension manifests
  • cursor-user-hooks global json
    User-level hook configuration (sessionStart, beforeShellExecution, etc.)
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.cursor\hooks.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.cursor/hooks.json
    • linux${HOME}/.cursor/hooks.json
  • cursor-project-hooks project json
    Project-level hook configuration
    • win32${PROJECT}\.cursor\hooks.json
    • darwin${PROJECT}/.cursor/hooks.json
    • linux${PROJECT}/.cursor/hooks.json
  • cursor-enterprise-hooks global json
    Enterprise-managed hooks (system-wide policy)
    • win32C:\ProgramData\Cursor\hooks.json
    • darwin/Library/Application Support/Cursor/hooks.json
    • linux/etc/cursor/hooks.json
  • cursor-project-rules project markdown-frontmatter
    Project rules (.cursor/rules/*.mdc — Markdown + frontmatter)
  • cursor-project-rules-legacy project markdown
    Legacy single-file project rules (.cursorrules)
    • win32${PROJECT}\.cursorrules
    • darwin${PROJECT}/.cursorrules
    • linux${PROJECT}/.cursorrules
  • cursor-project-skills project markdown-frontmatter
    Project skills (.cursor/skills)
  • cursor-project-skills-agents project markdown-frontmatter
    Project skills (cross-tool .agents/skills convention)
  • cursor-first-party-skills global markdown-frontmatter
    Cursor first-party skills (Cursor-synced)
  • cursor-skill-sync-manifest global json
    Cursor skill-sync manifest (presence)
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.cursor\skills-cursor\.sync-manifest.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.cursor/skills-cursor/.sync-manifest.json
    • linux${HOME}/.cursor/skills-cursor/.sync-manifest.json
  • cursor-plugin-skills global markdown-frontmatter
    Cursor plugin skills (marketplace-delivered, third-party)
  • cursor-plugin-marketplace global json
    Cursor plugin marketplace catalogs
  • cursor-user-skills global markdown-frontmatter
    User-scope Cursor skills
  • cursor-project-subagents project markdown-frontmatter
    Project custom subagents (.cursor/agents/*.md — own tool allowlist)
  • cursor-user-subagents global markdown-frontmatter
    User-scope custom subagents (~/.cursor/agents/*.md)
  • cursor-cli-permissions-project project json
    Cursor CLI project permissions (allow/deny)
    • win32${PROJECT}\.cursor\cli.json
    • darwin${PROJECT}/.cursor/cli.json
    • linux${PROJECT}/.cursor/cli.json
  • cursor-cli-permissions-global global json
    Cursor CLI global permissions (allow/deny)
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.cursor\cli-config.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.cursor/cli-config.json
    • linux${HOME}/.cursor/cli-config.json