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cursor-performance-tuning
Optimize Cursor IDE performance: reduce memory usage, speed up indexing, tune AI features, and manage extensions for large codebases. Triggers on "cursor performance", "cursor slow", "cursor optimization", "cursor memory", "speed up cursor", "cursor lag".
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# Cursor Performance Tuning
## Overview
Improve Cursor responsiveness by measuring indexing scope, resource use, extension load, and network conditions while preserving required workspace and data controls.
## Prerequisites
- A reproducible performance symptom, baseline measurement, and approved local settings backup.
- A reviewed `.cursorignore` strategy; do not expose excluded files to gain speed.
## Instructions
1. Measure startup, indexing, memory, and request latency for the affected workspace.
2. Reduce unnecessary roots, extensions, and generated-file indexing before clearing caches.