How to use Cursor custom modes to 10x your workflow

Make your own "Cursor for planning", "Cursor for teaching", and so on

Cursor just released version 0.48. The biggest piece of this update is custom modes, which let you customize Cursor’s behavior on a whole new level.

🚪How to get access to custom modes

As of today the feature is still in early access. If you’re not in early access and want to be, go to Settings → Beta → Update Frequency and then select “Early Access”

✅ How to enable custom modes

After downloading the latest update, you’ll have access to custom modes. Enable them in Settings → Features → Custom Modes

📝 Some custom mode examples

Now that you know how to turn on custom modes, I’ll go over a few examples of custom modes I’m getting a ton of value out of.

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Making a “Plan” custom mode

Here’s the custom instruction I’m using for this mode: