docs/context in cursor and vibe coding in general is pretty broken
A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit describes significant issues with how AI coding assistants like Cursor manage project documentation and context. Despite efforts to maintain up-to-date documentation, the AI's tendency to append rather than intelligently curate leads to a massive, largely useless collection of files. This forces the AI to re-index and re-learn project context from scratch in each session, consuming valuable context window space. The user contrasts this with a custom-built multi-layer memory system for their own AI agent, which effectively manages context by prioritizing layered information, and is now building a similar solution for their codebase. AI
IMPACT Highlights limitations in current AI coding assistant context management, suggesting a need for more sophisticated documentation handling.
