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Cursor users question coding assistant's self-review reliability

Users of the Cursor coding assistant are expressing concerns about the reliability of its self-review capabilities for code changes. While the tool is effective at generating code, its tendency to automatically approve its own pull requests raises questions about its objectivity, akin to "grading your own homework." This has led some users to implement manual or secondary agent-based reviews before merging code into production environments, seeking more independent verification. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential limitations in AI code review tools, prompting users to seek more robust validation methods.

RANK_REASON User discussion about a specific feature of an AI-powered tool.

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Cursor users question coding assistant's self-review reliability

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Dense-Point-3137 ·

    Anyone else not fully trust their coding agent's own review of its own PR?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Been using Cursor daily for a couple months now. It's great at writing the code, but when I ask it &quot;is this safe to merge&quot; it just... tells me yes most of the time. Kind of feels like grading your own homework.</p> <p>Started manually r…