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Cursor IDE users debate efficiency of custom Planning Skills vs. regular agents

A user on Reddit is seeking advice regarding the efficiency of custom "Planning Skills" within the Cursor IDE. They are questioning whether to continue using "Plan mode" for these skills or switch to regular agents, citing concerns about token usage and the limitations of subagents in Plan mode. The user is looking for insights from others who have developed similar custom skills. AI

IMPACT This discussion highlights user-driven innovation and optimization within AI-powered development tools, potentially influencing future feature development.

RANK_REASON User discussion about a specific feature within an AI-adjacent tool.

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Cursor IDE users debate efficiency of custom Planning Skills vs. regular agents

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ihopnavajo ·

    If you've built custom Planning Skills--do you continue to run them in Plan mode?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've got this skill i've built out called Major Feature Implementation and it works incredibly well for the most part but I'm currently on a mission to increase token efficiency as I was wondering if other people who have built out plan skills co…