Do you find that Cursor properly understand your architecture and dependencies?

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-11-04 22:24

A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit is seeking feedback on how well coding agents, specifically within the Cursor IDE, understand complex codebases and their dependencies. The user describes instances where agents fail to grasp the full impact of code changes, missing cross-package callers, adhering to outdated patterns, duplicating existing dependencies, and inadequately testing affected modules. They are asking for community insights on codebase size and age, common architectural misunderstandings by agents, current mitigation strategies like documentation or code maps, and whether anyone has found a definitive solution to checking the AI

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Do you find that Cursor properly understand your architecture and dependencies?

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r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Longjumping-Play6541 · 2026-11-04 22:24

Do you find that Cursor properly understand your architecture and dependencies?

<div class="md"><p>I’ve been using coding agents on a codebase that’s been around a while. The agent writes a change that looks correct in isolation, but it didn’t know what else depended on the code it touched.</p> <p>A few examples of what I mean:</p> <ul> <li>It…