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Running O2C work in Cursor: two modes
Put this idea into your own words: "Mode two is AI-as-builder: a durable tool the team uses every day."
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Knowing the lifecycle is half the charter. The other half is doing the work fast, and a finance team running this exact pipeline at Cursor uses the editor in two distinct modes. Mode one is AI-as-analyst: a throwaway investigation you run once. Mode two is AI-as-builder: a durable tool the team uses every day. The same surface, two different jobs.
Interactive widget. Tab through its controls; the result updates in the panel below as you change them.
diagram: two-modes-of-ai
Analyst mode answers one question and you throw it away. Builder mode ships a tool the team keeps using.