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Pick a real gap, not a feature wishlist
Work through the cases in "Pick a real gap, not a feature wishlist", pairing each signal with the move that fits.
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Cursor hires heavy users, so the project starts the moment you choose what to build. A gap you feel daily beats a flashy idea you read about. Pick one of these or your own real friction.
Accepting a large multi-file agent diff is still a trust leap.
Slice: per-hunk accept/reject with a one-line rationale surfaced inline.
Project rules and context get dropped on long agent runs.
Slice: a visible “rules applied” chip so the user sees what the model honored.
Wiring an MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. server is fiddly and fails silently for many users.
Slice: a one-screen connect-and-verify flow with a live health check.
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Verify is the gate - don't cut the demo until you've run the slice on a real input once.
The spec is the cheap insurance. Forty-five minutes of clever code on the wrong slice loses to ten minutes of scoping that points the build at the most impactful cut.