✨ Cursor Prompt Enhancer

Turn rough ideas into crisp, actionable prompts — instantly.
One click to rewrite messy intent into a clean prompt your AI coding assistant can execute.

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✨ Features

• One-click Enhance: available in the editor title, context menu, and status bar.
• Super fast: optional streaming preview; lean, optimized system prompt.
• Flexible backends: local enhancer (never leaves your machine) or OpenAI-compatible APIs.
• Smart defaults: actions include insertBelow, replaceSelection, openNew, insertBelowAndCopy, replaceSelectionAndCopy, openNewAndCopy, copyOnly.
• Customizable: system prompt, tone (concise, balanced, detailed), and API parameters can all be adjusted.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Install the extension (from Cursor, VS Code Marketplace, or via VSIX).
2. (Optional) Open Settings → search Cursor Prompt Enhancer → set Provider to openai and paste your API key, or run:

   Prompt: Set OpenAI API Key

3. Select text and run Enhance Prompt via:
   • Right-click context menu
   • Editor title bar wand icon
   • Status bar button
   • Keyboard shortcut:
     • Mac: Cmd+Shift+Alt+E
     • Win/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E

No Selection Behavior

• If nothing is selected, you’ll be taken directly to an input box to paste/type your prompt. No extra clicks.

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⚙️ Settings

Setting	Values	Description
cursorPromptEnhancer.provider	local, openai	Backend to use
cursorPromptEnhancer.defaultAction	insertBelow, replaceSelection, openNew, insertBelowAndCopy, replaceSelectionAndCopy, openNewAndCopy, copyOnly	Default insertion behavior
cursorPromptEnhancer.postActionPrompt	true/false	After generation, show a picker to apply the result: Copy, Insert Below, Replace Selection, or Open New. Avoids accidental replacement when invoked from the Command Palette.
cursorPromptEnhancer.systemPrompt	string	Custom system prompt (OpenAI mode)
cursorPromptEnhancer.tone	concise, balanced, detailed	Tone for local enhancer
cursorPromptEnhancer.openai.apiBase	URL	API base for OpenAI-compatible services
cursorPromptEnhancer.openai.model	string	Model name
cursorPromptEnhancer.openai.streaming	true/false	Stream live preview (default: off)
cursorPromptEnhancer.openai.useTemperature	true/false	Toggle temperature parameter
cursorPromptEnhancer.openai.temperature	0.0–1.0	Value if above is true

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⚡ Performance Tips

• Keep streaming OFF for clean insertion; turn it ON for real-time previews.
• Use replaceSelectionAndCopy for the fastest workflow.
• Smaller selections → faster, sharper results.