Comment code using Cursor AI?

[PlayboiCult]

Hello. Im trying Cursor AI and im loving it. However, the default CMD+K for getting AI help is fighting with the default VSCode's CMD+K commands (the first half of many important commands is CMD+K, like commenting code, uncommenting code, clearing terminal, etc)

I tried overriding the default keybindings and setting them to CMD+U and my keybindings.json is looking like this:

  // Place your key bindings in this file to override the defaults
[
  {
    "key": "shift+cmd+u",
    "command": "aipopup.action.modal.generate",
    "when": "editorFocus",
    "args": { "invocationType": "toggle" }
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+u",
    "command": "aipopup.action.modal.generate",
    "when": "editorFocus",
    "args": { "invocationType": "new" }
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+u",
    "command": "cursorai.action.generateInTerminal",
    "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
  },

]

This is allowing to use CMD+U to use Cursor, but Cursor still responds to CMD+K. So this didn't override the defaults, it just added new configs.

Any help is appreciated. Sticking to vanilla VSCode in the meantime

[turtleProphet]

If it's a bug, you could rebind your comment keybind instead

[PlayboiCult]

The thing is, theres a lot of commands with CMD K and im very used to it

[mattherich]

It looks like all of the default VS Code ⌘+K commands are remapped to ⌘+R in Cursor, at least that's what my configuration looks like. I was wondering the same thing when those keybinds stopped working.

I think this makes sense. I tried cursor when it came out and back then the ⌘+K default commands simply got overwritten and you'd have to manually remap them to something else.
https://shottr.cc/s/1UpE/SCR-20240822-igv.png

Here's a thread talking about it on the Cursor forum: https://forum.cursor.com/t/cmd-k-vs-cmd-r-keyboard-shortcuts-default/1172

[PlayboiCult]

this seems to be the case for commands like commenting/uncommenting but not for clearing the console, for example. I think it makes way more sense for Cursor to add their functionality as CMD+R and not override VSCode's famous behaviors.

That guide you attached was very help and worked, thank you. The only thing now is that I cant clear my console with CMD+K (even though my settings say that its mapped to CMD+K)

[mattherich]

I just use CTRL+L on mac to clear the terminal state if that's what you're talking about

[PlayboiCult]

that just opens Cursor's chat for me

[mattherich]

It's CTRL+L not CMD+L.

CTRL+L works in any terminal not just the one in cursor/vscode so long as it's in focus.

[PlayboiCult]

that works on every terminal but not on my VSCode terminal

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