Using Cursor AI as Architect and Modeler


Cursor AI for dev-aware Architects and Modelers, produced using DALL-E, 2024-10-03

Cursor AI with GitHub significantly improves my personal productivity and service portfolio. In-place coding and writing/blogging in one tool, awesome.

As freelancer I am focusing on enterprise and IT architecture, customizing methods and modeling languages, and implementing integration of various tools like LeanIX, ARIS, MagicDraw, Confluence, Jira, Xray, ALM, and so on.

This having said, programming can only be part of my job and it easily drains from my overall availability. So, I am really happy about any booster, be it other freelancers or better tooling. Moreover, since SysML v2 ad code-centric modeling approach is slowly entering the stage, I will be able to extend that productive approach even more.

Cursor AI is so cool already, yet I would appreciate some improvements regarding different access scenarios

  • IDE: Cursor AI on Windows and Linux Desktops (UI, great)
  • Code: store all in GitHub repositories (storage layer)
  • Notes / Knowlege Base: store all as markdown files in one separate repository in GitHub (storage layer)
  • IDE anywhere: VSCode app for Android on Tablet accessing GitHub until Cursor AI becomes available (UI, mobile)
  • Git anywhere: GitHub for Android (read, search, mobile)

It would also be nice to be able to add your own local LLM to the list improving data privacy even more.

Google IDX beta also looks quite promising, based on VSCode for Web as well, but is sucking in all of your prompts and data…