aix is a CLI for defining, installing, and syncing AI editor configuration. If you are moving
from Zed to Cursor, this guide shows what aix can carry over, what the
destination editor calls each feature, and where the destination config lands.
When you are ready to run the move, aix sync zed --to cursor
copies the supported config from Zed into Cursor. Use the comparison
below first so you know which names, paths, and support differences to expect.
If you want the aix-side definitions first, review rules , prompts , mcp , skills , hooks
.
How to use this guide
- Read across a row to compare the source and destination terms, support, and targets.
- Each scope line shows both what the editor supports and what aix writes today.
- Open the destination editor page at the end if you need every path, note, and terminology detail.
The biggest changes are in rules, prompts, mcp.
Editor support
- Supported
The editor exposes that feature at that scope.
- No support
The editor does not expose that feature at that scope.
aix support
- Native
aix writes the editor's own format.
- Adapter
aix keeps the feature through an adapter or alternate representation.
- No support
aix does not write that feature for the destination today.
Feature comparison
Feature-by-feature differences from Zed to Cursor. | Feature | Zed | Cursor |
| Rules | Rules - Project
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path .rules - User
-
Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: aix does not have a writable user-scope .rules target for Zed. | Rules - Project
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/rules/*.mdc - User
-
Editor Supported aix No support Editor target Settings UI Editor: Cursor stores user rules in the Settings UI rather than a writable file. aix: aix does not currently write Cursor user rules. |
| Prompts | Rules Library prompts - Project
-
Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: Zed prompt installs are not supported. - User
-
Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: Zed prompt installs are not supported. | Commands - Project
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/commands/*.md - User
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Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.cursor/commands/*.md |
| MCP | Context servers - Project
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path .zed/settings.json - User
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Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.config/zed/settings.json | MCP servers - Project
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Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/mcp.json - User
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Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| Skills | Pointer rules - Project
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Editor Supported aix Adapter Path .rules aix: aix appends pointer rules that reference .aix/skills/{name}/. - User
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Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: User-scoped Zed skills require a writable user rules file, which aix does not have. | Skills - Project
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/skills/{name}/ - User
-
Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.cursor/skills/{name}/ |
| Agents | Agents - Project
-
Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: aix reports configured agents as unsupported for Zed. - User
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Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: aix reports configured agents as unsupported for Zed. | Agents - Project
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Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/agents/*.md - User
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Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.cursor/agents/*.md |
| Hooks | Hooks - Project
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Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: Zed does not support lifecycle hooks in aix. - User
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Editor No support aix No support Editor: The editor does not expose this feature at this scope. aix: Zed does not support lifecycle hooks in aix. | Hooks - Project
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Editor Supported aix Native Path .cursor/hooks.json - User
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Editor Supported aix Native Path ~/.cursor/hooks.json |
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