Import from an Editor

If you already have rules, MCP servers, or other AI config in your editor, aix init --from can convert it into an ai.json for you.

Usage

aix init --from <editor>

Supported editors:

Editor	Flag value
Cursor	cursor
VS Code	vscode
Claude Code	claude-code
Windsurf	windsurf
Zed	zed
Codex	codex

What gets imported

aix reads the editor’s existing config files and extracts:

• Rules — .cursorrules, .windsurfrules, .github/copilot-instructions.md, etc.
• MCP servers — from the editor’s MCP config JSON
• Prompts — custom prompt files if the editor stores them
• Skills — any SKILL.md references

Imported content is written to .aix/imported/ and referenced from ai.json:

{
   "rules": {
      "imported-cursor": {
         "path": ".aix/imported/rules/cursor.md"
      }
   },
   "mcp": {
      "github": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
         "env": {
            "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
         }
      }
   }
}

Overwrite protection

If ai.json already exists, aix init --from will refuse to overwrite it. Use --force to override:

aix init --from cursor --force

Next steps

After importing, review the generated ai.json and clean up anything that doesn’t apply across editors. Then run:

aix install

This syncs the config to all your detected editors — including the one you originally imported from.