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Automating IDEs: Who's Working on It?

by saran945 on 2/17/25, 6:52 AM with 0 comments

With modern screen automation capabilities, is anyone working on automating IDEs like Cursor/VS Code ?

Key requirements:

1. UI agents with a knowledge base – Integrating IDE documentation, dev docs, and contextual intelligence. 2. Expert UI traces for optimal actions – Capturing and replaying efficient workflows.

Would love to hear thoughts, projects, or ideas on making IDEs more autonomous.