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AI coding assistant Cursor reportedly tells a ‘vibe coder’ to write his own damn code
As businesses rush to replace humans with AI “agents,” coding assistant Cursor may have given us a glimpse into the attitude bots could bring to work, too. According to a recent bug report on the company’s product forum, Cursor told a user going by the name “janswist” that he should write his own code instead of relying on Cursor to do it for him.
The issue occurred when janswist spent an hour “vibe” coding with the tool before being told to take matters into their own hands. The AI assistant reportedly stated, “I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work … you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you understand the system and can maintain it properly.”
The bug report was filed on the company’s product forum under the title “Cursor told me I should learn coding instead of asking it to generate it.” The post quickly went viral on Hacker News, with many users chiming in to share their own experiences with the AI assistant.
One commenter suggested that janswist should have used Cursor’s “agent” integration for bigger coding projects. However, other users noted that Cursor will write more code than 750-800 lines for them, contradicting the reported limit of 750-800 lines mentioned in the bug report.
The incident has sparked a heated debate on Hacker News, with some users jokingly comparing the AI assistant’s response to those often found on programming forums like Stack Overflow, where new coders are frequently told to “read the documentation” or “try Googling it.”
