Getting started
Connect Cursor — a workspace with the AI built in
A code editor with the AI built in. It installs on your computer but needs no terminal. Good if you want to see the files in your project and open them yourself, not only a chat window.
Want a hand from the start? Erawan gets your first app online for free on Hobby and above.
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1. Install Cursor
Go to cursor.com and download the version for your computer. Open the file and follow the steps on screen, like any other app. Then open Cursor and sign in. The free plan needs no credit card.
The cursor.com homepage. This step is just the download button.
2. Open a project folder
Make a new folder anywhere on your computer, named after the app you want to build, and open it in Cursor. Then press Cmd+I (Ctrl+I on Windows and Linux) to open Agent. It does more than answer questions: it opens files, edits them and runs commands for you.
3. Paste one line, and Agent sets itself up
Agent installs the erawan command and reads the guide itself. Before it runs a command on your computer, Cursor asks each time with a Run or Allow button. Read the command first, and allow it if it matches this step. Once it is set up, say what you want.
Cursor's own picture of Agent at work: a task list, the conversation so far, and a live preview of what it built.
4. Say what you want
Describe what you want the way you would explain it to a person. No code words needed, and ask for it to be put online in the same message. You can paste one of these to try.
If what comes back isn't quite right, say plainly what is wrong, such as “make the button bigger” or “I wanted a delete button too”. Cursor edits the files and shows the new preview on the same screen.
After you press Enter
Before the app goes online, Erawan checks the code, for example for a secret key left in it or a debug mode left on. If something turns up, Agent fixes it and sends it again. Within a few minutes you usually have a link that works. To see what else every deploy checks, read Introduction to Erawan Cloud.
If the first try doesn't work
You don't have to chase the problem down. Agent reads the error Erawan sends back, changes the code and tries again. If it is still stuck, say what the screen shows, and Agent reads the logs from there.
What it costs
The first time, you don't need an Erawan account. An app put online this way lasts 24 hours. Sign up free within that time and the app moves into your account, on the same link. Once you have an account, websites are free with no end date, and your first app is free for 30 days. See every plan
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