Step 3: Configure Coding Agents Securely

To maximize your development efficiency, we use AI-first development editors. However, to respect code privacy and commercial guidelines, you must configure them securely before writing code.

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🎯 Step Objectives

• Install Cursor or Antigravity IDE.
• Enable Privacy Mode (Disable Telemetry) to ensure your code is not stored or trained on.

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🏃‍♂️ Action Guide

See the full AI Tools Setup Guidelines for detailed configuration paths.

1. Install Your IDE

We suggest installing one of the following coding editors:

• Cursor: Download and install from cursor.sh.
• Antigravity IDE: Install using your organization’s provided installation script.

2. Configure Telemetry & Privacy (Crucial)

You must ensure that the AI agents you use do not leak your code back to their servers.

• In Cursor:
  1. Click the Gear icon in the top-right corner to open Cursor Settings.
  2. Under General, scroll to the Privacy Mode section.
  3. Toggle Privacy Mode to ON. (In privacy mode, none of your code is saved or trained on).
  4. Open the regular VS Code Settings (Cmd+, or Ctrl+,), search for telemetry, and disable all telemetry collection options.
• In Antigravity:
  1. Locate your configuration settings file (.antigravityrc).
  2. Set telemetry.enabled = false and agent.sharing = false.

3. Verify Vim Basics (Optional but Helpful)

For technical fellows, practicing basic terminal navigation inside Vim is highly encouraged.

• Vim has two basic modes: Insert Mode (for editing text) and Normal Mode (for navigate and run shortcuts).
• You can practice interactively at OpenVim.