update-cursor-settings

This Skill edits Cursor or VSCode user settings by reading the existing JSON-with-comments file, preserving current configurations, validating syntax, and writing back properly formatted updates without overwriting unrelated preferences.

Yes, you can change multiple VSCode editor preferences in one pass. This Skill applies targeted edits to themes, font size, tab size, autosave, word wrap, and keybindings simultaneously while keeping other settings intact.

The best way to enable format on save in Cursor is using this Skill to add the specific preference to settings.json. It preserves your existing configuration and validates the JSON syntax before writing back the update.

Yes, this approach works with JSON files that contain comments in VSCode. The Skill specifically reads and preserves the existing JSON-with-comments format of your settings.json file during the editing process.

Cursor settings break during manual edits due to syntax errors or accidental overwrites. This Skill prevents that by validating JSON syntax and applying targeted updates that preserve all unrelated preferences in the settings file.