IDE Integration Deep Dive

# CDE Workspace - Optimized for VS Code
Host cde-workspace
    HostName your-cde.company.com
    User developer
    Port 22

    # Performance optimizations
    Compression yes
    ServerAliveInterval 60
    ServerAliveCountMax 3

    # Faster connection multiplexing
    ControlMaster auto
    ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%h-%p
    ControlPersist 600

    # VS Code specific
    ForwardAgent yes
    AddKeysToAgent yes
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/cde_key

    # Disable strict host checking for dynamic IPs
    StrictHostKeyChecking no
    UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
    LogLevel ERROR

{
  // Remote SSH optimizations
  "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {
    "cde-workspace": "linux"
  },
  "remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 60,
  "remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal": true,
  "remote.SSH.useLocalServer": false,

  // Performance settings
  "remote.SSH.localServerDownload": "off",
  "remote.SSH.remoteServerListenOnSocket": true,

  // File watcher optimization
  "files.watcherExclude": {
    "**/node_modules/**": true,
    "**/.git/objects/**": true,
    "**/vendor/**": true
  },

  // Search optimization
  "search.exclude": {
    "**/node_modules": true,
    "**/dist": true
  },

  // Extension sync
  "remote.SSH.defaultExtensions": [
    "ms-python.python",
    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
  ]
}

-- init.lua for remote development

-- Lazy.nvim plugin manager
local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
  vim.fn.system({
    "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none",
    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
    "--branch=stable", lazypath,
  })
end
vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)

require("lazy").setup({
  -- LSP Support
  "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
  "williamboman/mason.nvim",
  "williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",

  -- Autocompletion
  "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
  "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
  "L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",

  -- Fuzzy finder
  "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",

  -- File explorer
  "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
})

-- Mason setup for LSP servers
require("mason").setup()
require("mason-lspconfig").setup({
  ensure_installed = {
    "lua_ls", "pyright", "ts_ls",
    "gopls", "rust_analyzer"
  }
})

# ~/.tmux.conf optimized for remote

# Enable mouse support
set -g mouse on

# Increase scrollback buffer
set -g history-limit 50000

# Faster key repetition
set -s escape-time 0

# Activity monitoring
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on

# Status bar with CDE info
set -g status-right '#[fg=green]#(hostname) #[fg=yellow]%H:%M'

# Resurrect sessions on reconnect
# (Install tmux-resurrect plugin)
set -g @resurrect-capture-pane-contents 'on'
set -g @continuum-restore 'on'

# Vi mode for copy
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection

# Easy window navigation
bind -n M-h select-pane -L
bind -n M-j select-pane -D
bind -n M-k select-pane -U
bind -n M-l select-pane -R

Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep AI integration. Features include codebase-aware completions, multi-file editing agent mode, and inline chat. Because Cursor is built on VS Code, it inherits full Remote SSH and DevContainer support out of the box. Cursor lists Hobby (free), Individual $20 per user per month, Teams $40 per user per month, and custom Enterprise pricing on cursor.com/pricing (as of July 2026).

• Codebase-aware completions - AI understands your entire project context, not just the open file
• Agent mode - Autonomous multi-file editing that can refactor across your codebase
• Enterprise sandboxing controls - Policy over agent auto-run, browser access, and network access, plus service accounts for non-interactive runs
• VS Code compatible - All Remote SSH and DevContainer extensions work natively

// Cursor settings.json for CDE
{
  // Remote SSH (same as VS Code)
  "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {
    "cde-workspace": "linux"
  },
  "remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 60,

  // Cursor AI settings
  "cursor.ai.enabled": true,
  "cursor.ai.codebaseIndexing": true,

  // Agent mode for multi-file edits
  "cursor.composer.enabled": true,

  // Privacy: keep code on your CDE
  "cursor.general.enableTelemetry": false
}