Ask questions about code without edits
modes & models
// what it does
Ask mode searches the codebase and answers questions but never edits files or runs shell commands — best for understanding unfamiliar code with zero risk. Start with --mode=ask or toggle it in a session with /ask. Unlike Plan mode it does not produce an implementation plan, it just explains.
// shell
$ cursor-agent --mode=ask "how does caching work in this repo?"$ /ask