The 6 things to check in your Cursor-built app before you ship
Cursor works in the project you bring, and what that project connects to is your call — so every security check is yours. Six things to confirm…
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Cursor isn't a hosted app builder. Its own docs call it a coding agent that works in your codebase, so the stack, the database and the hosting are whatever you chose or connected. That means all six…
1. People can't reach each other's data — wherever your backend is
2. No secret key in the browser — check the code it wrote
3. Keys in .env, out of Git — .cursorignore isn't a vault
4. Rate limits — cap sign-ups and AI calls
5. Backups — know what your database keeps
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The 6 things to check in your Cursor-built app before you ship