# cursorless-dev/cursorless

Don't let the cursor slow you down

Repository: https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cursorless
Homepage: https://www.cursorless.org/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vscode, vscode-extension, voice, talonvoice, voice-coding, structure-editor
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:55:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2022, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1335, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.335126+00:00)

## What it is
Cursorless is a VS Code extension that enables structural voice coding by pairing with the Talon voice control engine. It lets users edit, navigate, and manipulate code using spoken commands that reference syntactic elements via colored hat-and-token decorations.

## Use cases
- edit code entirely by voice without touching the keyboard
- navigate and refactor code hands-free due to RSI or disability
- select and transform syntactic structures using spoken grammar
- speed up voice-driven programming with Talon
- perform structural edits like 'change funk name to foo'

## When to choose
- you already use Talon for voice control and want deep code editing commands
- you need hands-free coding for accessibility reasons
- you want structural, syntax-aware voice edits in VS Code

## When to avoid
- you don't use voice input or Talon
- you use an editor other than VS Code
- you want simple dictation rather than structural code manipulation

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, accessibility
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, accessibility
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: voice-coding, talonvoice, vscode-extension, structure-editor, hands-free-coding

## Member repositories
- cursorless-dev/cursorless (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.335126+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:21.830016+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.335126+00:00, sha a2c5c30aafbc)
  - homepage: https://www.cursorless.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:00.054766+00:00, sha 772e373d5178)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.