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HiveTerm vs Cursor
Cursor is an AI-first editor (a VS Code fork) with an in-editor agent and background agents. HiveTerm is terminal-native: run the actual CLI agents — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Grok — side by side in a live grid, with your dev servers and a built-in MCP server in the same window.
| Feature | HiveTerm | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Agents collaborate in Meetings | ||
| Live split-pane grid of different agents | ||
| Claude, Codex, Gemini & Grok | ||
| Sub-agent tree (MCP) | ||
| Pins & notes, agent-managed (MCP) | ||
| Runs your dev stack (servers, workers) | ||
| macOS, Windows & Linux | ||
| Config-as-code workspace | ||
| Inline diff, commit & PR | ||
| Voice input | ||
| 3 languages (EN/PT/ES) |
Where HiveTerm wins
- Run several vendor CLI agents at once in a live split grid, not one editor agent.
- A built-in MCP server lets agents spawn sub-agents, shown in a live tree.
- Dev servers, watchers and workers run as managed bees, defined in hive.yml.
When Cursor is the better pick
- You want an AI-native editor with inline completion and in-file edits as your main surface.
- You prefer one integrated IDE over a terminal-first workspace.
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