TPEE Toptronic® Prompt Engineering Editor

7. IDEs and Coding Agents

Use Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex CLI, and other tools with the right prompt shape.

By Jacques Botte, founder of Toptronic®. Last updated 12 September 2026.

The lesson

Each IDE or agent reads instructions differently. TPEE's IDE selector formats the same intent for Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Copilot, Windsurf, and others.

For coding agents, specify the working directory, files to inspect, tests to run, and what must not be modified.

Remember: TPEE formats and stores the prompt. The target tool performs the coding only after you paste or export the prompt into that tool.

Check yourself

Question 1: Why does TPEE have an IDE selector?
  1. To connect MCP servers
  2. Different AI tools prefer different prompt formats — correct
  3. To compile Rust code
  4. To start Cursor automatically

Answer: Different AI tools prefer different prompt formats

Formatting should match the target tool the user will paste into.

Question 2: What should a coding-agent prompt include?
  1. Working directory, files, tests, and what must not change — correct
  2. Only a vague command
  3. Secret keys
  4. No acceptance criteria

Answer: Working directory, files, tests, and what must not change

Agentic coding needs clear scope and verification instructions.

Question 3: What remains true about TPEE and coding agents?
  1. TPEE runs every coding agent
  2. TPEE commits code automatically
  3. TPEE opens pull requests by itself
  4. TPEE formats prompts; the separate tool performs work after manual handoff — correct

Answer: TPEE formats prompts; the separate tool performs work after manual handoff

TPEE remains a local prompt editor and training tool.

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