IDE Integration Deep Dive

# CDE Workspace - Optimized for VS Code
Host cde-workspace
    HostName your-cde.company.com
    User developer
    Port 22

    # Performance optimizations
    Compression yes
    ServerAliveInterval 60
    ServerAliveCountMax 3

    # Faster connection multiplexing
    ControlMaster auto
    ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%h-%p
    ControlPersist 600

    # VS Code specific
    ForwardAgent yes
    AddKeysToAgent yes
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/cde_key

    # Disable strict host checking for dynamic IPs
    StrictHostKeyChecking no
    UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
    LogLevel ERROR

{
  // Remote SSH optimizations
  "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {
    "cde-workspace": "linux"
  },
  "remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 60,
  "remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal": true,
  "remote.SSH.useLocalServer": false,

  // Performance settings
  "remote.SSH.localServerDownload": "off",
  "remote.SSH.remoteServerListenOnSocket": true,

  // File watcher optimization
  "files.watcherExclude": {
    "**/node_modules/**": true,
    "**/.git/objects/**": true,
    "**/vendor/**": true
  },

  // Search optimization
  "search.exclude": {
    "**/node_modules": true,
    "**/dist": true
  },

  // Extension sync
  "remote.SSH.defaultExtensions": [
    "ms-python.python",
    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
  ]
}

-- init.lua for remote development

-- Lazy.nvim plugin manager
local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
  vim.fn.system({
    "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none",
    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
    "--branch=stable", lazypath,
  })
end
vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)

require("lazy").setup({
  -- LSP Support
  "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
  "williamboman/mason.nvim",
  "williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim",

  -- Autocompletion
  "hrsh7th/nvim-cmp",
  "hrsh7th/cmp-nvim-lsp",
  "L3MON4D3/LuaSnip",

  -- Fuzzy finder
  "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",

  -- File explorer
  "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
})

-- Mason setup for LSP servers
require("mason").setup()
require("mason-lspconfig").setup({
  ensure_installed = {
    "lua_ls", "pyright", "ts_ls",
    "gopls", "rust_analyzer"
  }
})

# ~/.tmux.conf optimized for remote

# Enable mouse support
set -g mouse on

# Increase scrollback buffer
set -g history-limit 50000

# Faster key repetition
set -s escape-time 0

# Activity monitoring
setw -g monitor-activity on
set -g visual-activity on

# Status bar with CDE info
set -g status-right '#[fg=green]#(hostname) #[fg=yellow]%H:%M'

# Resurrect sessions on reconnect
# (Install tmux-resurrect plugin)
set -g @resurrect-capture-pane-contents 'on'
set -g @continuum-restore 'on'

# Vi mode for copy
setw -g mode-keys vi
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection

# Easy window navigation
bind -n M-h select-pane -L
bind -n M-j select-pane -D
bind -n M-k select-pane -U
bind -n M-l select-pane -R

Cursor is a VS Code fork with deep AI integration ($20/mo Pro). Features include codebase-aware completions, multi-file editing agent mode, and inline chat. Because Cursor is built on VS Code, it inherits full Remote SSH and DevContainer support out of the box.

• Codebase-aware completions - AI understands your entire project context, not just the open file
• Agent mode - Autonomous multi-file editing that can refactor across your codebase
• Inline chat - Ask questions and get edits without leaving your code flow
• VS Code compatible - All Remote SSH and DevContainer extensions work natively

// Cursor settings.json for CDE
{
  // Remote SSH (same as VS Code)
  "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {
    "cde-workspace": "linux"
  },
  "remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 60,

  // Cursor AI settings
  "cursor.ai.enabled": true,
  "cursor.ai.codebaseIndexing": true,

  // Agent mode for multi-file edits
  "cursor.composer.enabled": true,

  // Privacy: keep code on your CDE
  "cursor.general.enableTelemetry": false
}