How to Share Cursor Output as a Link
Cursor, the AI code editor, does not have a native feature to share Composer or Agent output as a link. It produces multi-file code edits, diffs, and a chat transcript inside the editor, but there is no built-in button that turns any of that into a URL you can send to a teammate or client. "How do I export chat with AI?" has been an open Cursor community request for a long time. This post covers what Cursor actually generates, how people get that output out today, and the cleanest way to put any of it behind one link.
What Cursor output actually is
Cursor output is the combination of code changes and a chat transcript that its AI modes produce inside the editor. Cursor is built on a fork of VS Code, and its three AI modes each generate a slightly different artifact you might want to share, per The Prompt Warrior's breakdown of Cursor's Chat, Composer, and Agent modes.
- Chat (Ask) mode answers questions about your code and produces a conversation transcript with code snippets.
- Composer proposes and applies edits across multiple files, producing a diff plus the reasoning behind it.
- Agent runs a longer autonomous loop: it edits files, runs commands, and leaves a transcript of what it did and why.
When someone asks how to "share Cursor output," they usually mean one of three things: the diff (what changed), the plan or transcript (how the AI got there), or a single generated file (a script, a config, a migration). None of these has a native "share as link" action in Cursor today.
How people share Cursor Agent output today
People share Cursor Agent output today by copying it manually, using a third-party extension to export the transcript, or running a CLI tool that pulls conversations out of Cursor's local storage. Each works, and each has a rough edge.
| Method | What it produces | Effort | Result is a link? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copy from the chat pane | Raw text, loses diff formatting | Manual, per message | No |
| SpecStory extension | Markdown file of chat + Composer history | One command | Not by itself |
| Cursor export CLI tools | Timestamped conversation files | Setup, then one command | No |
| Screenshot the diff | An image | Fast | No, and it is unsearchable |
| Commit and share the repo | The code, not the reasoning | Normal git flow | Only if repo is accessible |
The SpecStory extension saves your chat and Composer history to a markdown file you can version locally and read later. Command-line tools like cursor-session extract chat sessions from Cursor's storage into files. Both stop at a file on your disk. Getting from that file to something a non-technical recipient can open in a browser is the step that is still missing.
Why a screenshot or a raw paste falls short
A screenshot or a raw copy-paste is the fastest way to share Cursor output and the worst for the recipient. A screenshot of a diff is an image: it does not scroll, it is not searchable, code cannot be copied out of it, and it breaks on a phone. A raw paste into Slack or email loses the diff coloring and the file structure, so the reader cannot tell what changed from what stayed.
The specific things that get lost:
- Diff structure. Added and removed lines look identical once the formatting is gone.
- File boundaries. A multi-file Composer edit becomes one undifferentiated wall of text.
- Syntax highlighting. Reviewers read code faster with it and slower without it.
- A stable reference. A pasted block in a Slack thread scrolls away. A screenshot in a ticket cannot be updated when the code changes.
For a review, a handoff, or a client update, the recipient needs something that renders like a real document and lives at an address that does not disappear.
How to share Cursor output as one clean link
You can share any Cursor output as a clean link by saving it to a file and publishing that file with one command. The file extension decides how it renders, so a markdown transcript reads as a document and a code file reads as syntax-highlighted code.
Step 1: Get the output into a file. Either export with SpecStory or a CLI tool, or copy the relevant part of the chat and paste it:
# A Composer transcript exported to markdown, or:
pbpaste > cursor-session.md # paste the chat + diff
pbpaste > migration.sql # paste a single generated file
Step 2: If you are sharing a diff, keep it in a fenced block. Paste the diff between triple backticks with a diff hint so added and removed lines render in color:
```diff
- const timeout = 3000
+ const timeout = 10000
```
Step 3: Publish it.
anchorify cursor-session.md
# → returns a URL anyone can open, no login
The command returns a public URL. The recipient opens it in any browser and sees a rendered document: headings styled, the diff colored, code blocks in a monospace font that scroll on mobile. No Cursor account, no editor, no "request access." If you revise the file and re-run the command, the URL stays the same and the content updates, which is what you want for an iterative review. The full command reference is in the docs.
What the recipient sees, compared to the alternatives
The recipient of an Anchorify link sees a rendered, readable page with no login prompt, which is a meaningfully different experience from the other ways to hand off Cursor output. The table sums up the difference for the person on the receiving end.
| Sharing method | Recipient sees | Login | Updates in place | Code copyable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorify URL | Rendered doc or code | No | Yes, same URL | Yes |
| Screenshot | An image | No | No | No |
| Slack paste | Unformatted text | No | No | Partly |
| GitHub Gist | Raw file view | No | New gist or edit | Yes |
| Shared repo | The code in context | Often yes | Via commits | Yes |
A Gist is the closest developer-native option, and it works well when the recipient is comfortable with GitHub. When the recipient is a client, a designer, or a manager who should not need a GitHub account to read a code review, a plain URL is the lower-friction choice. We make the same argument for sharing agent output without a Gist in the context of Aider, and the reasoning carries over to Cursor.
This is the same file-to-link pattern behind sharing a ChatGPT deep research report and asking whether Claude artifacts are public. The tool that generated the work rarely gives you a clean, on-brand link, so you publish the file yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Cursor share Composer or Agent output as a link natively?
No. As of mid-2026 Cursor has no built-in feature to publish Composer or Agent output to a shareable URL. Exporting chat has been a long-standing community feature request. You can copy the output manually or use a third-party extension such as SpecStory to save it to a markdown file, but Cursor itself does not host that file or give you a link to it. To get a URL, you publish the exported file yourself.
How do I export a Cursor chat to markdown?
Use a third-party extension or CLI tool, since Cursor has no native markdown export. The SpecStory extension saves your chat and Composer history to a markdown file from the command palette, and CLI tools like cursor-session extract sessions from Cursor's local storage into files. Once you have the markdown file, you can read it, version it in git, or publish it to a URL with one command.
What is the best format to share a Cursor diff?
Share a diff as a fenced code block with a diff language hint inside a markdown file. That keeps added and removed lines colored and scrollable when the file is rendered, which a screenshot cannot do. Save the markdown, publish it, and the reviewer opens a page where the diff reads exactly as it did in the editor, on any device, without Cursor installed.
Does the recipient need Cursor or a GitHub account to view the output?
No, if you publish the exported file as a plain URL. Anchorify links open in any browser with no account and no extension. That is the advantage over sharing through a Gist or a private repo, both of which can push a non-technical recipient into a GitHub sign-in they do not need just to read a code review or a generated file.
Sources
- Cursor community, "How do I export chat with AI?": the long-running request showing Cursor has no native chat export.
- SpecStory Cursor extension thread: saving chat and Composer history to markdown.
- cursor-session on GitHub: a CLI tool that extracts Cursor chat sessions to files.
- The Prompt Warrior, Cursor's Chat, Composer, and Agent modes: what each Cursor AI mode produces.
Anchorify turns any file, including an exported Cursor transcript, diff, or generated script, into a shareable URL with one command. Free during beta, no account needed to view. Sign in at anchorify.io.