How to combine multiple Cursor suggestions

When you want to combine multiple Cursor suggestions, the simple rule is this: you apply them one at a time, review each diff, accept only the pieces you want, and repeat. Cursor doesn’t automatically merge suggestions together — you are the one driving the merge. You use the diff viewer, selective accept, multiselect edits, and sometimes a follow‑up instruction in Composer or Command‑K to unify the suggestions into one clean final result. Think of Cursor as giving you ingredients, and you choose which parts to cook together.

 

What “combining Cursor suggestions” actually means

 

Cursor gives suggestions in separate contexts — maybe inline code actions, comments in Composer, or edits triggered from Command‑K. Each suggestion is a patch (a diff), not a full replacement of your codebase. To combine several of them safely, you stack the patches in a controlled way instead of accepting everything blindly.

• Each suggestion = one proposed code edit.
• You can accept, reject, or partially accept each diff.
• Combining them means applying multiple diffs in a sequence while keeping the code valid.

 

The practical workflow

 

Below is the real, day‑to‑day method devs use in Cursor when combining several suggestions (for example, rewriting a function, adding types, and refactoring calls to it elsewhere).

• Trigger or open the first suggestion (Composer or inline Command‑K).
• Review the diff on the side panel. If Cursor changed too much, use the toggle to collapse sections and accept only specific chunks.
• Apply the parts you want. This gives you a clean baseline.
• Return to your next suggestion (maybe another Composer instruction or a second selection you made earlier).
• Apply the next diff. Cursor will attempt to patch the current version of the file, not the original one — this is how suggestions effectively “combine.”
• If diffs conflict (e.g., Cursor edits the same lines differently), use “accept” for one and then re‑ask Cursor: “Update this function to match the structure we just accepted.”

This is exactly how you merge edits while keeping full control. Cursor is powerful, but it doesn’t automatically resolve conflicting ideas; you guide it.

 

Using selective acceptance to merge suggestions

 

If Cursor gives two suggestions that both touch the same file, you can merge them manually. For example, Cursor might propose:

• a new helper function
• a refactor of an existing function

You can keep only the helper part of one diff and only the refactor part of the second diff by clicking on the diff hunk toggles.

 

function add(a, b) {
  return a + b
}

// Later, Cursor suggests a refactor:
function add(a, b) {
  // Cursor: "add validation"
  if (typeof a !== 'number' || typeof b !== 'number') {
    throw new Error('Inputs must be numbers')
  }
  return a + b
}

 

If Cursor also suggests logging, you can accept the validation from one diff and the logging from another and they will stack:

 

function add(a, b) {
  console.log('Adding', a, b)       // from second suggestion
  if (typeof a !== 'number' || typeof b !== 'number') {
    throw new Error('Inputs must be numbers')     // from first suggestion
  }
  return a + b
}

That’s “combining” in practice: controlled, sequential application of patches.

 

When suggestions overlap or conflict

 

If two suggestions modify the same lines differently, Cursor will show you an unresolved diff. This isn’t a bug — you’re just choosing which patch wins. The reliable method is:

• Pick the cleaner version in the diff.
• Accept it.
• Tell Cursor in Composer: “Update the rest of the file to match this accepted version.”

This prevents accidental corruption, especially in large refactors.

 

Using follow‑up instructions to unify suggestions

 

Sometimes you apply two suggestions and now the code works, but it feels mismatched. For example, Cursor added async/await in one suggestion and promises in another. After you apply both, you can ask Cursor:

“Unify the style in this file: convert everything to async/await.”

Cursor then generates a new coherent diff that combines everything cleanly.

 

A safe and simple way to combine multiple suggestions

 

• Apply suggestion A.
• Apply suggestion B.
• Ask Cursor to reconcile them: “Make these consistent.”
• Review and accept the harmonizing diff.

This is how you turn multiple ideas into one clean patch without losing control.

 

Extra tips from real-world usage

 

• Use Git branches when combining big suggestions. It lets you revert easily.
• Don’t trust big diffs blindly. Cursor is good, but it can over-edit.
• Work file-by-file when combining architecture-level upgrades.
• If Cursor starts to hallucinate edits, cancel, reload the state, and rephrase your prompt more concretely.

Once you get used to reviewing and stacking diffs this way, combining multiple Cursor suggestions becomes one of the tool’s biggest productivity boosts.