I don't think MSVC provides an LSP, so the VSC C++ extension uses proprietary Intellisense features instead. LLVM provides their own extension to use the clangd

I don't think MSVC provides an LSP, so the VSC C++ extension uses proprietary Intellisense features instead. LLVM provides their own extension to use the clangd LSP: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=llvm-vs-... In short: Corporate politics and the Cursor team taking the path of least resistance.