GUIDE_05 / Coding
Stop Cursor From Burning Your Tokens
Run a local proxy that compresses Cursor requests before they reach the model.
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What This Guide Does
This is the fast setup path for Headroom. Use it to get the tool running without hunting through tabs, comments, or docs. Open the link in Step 01, follow the steps in order, and copy any terminal commands shown directly under the step that needs them.
Setup Steps
6 steps- 01
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Step 02
Copy the install command and run it in Command Prompt.
Command 01pip install headroom-ai - 03
Step 03
Start Headroom as a local proxy with the command from the repository.
Command 01headroom proxy --port 8787 - 04
Step 04
Keep the proxy terminal open.
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Step 05
Open Cursor settings JSON and paste the proxy configuration from the repository.
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Step 06
Save settings so Cursor routes model requests through Headroom.