--- name: "cursor-usage-analytics" description: | Track and analyze Cursor usage metrics via admin dashboard: requests, model usage, team productivity, and cost optimization. Triggers on "cursor analytics", "cursor usage", "cursor metrics", "cursor reporting", "cursor dashboard", "cursor ROI". allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)" version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: "Jeremy Longshore " compatible-with: claude-code, codex, openclaw tags: [saas, cursor, analytics, dashboard] --- # Cursor Usage Analytics Track and analyze Cursor usage metrics for Business and Enterprise plans. Covers dashboard metrics, cost optimization, adoption tracking, and ROI measurement. ## Admin Dashboard Overview Access: [cursor.com/settings](https://cursor.com/settings) > Team > Usage (Business/Enterprise only) ``` ┌─ Dashboard ────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Total Requests This Month: 12,847 │ │ Fast Requests Remaining: 2,153 / 15,000 │ │ Active Users: 28 / 30 seats │ │ Most Used Model: Claude Sonnet (62%) │ │ │ │ ┌─ Usage Trend ─────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ▆▆▇▇██▇▆▇█▇▇▆▅ │ │ │ │ Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─ Top Users ───────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ alice@co.com 847 requests (Sonnet) │ │ │ │ bob@co.com 623 requests (GPT-4o) │ │ │ │ carol@co.com 591 requests (Auto) │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ## Key Metrics ### Request Metrics | Metric | What It Measures | Target | |--------|-----------------|--------| | Total requests | All AI interactions (Chat, Composer, Inline Edit) | Growing month-over-month | | Fast requests | Premium model uses (count against quota) | Stay under monthly limit | | Slow requests | Queued requests after quota exceeded | Minimize (upgrade if high) | | Tab acceptances | How often Tab suggestions are accepted | 30-50% acceptance rate is healthy | ### User Adoption Metrics | Metric | Healthy | Needs Attention | |--------|---------|-----------------| | Weekly active users | 80%+ of seats | Below 50% of seats | | Requests per user/day | 5-20 | Below 3 (underutilization) | | Users with 0 requests (30d) | 0-10% of seats | Above 20% (wasted seats) | | Model diversity | 2-3 models used | Single model only | ### Cost Metrics | Metric | Calculation | |--------|-------------| | Cost per seat | Plan price / active users | | Cost per request | Total spend / total requests | | BYOK costs | Sum of API provider invoices | | Total AI spend | Cursor subscription + BYOK costs | ## Quota Management ### Fast Request Quota Each team member gets ~500 fast requests per month (varies by plan). Fast requests are consumed when using premium models (Claude Sonnet/Opus, GPT-4o, o1, etc.). When quota is exceeded: - Requests are queued as "slow" (may take 30-60 seconds instead of 5-10) - Tab completion is unaffected - cursor-small model remains fast ### Strategies to Stay Under Quota ``` 1. Default to Auto mode - Cursor routes simple queries to cheaper models - Only uses premium models when complexity warrants it 2. Educate team on model selection - Simple questions → cursor-small or GPT-4o-mini - Standard coding → GPT-4o or Claude Sonnet - Hard problems only → Claude Opus, o1 (these burn quota fast) 3. Reduce round-trips - Write detailed prompts (fewer back-and-forth turns) - Use @Files instead of @Codebase (less context = faster) - Start new chats instead of continuing stale ones 4. BYOK for power users - Heavy users can use their own API keys - Their requests don't count against team quota ``` ## Reporting for Stakeholders ### Monthly Report Template ```markdown # Cursor Usage Report - [Month Year] ## Summary - Active users: X / Y seats (X% utilization) - Total AI requests: X,XXX - Fast request quota usage: XX% - Monthly cost: $X,XXX ## Adoption Trends - New users onboarded: X - Users showing increased usage: X - Inactive users (0 requests): X ## Model Usage Distribution - Claude Sonnet: XX% - GPT-4o: XX% - Auto: XX% - Other: XX% ## Recommendations - [Scale / optimize / train based on data] ``` ### ROI Calculation ``` Time saved per developer per day: ~1 hour (conservative estimate) Working days per month: 22 Developer hourly cost (fully loaded): $75 Monthly time savings per developer: 22 hours × $75 = $1,650 Cursor cost per developer: $40/month (Business) ROI per developer: $1,650 - $40 = $1,610/month ROI multiple: 41x Break-even: developer saves >32 minutes/month ``` **Note:** Actual time savings vary. Track team velocity (story points, PRs merged, cycle time) before and after Cursor adoption for data-driven ROI. ## Usage Optimization Playbook ### For Underutilized Teams (< 5 requests/user/day) ``` 1. Run team training session (30 min demo of Chat + Composer) 2. Share the cursor-hello-world skill for hands-on practice 3. Create project rules (.cursor/rules/) so AI gives better results 4. Assign "AI Champion" per team to share tips and answer questions 5. Set a 30-day adoption goal and review progress ``` ### For Overutilized Teams (quota consistently exceeded) ``` 1. Review model usage -- are users defaulting to expensive models? 2. Enable Auto mode as team default 3. Train on efficient prompting (fewer turns = fewer requests) 4. Consider BYOK for top 5 users (offloads their usage from team quota) 5. Evaluate upgrading to more seats or Enterprise plan ``` ### For Inconsistent Usage ``` 1. Check if project rules are configured (AI is less useful without them) 2. Verify indexing works (poor @Codebase = poor experience) 3. Look for extension conflicts (GitHub Copilot still enabled?) 4. Survey team for friction points and address them ``` ## Enterprise Considerations - **Advanced analytics**: Enterprise plans include detailed per-user, per-model, per-project breakdowns - **API access**: Programmatic access to usage data for integration with internal dashboards (Enterprise) - **Compliance reporting**: Usage logs can support audit requirements (who used AI, when, which model) - **Cost allocation**: Tag usage by team/project for internal chargeback accounting ## Resources - [Cursor Admin Dashboard](https://cursor.com/settings) - [Cursor Pricing](https://cursor.com/pricing) - [Cursor Enterprise](https://cursor.com/enterprise)