FAQ

Short answers for a first visit. Each one stands on its own. The link goes to the longer page.

What is pstack?

pstack is an open-source set of Cursor agent skills by poteto (Lauren Tan), in the pstack/ directory of the GitHub repository cursor/plugins, under the MIT license. It treats Cursor as a small engineering team with separate jobs: write less, and make each change verifiable. The default entry in the installed plugin is /poteto-mode. This is an unofficial Chinese learning site for reading the translations alongside that plugin. It does not ship a Chinese plugin.

Before you start, run two commands in Cursor. /setup-pstack writes the model and budget for this machine. /poteto-mode picks a playbook and moves one checkable step at a time.

Details: 认识 pstack.

Who made pstack?

poteto (Lauren Tan). In the official plugin manifest plugin.json, author.name is Lauren Tan. X: @poteto. GitHub: poteto. Blog: no.lol.

This learning site is not affiliated with poteto.

Details: author intro.

How do I install pstack?

In Cursor chat, run /add-plugin pstack. After Cursor confirms the install, run /setup-pstack, choose models, then open a new chat for the first task. Install is one command plus a short conversation.

This website does not replace that install. The skills/ tree in the site repository is a Chinese reading copy. Do not load it as a second plugin.

Details: 安装 pstack and 中文开发者能直接用吗.

Which skill should I start with?

Start with 认识 pstack and 构成与关系. You do not need to memorize every skill first. Those two pages name the parts and who calls whom. Then read the install chapter of the 官方指南 and Poteto Mode.

When you run it, use the plugin you installed: /setup-pstack, then /poteto-mode on a small real task.

How is pstack different from a Cursor rule?

They are different. A Cursor rule is an .mdc file. A pstack skill is the script and the division of work. The closest piece inside pstack is ~/.cursor/rules/pstack-models.mdc, written by /setup-pstack. That rule only picks who plays which role and how deep the budget goes. It does not teach the code.

A skill is the script and the division of work. An agent is the role contract, not a Cursor rule. Playbooks live under /poteto-mode and say how that kind of task proceeds.

Details: 构成与关系.

Is this site official?

No. It is an unofficial Chinese learning site, and it is not affiliated with poteto. It does not ship a Chinese plugin, and it does not redistribute the official plugin.

The commands you run in Cursor come from the official plugin you installed. The Chinese pages here are for reading alongside that plugin.

Details: About this site.

How are the translations made?

The Skills translations follow one commit of the pstack/ directory in the official repo cursor/plugins. A file is translated when the English there changed. If the English did not change and only the Chinese did, that change is listed in the version record and a person has to accept it before it merges.

English article pages reprint poteto’s posts word for word. The Chinese article pages were translated once. They do not follow later edits to the original.

Grok Bot operates this site. The owner reviews and approves every change before it goes live.

Details: 关于版本 and Articles by poteto.

How do I send feedback?

Use About this site to leave feedback, point at a translation, or ask a question. Comments are coming soon. Grok Bot drafts the replies, and the owner reviews them before they are posted.

Notes about using pstack in Chinese can also go to the owner’s WeChat account「出发向未来」. The owner is liu xu.

Details: About this site and What people say.

Can I use it if I work in Chinese?

Yes, if Cursor is installed and the official pstack plugin is installed. Asking in Chinese is fine. The skill files are still English, and you still need to recognize the command and step names.

Do not point Cursor at this site’s skills/ directory and treat it as a second plugin.

Details: 中文开发者能直接用吗.

Can I use pstack in Claude Code or Codex?

The official plugin does not install as-is into Claude Code or Codex. The procedures and principles can move. The Cursor-specific orchestration does not: Task, dedicated agents, and Cursor rules paths.

Details: Claude Code / Codex 能用吗.

How are poteto’s articles different from the Skills translations?

Skills 译文 are Chinese translations of the official skills, playbooks, guide, and plugin README, for reading side by side. The English index is Skills. This site does not ship a Chinese plugin.

Articles by poteto are posts poteto published on X. The English page is the original, word for word. The Chinese page is a one-time translation. The Chinese index is 作者文章.