I’m getting back into building on Ergo after a long break and my old editor setup no longer fits how I work. I mainly write ErgoScript contracts and small off-chain helpers that talk to the node, and I want a single editor for both. Right now I’m torn between Cursor and Windsurf (the Devin desktop one) and the 2026 comparison material I’ve found online doesn’t settle it for me. My main worry is that these agents may not understand Ergo’s context extension model and could keep suggesting patterns from Ethereum or Solidity. I also care about keeping private keys and seed phrases out of any cloud context, and about running locally on Windows. What I really can’t tell is which one handles a smaller ecosystem with less public training data. If you’ve used either for ErgoScript or Scala work, how did it go?
Update after more looking around - Cursor vs Devin Desktop (Windsurf) (2026): Which Should You Pick? came up while I was comparing local Windows setups. I’m leaning toward Cursor for Scala/ErgoScript work, though I’m still unsure how much either one leans on Solidity patterns when handling context extensions.