--- title: How to install EPIC in Cursor description: Step-by-step guide to installing EPIC in Cursor. Add architecture and memory to your AI coding agent in under a minute. image: https://blogs.epic.dev/hubfs/Blog%20image.png --- [Skip to content](https://blogs.epic.dev/how-to-install-epic-in-cursor#main-content) [![Epic-Full-Logo](https://blogs.epic.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/Epic%20Full%20Logo%20Light-2.png?width=2022&height=606&name=Epic%20Full%20Logo%20Light-2.png)Homepage](https://epic.dev/) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company [Get started](https://epic.dev) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company [Get started](https://epic.dev) ![](https://blogs.epic.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20image.png?width=4608&height=3072&name=Blog%20image.png) EPIC architectural memory AI coding agent memory software architecture AI # How to install EPIC in Cursor ![Newton Asare](https://blogs.epic.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/newton-epic.png?width=48&height=48&name=newton-epic.png) Newton Asare February 12, 2026 Installing EPIC in Cursor takes less than a minute. In this guide, we’ll walk through exactly how to install the extension and get started.   EPIC is an architecture and memory layer for coding agents. It defines the system your agents build against and reduces architectural drift as your codebase scales. Once installed, EPIC works directly inside Cursor to help maintain alignment between your product requirements, architecture, APIs, data models, and implementation. Step 1: Open the Extensions Marketplace in Cursor - Open Cursor and navigate to the Extensions Marketplace from the sidebar. Step 2: Search for EPIC - In the search bar, type EPIC. - EPIC is a verified Cursor extension published by Reload. Verification ensures the extension is officially maintained and trusted. Step 3: Install the Extension - Click the Install button. Cursor will automatically add EPIC to your editor. Step 4: Access EPIC Inside Cursor - Once installed, you can access EPIC in two ways: - Open the command palette and search for EPIC. - Click the EPIC icon in the left sidebar. From there, you can begin creating PRDs, data models, API specs, architecture diagrams, tech stack documents, and user stories directly inside your workflow. Why Install EPIC? As AI coding agents become more powerful, one challenge becomes more visible as projects scale: architectural drift and context loss. Without a defined system, agents can recreate APIs inconsistently, change data models unintentionally, forget earlier architectural decisions, and drift away from product requirements. EPIC solves this by acting as the architecture and memory layer for your coding agent. It ensures your agent builds against a defined system and retains project-level memory as your codebase evolves. What’s Next? After installing EPIC, the next step is connecting your project through MCP and generating your first set of architectural artifacts. You can follow our other guides to create a PRD, generate scalable data models, build API specs, create architecture diagrams, and enable project memory. EPIC helps you move from idea to production-grade system with clarity and alignment at every stage. 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