Cursor and InsForge: build and deploy a RAG app

This sponsored tutorial uses Cursor and InsForge to build AI Study Buddy, a document chat application with authentication, file storage and scheduled summaries. The speaker presents InsForge as a backend that an AI agent can configure through CLI commands and skills, with a brief comparison to Supabase.

Setup starts with a Cursor project and an InsForge account. A dashboard prompt connects the coding assistant to the backend and installs its CLI and skills; the speaker says the MCP server is optional for this workflow. The demonstration uses Opus 4.7 and mentions automatic mode as an alternative.

Planning covers each user's knowledge base, document tags and daily highlights before the build begins. Local testing requires Node.js, followed by npm install and npm run dev. The example tests email verification, PDF uploads and responses that cite the uploaded document. This is local development connected to a managed backend; the tutorial does not demonstrate offline inference.

Testing exposes gaps. The speaker notices that the app is not using InsForge's model gateway and requests a correction. Daily summary behavior remains uncertain, and he acknowledges remaining bugs. The final section separates development and production branches, deploys the app, and adds Git tracking with rules to exclude sensitive environment files.