Refactoring Legacy Codebases

In this workshop, we cover a four-step way to migrate a legacy codebase with Cursor. Key workflows covered: Audit with Canvas: Use /canvas to map test coverage and which components to migrate. The demo audits a WordPress repo, then shares the canvas as a living document. Plan Mode: Write the migration as a markdown strategy with requirements and steps. Plan Mode does not write code, so you can review the approach first. Tickets from a plugin: Use a plugin, like Atlassian, to split that plan into Jira tickets. Plugins can also bring the vendor's skills with the MCP. Cloud agents: Hand thos