Tool selection and unified configuration
Choosing the right tool stack, establishing unified configuration management, and defining usage guidelines are the foundation for efficient collaboration in AI teams.
Designing a team tool stack
Choose the right tool combination based on team size, balancing features, cost, and ease of use.
Choosing IDE tools
Small team (3-5 people)
Use Cursor consistently (low cost, full-featured)
Mid-sized team (6–15 people)
Cursor (main) + Windsurf (long codebase analysis)
Large teams (16+ people)
Multiple tool combinations (choose by scenario)
Command-line tool selection
Small team (3-5 people)
Claude Code + Fabric
Mid-sized team (6–15 people)
Claude Code + Continue.dev + Fabric
Large teams (16+ people)
Combination of multiple tools + enterprise self-hosting
Web page editing tool selection
Small team (3-5 people)
v0 (rapid prototype)
Mid-sized team (6–15 people)
v0 + bolt.new (full-stack development)
Large teams (16+ people)
Combining multiple tools (choose as needed)
Unified configuration management
Establish a unified configuration template to ensure team members use consistent settings and improve collaboration efficiency.
Cursor settings
- •MCP server configuration: unified MCP Servers list
- •Agent mode specification：Define Agent usage scenarios
- •Configure version control: Use Git to manage configuration changes
Fabric configuration
- •Model Selection Strategy: Define model selection for different scenarios
- •Shell alias: Unified command alias
- •Pattern classification: Manage by categorizing according to task type
Environment variable management
- •API Key management: Use key management tools (such as 1Password, Vault)
- •Configuration documentation: every environment variable has documentation
- •Access control: Set access permissions for sensitive keys
Tool usage guidelines
Establish clear usage guidelines to ensure team members use the right tools in the right scenarios.
Code completion guidelines
- • Single-file code completion
- • Function implementation completion
- • Generate code from comments
- • Cross-file refactoring
- • Architecture adjustments
- • Large codebase analysis
- • 1M+ token context requirements
- • Large Monorepo analysis
- • Cross-project code understanding
Prompt usage guidelines
- • PRD (Product Requirements Document)
- • WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
- • DoD (Definition of Done)
- • Rule checks (code style, naming conventions)
- • Security checks (vulnerabilities, sensitive information)
- • Performance checks (performance bottlenecks, optimization suggestions)
Hands-on practice
Practice suggestion:
- 1Design a team tool stack plan (based on your team size, choose an appropriate combination of tools)
- 2Create a unified configuration template (Cursor Skill library, Fabric Patterns library, environment variable template)
- 3Write tool usage guidelines documentation (code completion guidelines, Prompt usage guidelines, Code Review template)
Learning outcomes
After completing this chapter, you will:
- 1Master team tool selection methods (choose the right tool combination based on team size)
- 2Able to establish unified configuration management (Cursor, Fabric, environment variables)
- 3Understand the importance of tool usage conventions (code completion conventions, prompt usage conventions)