find-project-anchors.js•3.2 kB
#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* Find Project Anchors Script
*
* Searches the Cursor database for known project names and reports
* WHERE in the JSON structure those project names appear.
* This helps us reverse-engineer all possible anchor fields.
*/
const Database = require('better-sqlite3');
const path = require('path');
const os = require('os');
// Known project names from the user's /play folder
const KNOWN_PROJECTS = [
'chat-context-mcp',
'tapjot',
'thedayis',
'notebooklm-automator',
'ascii-video-maker',
'bbpool',
'steffy',
'new_fourchum',
'codex',
'labcart',
'telegram-code',
'ForgeML',
'loopa',
'dreammachine',
'famouschains'
];
const dbPath = path.join(
os.homedir(),
'Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb'
);
const db = new Database(dbPath, { readonly: true });
// Map to store: field path -> count of occurrences
const anchorMap = new Map();
function searchJsonForProjects(obj, currentPath = '', projectName) {
if (typeof obj === 'string') {
// Check if this string contains the project name
if (obj.includes(projectName)) {
const key = currentPath || 'root';
anchorMap.set(key, (anchorMap.get(key) || 0) + 1);
}
return;
}
if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
obj.forEach((item, index) => {
searchJsonForProjects(item, `${currentPath}[${index}]`, projectName);
});
return;
}
if (obj !== null && typeof obj === 'object') {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
const newPath = currentPath ? `${currentPath}.${key}` : key;
searchJsonForProjects(value, newPath, projectName);
}
}
}
console.log('🔍 Searching for project anchors in Cursor database...\n');
console.log(`Projects to search: ${KNOWN_PROJECTS.join(', ')}\n`);
// Get all composerData entries
const stmt = db.prepare(`
SELECT key, value
FROM cursorDiskKV
WHERE key LIKE 'composerData:%'
`);
let totalSessions = 0;
let sessionsWithProjects = 0;
for (const row of stmt.iterate()) {
totalSessions++;
try {
const composerData = JSON.parse(row.value);
let foundProjectInSession = false;
// Search for each known project in this session
for (const projectName of KNOWN_PROJECTS) {
const beforeSize = anchorMap.size;
searchJsonForProjects(composerData, '', projectName);
if (anchorMap.size > beforeSize) {
foundProjectInSession = true;
}
}
if (foundProjectInSession) {
sessionsWithProjects++;
}
// Progress indicator
if (totalSessions % 50 === 0) {
process.stdout.write(`\rProcessed ${totalSessions} sessions...`);
}
} catch (err) {
// Skip malformed JSON
}
}
console.log(`\n\n✅ Processed ${totalSessions} total sessions`);
console.log(`📊 Found projects in ${sessionsWithProjects} sessions\n`);
// Sort by frequency
const sortedAnchors = Array.from(anchorMap.entries())
.sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
console.log('📍 ANCHOR FIELDS (where project paths appear):\n');
console.log('Field Path → Count\n' + '='.repeat(60));
for (const [fieldPath, count] of sortedAnchors) {
console.log(`${fieldPath.padEnd(50)} → ${count}`);
}
db.close();
