diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/test/launchTestUtilities.ts b/packages/core/scripts/test/launchTestUtilities.ts
index 6f8b420fd8a..2afd135e367 100644
--- a/packages/core/scripts/test/launchTestUtilities.ts
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/test/launchTestUtilities.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function getVSCodeCliArgs(params: {
                 VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.java,
                 VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.javadebug,
                 VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.git,
-                VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh,
+                VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.id,
             ],
         })
         disableWorkspaceTrustArg = [disableWorkspaceTrust]
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shared/extensions.ts b/packages/core/src/shared/extensions.ts
index cd14a9f5996..0ea09ac70d7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shared/extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shared/extensions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import { CredentialsStore } from '../auth/credentials/store'
 import { SamCliContext } from './sam/cli/samCliContext'
 import { UriHandler } from './vscode/uriHandler'
 
+// Determine the remote SSH extension based on the editor
+const getRemoteSshExtension = () => {
+    const isCursor = vscode.env.appName?.toLowerCase().includes('cursor')
+    return isCursor
+        ? { id: 'anysphere.remote-ssh', minVersion: '1.0.2' }
+        : { id: 'ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh', minVersion: '0.74.0' }
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
 export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID = {
     awstoolkit: 'amazonwebservices.aws-toolkit-vscode',
@@ -24,13 +32,9 @@ export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID = {
     javadebug: 'vscjava.vscode-java-debug',
     dotnet: 'ms-dotnettools.csdevkit',
     git: 'vscode.git',
-    remotessh: 'ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh',
+    remotessh: getRemoteSshExtension(),
 } as const
 
-export const vscodeExtensionMinVersion = {
-    remotessh: '0.74.0',
-}
-
 /** @deprecated Use `extensionGlobals.ts:globals` instead. */
 export interface ExtContext {
     extensionContext: vscode.ExtensionContext
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shared/remoteSession.ts b/packages/core/src/shared/remoteSession.ts
index b45bdb3ca9c..cef1aaf00ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shared/remoteSession.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shared/remoteSession.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Settings } from '../shared/settings'
 import { showConfirmationMessage, showMessageWithCancel } from './utilities/messages'
 import { CancellationError, Timeout } from './utilities/timeoutUtils'
 import { isExtensionInstalled, showInstallExtensionMsg } from './utilities/vsCodeUtils'
-import { VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID, vscodeExtensionMinVersion } from './extensions'
+import { VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID } from './extensions'
 import { Err, Result } from '../shared/utilities/result'
 import { ToolkitError, UnknownError } from './errors'
 import { getLogger } from './logger/logger'
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@ export async function ensureDependencies(): Promise<Result<DependencyPaths, Canc
 }
 
 export async function ensureRemoteSshInstalled(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh, vscodeExtensionMinVersion.remotessh)) {
+    if (!isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.id, VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.minVersion)) {
         showInstallExtensionMsg(
-            VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh,
+            VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.id,
             'Remote SSH',
             'Connecting to Dev Environment',
-            vscodeExtensionMinVersion.remotessh
+            VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.minVersion
         )
 
-        if (isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh)) {
+        if (isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.id)) {
             throw new ToolkitError('Remote SSH extension version is too low', {
                 cancelled: true,
                 code: RemoteSessionError.ExtensionVersionTooLow,
-                details: { expected: vscodeExtensionMinVersion.remotessh },
+                details: { expected: VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.minVersion },
             })
         } else {
             throw new ToolkitError('Remote SSH extension not installed', {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/testE2E/codecatalyst/client.test.ts b/packages/core/src/testE2E/codecatalyst/client.test.ts
index 84e9309120c..00f1d946d16 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/testE2E/codecatalyst/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/testE2E/codecatalyst/client.test.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('Test how this codebase uses the CodeCatalyst API', function () {
         })
 
         it('prompts to install the ssh extension if not available', async function () {
-            if (isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh)) {
+            if (isExtensionInstalled(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.remotessh.id)) {
                 skipTest(this, 'remote ssh already installed')
             }