Building an AI-Assisted Development Culture in a Small Team When we first introduced Cursor, the team adopted it very fast. Faster than expected. But reactions were not the same. Some people were excited and tried many tools. Some were careful. Some asked clearly: "Will this hurt my personal growth?" Some saw a threat, others saw an opportunity. This variety was actually healthy. But it also showed one clear gap: we had a shared tool, but not a shared way to use it. We needed to close that gap. This article explains how we built AI-assisted development practices and standards from zero in an engineering team with more than five people. People first: adoption does not happen by one decision The technical part of introducing AI tools was the easy part. The hard part was aligning people with different concerns. The question "Will this tool make me unnecessary?" can stay in the room even if no one says it. We discussed it directly. Our answer was clear: AI does not replace ownership. It helps us write faster.…