# We Let AI Resurrect a 2-Year-Old Flask Python App (Cursor + Auth0)

> Source: <https://dev.to/auth0/we-let-ai-resurrect-a-2-year-old-flask-python-app-cursor-auth0-234b>
> Published: 2026-08-17 13:00:00+00:00

Updating old codebases usually means hours of re-configuring environments, fixing broken dependencies, and hunting for lost secrets. In this walkthrough, we use Cursor IDE and the new Auth0 plugin to automatically resurrect a 2-year-old Python Flask application. Watch how AI seamlessly sets up the Auth0 CLI, generates environment variables, and configures our authentication tenant from scratch.