diff --git a/internal/boxcli/integrate.go b/internal/boxcli/integrate.go
index a6d8191af1b..46040a0f579 100644
--- a/internal/boxcli/integrate.go
+++ b/internal/boxcli/integrate.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 type integrateCmdFlags struct {
 	config    configFlags
 	debugmode bool
+	ideName   string
 }
 
 func integrateCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -45,12 +46,13 @@ func integrateVSCodeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	command := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:    "vscode",
 		Hidden: true,
-		Short:  "Integrate devbox environment with VSCode.",
+		Short:  "Integrate devbox environment with VSCode or other VSCode-based editors.",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runIntegrateVSCodeCmd(cmd, flags)
 		},
 	}
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&flags.debugmode, "debugmode", false, "enable debug outputs to a file.")
+	command.Flags().StringVar(&flags.ideName, "ide", "code", "name of the currently open editor to reopen after it's closed.")
 	flags.config.register(command)
 
 	return command
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func runIntegrateVSCodeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, flags integrateCmdFlags) error {
 		enabled: flags.debugmode,
 	}
 	// Setup process communication with node as parent
-	dbug.logToFile("Devbox process initiated. Setting up communication channel with VSCode process")
+	dbug.logToFile("Devbox process initiated. Setting up communication channel with the code editor process")
 	channel, err := go2node.RunAsNodeChild()
 	if err != nil {
 		dbug.logToFile(err.Error())
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ func runIntegrateVSCodeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, flags integrateCmdFlags) error {
 	})
 
 	// Send message to parent process to terminate
-	dbug.logToFile("Signaling VSCode to close")
+	dbug.logToFile("Signaling code editor to close")
 	err = channel.Write(&go2node.NodeMessage{
 		Message: []byte(`{"status": "finished"}`),
 	})
@@ -118,13 +120,13 @@ func runIntegrateVSCodeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, flags integrateCmdFlags) error {
 		dbug.logToFile(err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
-	// Open vscode with devbox shell environment
-	cmnd := exec.Command("code", message.ConfigDir)
+	// Open editor with devbox shell environment
+	cmnd := exec.Command(flags.ideName, message.ConfigDir)
 	cmnd.Env = append(cmnd.Env, envVars...)
 	var outb, errb bytes.Buffer
 	cmnd.Stdout = &outb
 	cmnd.Stderr = &errb
-	dbug.logToFile("Re-opening VSCode in computed devbox environment")
+	dbug.logToFile("Re-opening code editor in computed devbox environment")
 	err = cmnd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		dbug.logToFile(fmt.Sprintf("stdout: %s \n stderr: %s", outb.String(), errb.String()))
diff --git a/vscode-extension/package.json b/vscode-extension/package.json
index 8e48d6a869a..29a1a0f0ec6 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "devbox",
   "displayName": "devbox by Jetify",
   "description": "devbox integration for VSCode",
-  "version": "0.1.5",
+  "version": "0.1.6",
   "icon": "assets/icon.png",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
     "onStartupFinished"
   ],
   "main": "./out/extension.js",
-  "extensionDependencies": [
-    "ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh"
-  ],
   "contributes": {
     "commands": [
       {
diff --git a/vscode-extension/src/devbox.ts b/vscode-extension/src/devbox.ts
index fd85bd93fa9..2fb61a3784d 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/src/devbox.ts
+++ b/vscode-extension/src/devbox.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ interface Message {
     status: string
 }
 
+const appNameBinaryMap: {[key: string]: string} = {
+  "vscodium": "codium",
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+  "visual studio code": "code",
+  "cursor": "cursor",
+};
+
 export async function devboxReopen() {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     const seeDocs = 'See Devbox docs';
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ export async function devboxReopen() {
           await setupDotDevbox(workingDir, dotdevbox);
           
           // setup required vscode settings
-          await logToFile(dotdevbox, 'Updating VSCode configurations');
+          await logToFile(dotdevbox, 'Updating editor configurations');
           progress.report({ message: 'Updating configurations...', increment: 50 });
           updateVSCodeConf();
 
@@ -49,7 +56,9 @@ export async function devboxReopen() {
           const devbox = 'devbox';
           // run devbox integrate and then close this window
           const debugModeFlag = workspace.getConfiguration("devbox").get("enableDebugMode");
-          let child = spawn(devbox, ['integrate', 'vscode', '--debugmode='+debugModeFlag], {
+          // name of the currently open editor
+          const ideName = appNameBinaryMap[env.appName.toLocaleLowerCase()] || 'code';
+          let child = spawn(devbox, ['integrate', 'vscode', '--debugmode='+debugModeFlag, '--ide='+ideName], {
             cwd: workingDir.path,
             stdio: [0, 1, 2, 'ipc']
           });