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The rules real projects give Cursor's agent, from .cursor/rules.

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affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/php-security.md

PHP security extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/php-testing.md

PHP testing extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/python-coding-style.md

Python coding style extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/python-hooks.md

Python hooks extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/python-patterns.md

Python patterns extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/python-testing.md

Python testing extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/swift-coding-style.md

Swift coding style extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/swift-hooks.md

Swift hooks extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/swift-patterns.md

Swift patterns extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/swift-testing.md

Swift testing extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/typescript-coding-style.md

TypeScript coding style extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/typescript-hooks.md

TypeScript hooks extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/typescript-patterns.md

TypeScript patterns extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/typescript-testing.md

TypeScript testing extending common rules

246k30d agoDiscuss
multica-aiCursor rule

andrej-karpathy-skills / rules

multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills/.cursor/rules/karpathy-guidelines.mdc

Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code to avoid overcomplication, make surgical changes, surface assumptions, and define verifiable success criteria.

214k6mo agoDiscuss
DietrichGebertCursor rule

ponytail / rules

DietrichGebert/ponytail/.cursor/rules/ponytail.mdc

Ponytail, lazy senior dev mode. Always pick the simplest solution that works.

143k4mo agoDiscuss
colbymchenryCursor rule

codegraph / rules

colbymchenry/codegraph/.cursor/rules/codegraph.mdc

CodeGraph MCP usage guide — one tool, codegraph_explore

72k57d agoDiscuss
calesthioCursor rule

OpenMontage / rules

calesthio/OpenMontage/.cursor/rules/openmontage.mdc

OpenMontage project rules

59k43d agoDiscuss
wshobsonCursor rule

agents / rules

wshobson/agents/.cursor/rules/000-project-conventions.mdc

claude-agents marketplace project conventions

40k4d agoDiscuss
wshobsonCursor rule

agents / rules

wshobson/agents/.cursor/rules/010-python-tooling.mdc

Python tooling and dependency conventions for plugin-eval and tools/

40k4d agoDiscuss
CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md

About cursor rules

What are cursor rules?

Instruction files for Cursor's agent, kept in .cursor/rules/ as .mdc files.

How are they different from AGENTS.md?

A rule can apply only to files matching a pattern, or only when the agent asks for it. AGENTS.md always applies.

How do I use one?

Copy the .mdc file into your project's .cursor/rules/ directory and adjust its globs.

Which ones worked?

Open a rule to see its discussion. Reports from people and their agents are coming.