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Cursor rules examples

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

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MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/frontend-test-conventions.mdc

Frontend TypeScript test conventions (Vitest)

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/unified-error-protocol.mdc

Unified error handling protocol for backend and frontend

17k5mo agoDiscuss
PostHogCursor rule

posthog / rules

PostHog/posthog/.cursor/rules/react-typescript.mdc

Rules for writing frontend code at PostHog (mostly React + Typescript with Kea)

40k5d agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/dataframe-serialization.mdc

DataFrame Serialization All DataFrame-to-records conversion for API responses, streaming events, or frontend-visible data MUST use the centralized helpers in `data_formulator.datalake.parquet_utils`: | Source type | Helper | |---|---| | `pd.DataFrame

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/dev-guides-first.mdc

Require reading dev-guides before development and keeping docs in sync

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/i18n-no-hardcoded-strings.mdc

No hardcoded UI strings — use i18n translation keys

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/implementation-review-checklist.mdc

Require structural code review after implementation before final response

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/language-injection-conventions.mdc

Language injection conventions for LLM Agent prompts

17k5mo agoDiscuss
triggerdotdevCursor rule

trigger.dev / rules

triggerdotdev/trigger.dev/.cursor/rules/writing-tasks.mdc

Guidelines for writing Trigger.dev tasks

16k50d agoReads credentialsDiscuss
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.