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Cursor rules examples

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/common-security.md

Security: mandatory checks, secret management, response protocol

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

affaan-m/ECC/.cursor/rules/common-agents.md

Agent orchestration: available agents, parallel execution, multi-perspective analysis

246k30d agoDiscuss
affaan-mCursor rule

ECC / rules

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

Common patterns: repository, API response, skeleton projects

246k30d 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
PostHogCursor rule

posthog / rules

PostHog/posthog/.cursor/rules/django-python.mdc

Rules for writing Python services at PostHog (Python servers powered by the Django framework)

40k5d agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/error-response-safety.mdc

Prevent information exposure through exception messages in HTTP responses

17k5mo agoDiscuss
MicrosoftCursor rule

data-formulator / rules

microsoft/data-formulator/.cursor/rules/path-safety.mdc

路径安全编码规范 — 编辑路由/Agent/Loader/Workspace/知识库代码时自动提醒

17k5mo 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.