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Cursor rule16 starsChanged 10 months agoApache-2.0View on GitHub
Guidelines for creating cursor rules
Where files are headingNew Cursor rule files have more rules about planning and tracking tasks, and fewer about code style.
Of the Cursor rule files we read, the 4,157 first seen in the last six months, against the older ones: the kind of rule that gained most share, and the kind that lost most. About files like this in general, not this one, and an estimate, since a kind is a pattern in the words.
In this repository7 other files it gives its agents.
- .cursor/rules/commit-standards.mdcCursor rule
- .cursor/rules/development-workflow.mdcCursor rule
- .cursor/rules/linear-ai-todo-integration.mdcCursor rule
- .cursor/rules/linear-document-workflow.mdcCursor rule
- .cursor/rules/linear-release-workflow.mdcCursor rule
- branch-cleanupSkill
- release-workflowSkill
The file
We split this cursor-rules-guidelines.mdc into the rules it gives an agent
3 rules. About 0 are common, 3 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈3
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
0
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 7
Keep rules short, precise, and specific (under ~30 lines).
- Distinctive: line 11
Use ✅/❌ examples for correct vs incorrect behavior
- Distinctive: line 16
NEVER: create verbose rules with lengthy checklists or detailed explanations.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 6,668 Cursor rule files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
--- description: "Guidelines for creating cursor rules" alwaysApply: true --- # Cursor Rules Guidelines Keep rules **short, precise, and specific** (under ~30 lines). **Requirements:** - Focus on what agents MUST do or MUST NOT do - Use ✅/❌ examples for correct vs incorrect behavior - Reference docs instead of duplicating content **Before committing:** Can this rule be shorter? Is every line essential? **NEVER** create verbose rules with lengthy checklists or detailed explanations.
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