Cursor Rules Config

Provides project-specific AI behavior configuration for Cursor IDE through .cursorrules files.

Overview

What is .cursorrules?

.cursorrules is a project-level configuration file that:

• Guides AI code generation style
• Enforces coding standards
• Provides project context
• Customizes AI behavior per project

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE installed and authenticated

• Project workspace open in Cursor

• Write access to project root directory

• Basic understanding of YAML syntax

Instructions

• Navigate to your project root directory

• Create a new file named .cursorrules

• Add project metadata (name, language, framework)

• Define coding rules and conventions

• Include examples of preferred patterns

• Save the file and test with Cursor AI

Output

• .cursorrules file at project root

• Customized AI code generation behavior

• Consistent code style across AI suggestions

• Project-specific context for Cursor AI

Error Handling

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Cursor Documentation

• YAML Syntax Guide

• Cursor Community Discord