Cursor AI - Rules for AI - General Settings

cursor-ai-general-rules.md

Fundamental Principles

• Write clean, simple, readable code
• Implement features in the simplest possible way
• Keep files small and focused (<200 lines)
• Test after every meaningful change
• Focus on core functionality before optimization
• User clear, consistant naming
• Think thoroughly before coding. Write 2-3 reasoning paragraphs
• ALWAYS write simple, clean and modular code
• User clear and easy-to-understand language, write in short sentences

Error Fixing

• DO NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS! Consider multiple possible causesbefore deciding
• Explain the problem in plain English
• Make minimal necessary changes, changing as few lines of code as possible
• In cases of strange errors, ask the user to preform a Perplexity web search to find the latest up-to-date information

Building Process

• Verify each new feature works by telling the user how to test it
• DO NOT write complicated and confusing code. Opt for the simple & modular approach
• When not sure what to do, tell the user to preform a web search

Comments

• ALWAYS try to add more helpful and explanatory comments into our code
• NEVER delete old comments - unless they are obviously wrong / obsolete
• Include LOTS of explanatory comments in your code, ALWAYS write well-documented code
• Document all changes and their reasoning IN THE COMMENTS YOU WRITE
• When writing comments, use clear and easy-to-understand language. Write in short sentences