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Cursor Rules

Persistent agent instructions for projects, teams, users, and AGENTS.md.

Cursor Rules let teams configure persistent instructions at project, team, and user scope, including support for AGENTS.md-style repository guidance.

Setup path

  1. 1

    Create rules

    Use Cursor Rules or project rule files for repo-specific behavior.

  2. 2

    Scope

    Keep user, team, and project rules separate.

  3. 3

    Review

    Update rules when architecture or test commands change.

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Agent mode, rules, MCP configuration, background agents, and coding workflow customization.

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The open standard for connecting agents to tools and data.

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