Cursor .cursorrules: Anti-Pattern Guardrails for Your Stack
Generate a .cursorrules file that blocks the specific bad patterns Cursor tends to produce in your stack.
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.cursorrules: Forbid Silent Catches and Swallowed Errors
A .cursorrules block that makes Cursor refuse to write try/catch blocks that hide failure from the caller.
.cursorrules: Make the AI Defend Every New Dependency
A .cursorrules block that blocks Cursor from adding npm packages without a written cost-benefit defense.
.cursorrules: Flag Any Variable Name That Lies About Its Type
Adds a Cursor rule that catches misleading variable names where the name implies one type but the value is another.
.cursorrules: Enforce Test-First Discipline Without the Lecture
A .cursorrules block that makes Cursor refuse to write implementation code until the test exists and fails for the right reason.