Cursor rules

Skill HKTITAN/cursor-sdk/skills/cursor-rules

Agent skills for the Cursor TypeScript SDK, the agent CLI, and .cursor/ project config (rules, skills, hooks, mcp). Skill-graph format with [[wikilinks]].

Install

npx -y skills add HKTITAN/cursor-sdk --skill cursor-rules

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Project, user, and team rules that the Cursor SDK and Agent load — `.cursor/rules/*.mdc`, `AGENTS.md`, and the legacy `.cursorrules`. Use when authoring rules that the SDK will pick up via `local.settingSources`, or when writing rule frontmatter with the right type (always / auto-attached / agent-requested / manual).

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cursor-rules

Rules are how you bake context into a project so every Agent run starts with the right instructions. The SDK reads them through local.settingSources — see [[../cursor-sdk/references/local-options]].

When to use

Adding repo-level coding conventions an SDK agent should follow
Writing per-folder AGENTS.md for nested context
Migrating from .cursorrules to .cursor/rules/*.mdc
Choosing between always-on, auto-attached, agent-requested, and manual rules

File locations

[[references/file-locations]] — .cursor/rules/, AGENTS.md, legacy .cursorrules
[[references/scope-and-precedence]] — team / project / user, hierarchy

Authoring `.mdc` rules

[[references/mdc-frontmatter]] — description, globs, alwaysApply
[[references/rule-types]] — Always / Auto-attached / Agent-requested / Manual
[[references/glob-patterns]] — **/*.tsx, comma-separated lists

`AGENTS.md`

[[references/agents-md]] — markdown-only, nested per directory
[[references/agents-md-vs-rules]] — when to pick which

SDK integration

[[references/sdk-integration]] — settingSources and what loads where
[[references/limitations]] — Tab and Inline Edit don't read rules

Cross-links

SDK setting sources → [[../cursor-sdk/references/local-options]]
Hooks (sibling .cursor/ feature) → [[../cursor-hooks/SKILL]]
Skills (sibling .cursor/ feature) → [[../cursor-skills-system/SKILL]]