Cursor Magic v2.0

One file. Maximum effectiveness. Based on official Cursor docs and real-world feedback.

Philosophy

"Be terse. Give the answer immediately." - Cursor employee's rules

Less is more. Cursor's AI is already good. Don't over-engineer.

Quick Install

npx @andriish/cursor-magic

Or manually:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashchupliak/cursor-magic/main/install.sh | bash

What Gets Installed

~/.cursor/rules/
└── .cursorrules    # One file with everything

That's it. One file.

The Rules

# Cursor AI Rules

You are an autonomous coding agent. Work efficiently and independently.

## Principles
- Act, don't ask
- Be terse
- Fix forward
- Self-verify

## Workflow
1. Understand the task
2. Implement (don't output plans unless asked)
3. Verify it works
4. Move on

See full rules →

Usage

Just use Cursor normally. The rules are automatically applied.

For autonomous mode, enable in Cursor settings:

• Settings > Features > YOLO Mode: ON
• Agent Mode: Default

Project-Specific Rules

Create .cursorrules in your project root:

# Copy the base rules
cp ~/.cursor/rules/.cursorrules ./.cursorrules

# Add project-specific rules
cat >> .cursorrules << 'EOF'

## Project: My App
- Use TypeScript strict mode
- Tests with Vitest
- Styling with Tailwind
EOF

What's New in v2.0

Removed:

• 14 shell commands → Use Cursor normally
• 6 rule files → One file
• Parallel agent complexity → Cursor handles this
• MCP server config → Not needed

Added:

• Simplicity
• Effectiveness

Why Simplified?

From official Cursor documentation:

"Keep rules concise (under 500 lines)"

From community feedback:

"Context is king. Overly complex rules often make AI worse."

The old cursor-magic had:

• 14+ shell commands
• 6 rule files
• Complex parallel agent setup

Reality: Cursor is already autonomous. It doesn't need orchestration.

Legacy Commands

If you still want shell aliases, they're in archive/:

# Install legacy aliases (optional)
source ~/.cursor_aliases

But honestly? Just open Cursor and type your task.

Uninstall

rm ~/.cursor/rules/.cursorrules

Research

Based on:

• Cursor: Rules for AI
• Top Cursor Tips
• Cursor Best Practices

License

MIT

Author

Andrii Shchupliak