@mrzacsmith/cursor-rules

Interactive CLI to install Cursor AI rules for your project.

Usage

Run with npx (recommended):

npx @mrzacsmith/cursor-rules

Or install globally:

npm install -g @mrzacsmith/cursor-rules
cursor-rules

Features

• 🎯 Interactive rule selection
• 📁 Organized by categories:
  • Setup
  • Code Style
  • Frontend
  • Backend
  • Database
  • Mobile
  • Desktop & Extension Development
  • MCP Servers
    • Browser Tools
• 🔄 Safe installation - won't overwrite existing rules without permission
• 📝 Each rule includes:
  • Description
  • Recommended glob patterns
  • Detailed guidelines

How it Works

1. Run npx @mrzacsmith/cursor-rules
2. Select a category using arrow keys
3. Choose rules using space bar
4. Navigate back to categories with enter
5. Select "Done" when finished
6. Rules are installed to .cursor/rules/

Available Rules

Setup

• [✓] Create Feature PRD: Guide for generating a detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD) based on user prompts
  • Structured process for gathering requirements through clarifying questions
  • Standardized PRD format with 9 sections (Introduction, Goals, User Stories, etc.)
  • Targets junior developers as the audience
  • Saves files as prd-[feature-name].md in /tasks/ directory
  • Clear workflow from initial prompt to complete PRD
• [✓] Generate Tasks: Guide for creating detailed task lists from Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)
  • Two-phase process: parent tasks first, then detailed sub-tasks
  • Requires user confirmation between phases for better control
  • Structured output format with relevant files section
  • Saves as tasks-[prd-file-name].md for easy tracking
  • Junior developer-friendly task breakdown
• [✓] Linear Issue Management: Standardizes Linear issue creation with automatic project and team detection
  • Self-configuring setup on first use - builds .cursor/linear-config.md after prompting for defaults
  • Automatic team, project, and assignee detection from configuration
  • Manual setup trigger: say "initiate linear issue rule" or "setup linear config"
  • Simple single-file configuration (no complex directory structures)
  • Override defaults on a per-issue basis when needed
  • No maintenance required - static configuration
• [✓] Process Task List: Guidelines for managing task lists in markdown files to track progress on completing a PRD
  • One sub-task at a time workflow with user approval gates
  • Clear completion protocol with checkbox marking system
  • File maintenance requirements and progress tracking
  • AI instructions for proper task execution
  • Structured approach to feature implementation
• [✓] Semgrep MCP Security Scan: Mandatory security scanning of all generated code using Semgrep MCP server
  • Automatic security vulnerability detection in all generated code
  • Integration with Semgrep MCP server tools
  • Mandatory scan before task completion
  • Clear workflow for handling security findings
  • Support for multiple programming languages
  • Best practices for secure code generation

Code Style

• [✓] Commit Messages: Standardized commit message format for consistent version control history
  • Enforces semantic commit messages
  • Includes type, scope, and description
  • Example: Feat(component): add new component
• [✓] NPM Package Check: Best practices for checking and installing NPM packages before use
  • Package dependency verification
  • Automatic installation commands
  • Dependency management
  • Error handling
  • Development workflow optimization
• [✓] Python Development: Modern Python development practices with type hints and testing
  • Type annotations and docstrings
  • Project structure and organization
  • Testing with pytest
  • Error handling and logging
  • Environment configuration
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions
• [✓] Terminal Path Verification: Best practices for verifying paths and locations before executing terminal commands
  • Directory verification with pwd and ls
  • Path existence checks
  • File operation safety
  • Error prevention
  • Automated verification in scripts
• [✓] Yoda Quote Endings: End each Cursor chat with wisdom
  • Adds personality to coding sessions
  • Provides Yoda-style encouragement
  • Example: "Debug or debug not. There is no try-catch."

Frontend

• [✓] Tailwind Standards: Best practices for Tailwind CSS v4+ implementation
  • Version compatibility and migration
  • Performance optimization
  • React integration
  • Accessibility and internationalization
• [✓] React GraphQL Apollo: Best practices for React development with GraphQL and Apollo Client
  • Project structure and organization
  • Apollo Client setup and configuration
  • Custom hooks and components
  • GraphQL operations and caching
  • Error handling and performance
• [✓] Mobile First Web Development: Best practices for mobile-first web development using Tailwind, React, and Firebase
  • Mobile-first design principles
  • Responsive component patterns
  • Firebase integration and security
  • Performance optimization
  • Accessibility and animations
• [✓] Next.js App Router: Best practices for Next.js App Router development with TypeScript, Shadcn UI, and Tailwind
  • Server and Client Components
  • TypeScript and component patterns
  • Performance optimization
  • State management with nuqs
  • Shadcn UI integration
• [✓] Next.js Supabase Auth: Guidelines for writing Next.js apps with Supabase Auth
  • Modern SSR authentication patterns
  • Correct cookie handling
  • Middleware implementation
  • Browser and server client setup
  • Security best practices
• [✓] Modern React Next.js: Best practices for modern React and Next.js development with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and accessibility
  • Component design patterns
  • Custom hooks and utilities
  • Accessibility best practices
  • Performance optimization
  • Type-safe development
• [Coming Soon] React Best Practices: Guidelines for React component development
• [Coming Soon] TypeScript Standards: TypeScript configuration and usage patterns
• [Coming Soon] CSS/SCSS Conventions: Styling standards and organization

Backend

• [✓] Firebase Integration: Best practices for Firebase services
  • Authentication setup and security
  • Firestore data structure
  • Storage organization
  • Cloud Functions architecture
• [Coming Soon] API Design: RESTful and GraphQL API standards
• [Coming Soon] Security Guidelines: Backend security best practices

Database

• [Coming Soon] MongoDB Patterns: Schema design and query optimization
• [Coming Soon] PostgreSQL Standards: Database structure and performance
• [Coming Soon] Redis Caching: Caching strategies and patterns

Mobile

• [✓] Flutter Development: Best practices for Flutter development using clean architecture and BLoC pattern
  • Project structure and organization
  • Clean architecture implementation
  • BLoC pattern and state management
  • Widget guidelines and testing
  • Performance optimization
  • Error handling and logging
• [✓] React Native Expo: Best practices for React Native development using Expo SDK and TypeScript
  • Project structure and TypeScript setup
  • Component design patterns
  • Navigation and state management
  • Asset and notification handling
  • Error boundaries and testing
  • Performance optimization
• [✓] SwiftUI Development: Modern SwiftUI development practices with clean architecture and MVVM pattern
  • Project structure and organization
  • MVVM pattern implementation
  • Modern layout and navigation
  • Animations and transitions
  • State management
  • Accessibility best practices
• [✓] Jetpack Compose: Modern Android development practices using Compose and clean architecture
  • Project structure and organization
  • Material Design 3 implementation
  • ViewModel and state management
  • Navigation and routing
  • Reusable components
  • Testing and performance
• [Coming Soon] Native iOS: Best practices for native iOS development

Desktop & Extension Development

• [✓] Chrome Extension Development: Best practices for modern Chrome Extension development using TypeScript and Manifest V3
  • Project structure and organization
  • TypeScript integration and type safety
  • Manifest V3 configuration
  • Security best practices
  • Performance optimization
  • Cross-browser compatibility
• [✓] Electron Development: Best practices for building cross-platform desktop applications
  • Project architecture and security
  • IPC communication patterns
  • PouchDB offline support
  • Performance optimization
  • UI/UX best practices
  • Auto-updates and deployment
• [Coming Soon] Firefox Add-on Development: Guidelines for Firefox extension development
• [Coming Soon] Web Extension APIs: Cross-browser extension development patterns

MCP Servers

Browser Tools

• [✓] Debug Commands: This tool performs debugging steps for applications
  • Console log collection
  • Error tracking
  • Network request monitoring
  • Screenshot capture
  • Automated analysis
  • Specialized debugging commands

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Add your rule to src/rules/
4. Submit a pull request

Adding a New Rule

Rules should be added as JSON files in src/rules/ following this structure:

{
  "category": "category_name",
  "title": "Rule Title",
  "description": "Brief description",
  "recommended_globs": ["glob patterns"],
  "content": [
    "# Rule Title",
    "",
    "// Description: Brief description",
    "// Recommended Globs: glob patterns",
    "",
    "## Section",
    "- Guideline 1",
    "- Guideline 2"
  ]
}

The rule will be transformed into an MDC file with frontmatter:

---
description: Brief description
globs: glob patterns
---

# Rule Title

// Description: Brief description
// Recommended Globs: glob patterns

## Section
- Guideline 1
- Guideline 2

Rule Components

• category: One of setup, code_style, frontend, backend, database, mobile, desktop_extension, mcp_servers_browser_tools
• title: Clear, concise title in Title Case
• description: Single sentence explaining the rule's purpose
• recommended_globs: Array of glob patterns for file matching (e.g., ["**/*.{js,ts}"])
• content: Array of markdown strings forming the rule documentation

License

MIT

Author

mrzacsmith