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PatrickJS / awesome-cursorrules

awesome-cursorrules

📄 Configuration files that enhance Cursor AI editor experience with custom rules and behaviors

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📄 Configuration files that enhance Cursor AI editor experience with custom rules and behaviors

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jomadu·Sep 10, 2025Submission

Show HN: AI Rules Manager – Package manager for AI coding assistant rules

I built ARM (AI Rules Manager) to solve a problem that's been bugging me: managing AI rules across projects is broken. If you use Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Amazon Q, you know how powerful custom rules can be for guiding AI behavior. But right now, everyone just copies `.cursorrules` files around manually. Once copied, they're orphaned – no updates, no version control, no way to know if changes will break your AI's behavior. ARM treats AI rules like npm packages. You can: - Install versioned rulesets: arm install awesome-cursorrules/python - Connect to Git registries like PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules - Keep rules synced across projects with semantic versioning - Target multiple AI tools (Cursor, Copilot, Amazon Q) with different layouts The key insight: AI rules should be dependencies, not copy-pasted files. When the awesome-cursorrules
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repo updates their Python rules, you want to choose when and how to upgrade, just like any other dependency. Quick example: --------------------------- # Connect to a registry arm config registry add awesome-cursorrules https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules --type git # Install Python rules to Cursor arm config sink add cursor --directories .cursor/rules arm install awesome-cursorrules/python # Later, update when you're ready arm update awesome-cursorrules/python ---------------------------- It creates arm.json and arm-lock.json files (like package.json/package-lock.json) so your whole team gets the same AI behavior. One-liner install: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jomadu/ai-rules-manager/ma... | bash GitHub: https://github.com/jomadu/ai-rules-manager Would love feedback from other folks dealing with AI rule management chaos!
13 points · Open discussion
I recently switched to Claude Code, I much prefer it (I end up less in cycles of Cursor getting stuck on problems). Before I used Cursor for some months. > My understanding is that a rule should essentially do the same as if it is put in the prompt directly. Is there a solution to that? Yes from my understanding Cursor Rule files are essentially an invisible prefix to every prompt. I had some issues in the past with Cursor not picking up rule files until I restarted it (some glitch, probably gone by now.). So put something simple like a "version" or for your rules file and ask it what version of the rules are we following for this conversation just to validate that the process is working. For Cursor with larger projects I use a set of larger rule files that always apply. Recently I worked with Spotify's Backstage for example and I had it
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index online documentation on architecture, build instructions, design, development of certain components, project layout. Easily 500+ lines worth of markdown. I tell Cursor where to look, i.e. online documentation of the libraries you use, reference implementations if you have any, good code examples and why they are good, and then it writes its own rule files - I don't write them manually anymore. That has been working really well for me. If you have a common technology stack you or way of working you can also try throwing in some examples from https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules For a codebase containing both good and bad code; maybe you can point it to a past change where code was refactored from bad to good, so it can write out what why you prefer which style and how to manage the migration from bad to good. That said; the tools are not perfect. Even with rules the bad output still can happen but larger rule files describing what you'd like to do and what to avoid makes the chance significantly smaller and the tool more pleasant to work with. I recently switched to Claude Code because Cursor tended to get "stuck" on the same problem which I don't really experience with Claude Code but YMMV.
In I know when you're vibe coding

How to build and launch apps (using AI), fast

Ideation - Become an original person & research competition briefly PRD & Technical Stack + Development Plan - Gemini/Claude Preferred Technical Stack (Roughly): - Next.js + Typescript (Framework & Language) - PostgreSQL (Supabase) - TailwindCSS (Front-End Bootstrapping) - Resend (Email Automation) - Upstash Redis (Rate Limiting) - reCAPTCHA (Simple Bot Protection) - Google Analytics (Traffic Analysis) - Github (Version Control) - Vercel (Deployment & Domain) Most of the above have generous free tiers, upgrade to paid plans when scaling the product. Prototyping (Optional) - Firebase Studio Rapid Development Towards MVP - Cursor (Pro Plan - 20$/month) Testing & Validation Plan - Gemini 2.5 Launch Platforms: u/Reddit @hackernews @devhunt_ @FazierHQ @BetaList @Peerlist dailypings @IndieHackers @tinylaunch @ProductHunt @MicroLaunchHQ @UneedLi
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sts @X Launch Philosophy: - Don't beg for interaction, build something good and attract users organically. - Do not overlook the importance of launching properly. - Use all of the tools available to make launch easy and fast, but be creative. - Be humble and kind. Look at feedback as something useful and admit you make mistakes. - Do not get distracted by negativity, you are your own worst enemy and best friend. Additional Resources & Tools: Git Code Exporter (Creates a context package for code analysis or providing input to language models) - https://github.com/TechNomadCode/Git-Source-Code-Consolidator… Simple File Exporter (Simpler alternative to Git-based consolidation, useful when you only need to package files from a single, flat directory) - https://github.com/TechNomadCode/Simple-File-Consolidator… Effective Prompting Guide - https://promptquick.ai/ Cursor Rules - https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules… Docs & Notes - Markdown format for LLM use and readability Markdown to PDF Converter - https://md-to-pdf.fly.dev LateX @overleaf - For PDF/Formal Documents Audio/Video Downloader - https://cobalt.tools (Re)search tool - https://perplexity.ai/ Final Notes: - Refactor your codebase when needed as you build towards an MVP if you are using AI assistance for coding. (Keep seperation of concerns intact across files for maintainability) - Success does not come overnight and expect failures along the way. - When working towards an MVP, do not be afraid to pivot. Do not spend too much time on a single product. - Build something that is 'useful', do not build something that is 'impressive'. - Stop scrolling on twitter/reddit and go build something you want to build and build it how you want to build it, that makes it original doesn't it?
2 points · Open discussion
Hello everyone! I have recently developed and released a VSCode extension using cursor ai: the name of this extension is VSCode Cursor Rules. This is a simple extension whose core function is to pull the .cursorules files you need from https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules. By creating and defining your .cursorrules file, you can enhance your programming experience with cursor ai. We hope you enjoy it! Marketplace address: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=BeilunYa... Github address: https://github.com/beilunyang/vscode-cursor-rules
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