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How to write Cursor rules that the agent actually follows (with .mdc examples)

If you use Cursor every day, you've typed this more than once: "No, we use the App Router." "Don't use any ." "Put the test next to the file." "Validate with zod." The agent isn't bad. It just doesn't know your project. Project rules are how you tell it once instead of every prompt. Here's the stru…

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  1. 2026-11-09 12:27 · DEV Community — AI
    How to write Cursor rules that the agent actually follows (with .mdc examples)

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