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How to write Cursor rules your AI will actually follow

A rules file that the model never loads is just a README. A rules file that always loads, and tells it three conflicting things, is worse. Most "my AI ignored the rules" stories are one of those two problems. This is a short craft guide: how to write Cursor rules (and the same ideas for Claude Code…

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  1. 2026-11-06 07:50 · DEV Community — AI
    How to write Cursor rules your AI will actually follow

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