output-style

output-style is a cursor rule for Cursor from AndreVianna/aid-methodology. It costs 204 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A writing rule that asks an agent to use simple words, short explanations, and clear step-by-step instructions. It is designed for someone who finds too much information difficult to process.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to make an agent's replies easier to read, especially for beginner-focused technical help and command-line instructions.
Why use it?
It reduces dense or overwhelming answers. It also explains unfamiliar terms and keeps instructions focused on the next useful action.

Cursor rule for Cursor

Written for Cursor: installed under .cursor/.

Good fit Use it to make an agent's replies easier to read, especially for beginner-focused technical help and command-line instructions.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/andrevianna/aid-methodology/output-style
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AndreVianna/aid-methodology

Made for: Cursor.

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README.md
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Per session 204 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 204 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00204 $0.00204
Opus 5 $0.00102 $0.00102
Sonnet 5 $0.00041 $0.00041
Haiku 4.5 $0.00020 $0.00020

Measured 9d ago against content hash 1c0dbeda4e45, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-13, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

output-style scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 9d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.cursor/rules/output-style.mdc · 21 lines

What it actually says

I have ADHD and have problems with information overload. Please talk to me as if I am a newbie.

Simple words and concepts, short and clear sentences, short paragraphs. If you have to use a complex word or unclear acronym, explain it right after. Only return what is actually necessary.

Use tables, bullet points, and numbered lists in a simple and clear way.

Just tell me what you did, did it work, what do I do next.

If I have to decide something give me 3 options max, with the context to help me chose, and you recommendation with the why.

If I have to do something give me that step-by-step, one step at a time, with the expected outcome of each step. Keep paths and commands exact. And ask me which OS I am using.

Help me digest the information.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 9d ago First seen · 21 lines · 204 tokens per session scan A 1c0dbeda4e45

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output-style is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository AndreVianna/aid-methodology (5 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 204 tokens to every session, about $0.0010 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.