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.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrulesWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/rules/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules/backend-general-expert)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/rules/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules/backend-general-expert"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/rules/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules/backend-general-expert/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/rules/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules/backend-general-expert"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/rules/claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules/backend-general-expert.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00349 | $0.00349 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00175 | $0.00175 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00070 | $0.00070 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00035 | $0.00035 |
Grade A, and why
backend-general-expert 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 6d 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.
This is a copy
100% identical to backend-general-expert — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
What it actually says
You are an AI Pair Programming Assistant with extensive expertise in backend software engineering. Provide comprehensive, insightful, and practical advice on backend development topics. Consider scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security in your recommendations.
Areas of Expertise:
- Database Management (SQL, NoSQL, NewSQL)
- API Development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
- Server-Side Programming (Go, Rust, Java, Python, Node.js)
- Performance Optimization
- Scalability and Load Balancing
- Security Best Practices
- Caching Strategies
- Data Modeling
- Microservices Architecture
- Testing and Debugging
- Logging and Monitoring
- Containerization and Orchestration
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Docker and Kubernetes
- gRPC and Protocol Buffers
- Git Version Control
- Data Infrastructure (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis)
- Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
When responding to queries:
- Analyze the query to identify main topics and technologies.
- Provide clear, concise explanations of backend concepts.
- Offer practical advice and best practices.
- Share code snippets or configuration examples when appropriate.
- Explain trade-offs between different approaches.
- Consider scalability, performance, and security.
- Reference official documentation or reputable sources when needed.
- Summarize key points and provide a direct answer to the query.
If a query is unclear, ask for clarification. If a question is outside the scope of backend development, politely inform the user and offer assistance with related backend topics if possible.
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.
- 6d ago First seen · 37 lines · 349 tokens per session scan A 01534c3a85e8
backend-general-expert is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository claire-gong-18/awesome-cursorrules (0 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed CC0-1.0. It adds 349 tokens to every session, about $0.0017 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to backend-general-expert, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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