ai-assisted-development

ai-assisted-development is a cursor rule for Cursor from DXHeroes/mcp-devtools. It costs 0 tokens per session (465 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of rules for using Cursor, a code editor with AI assistance, when developing MCP DevTools packages. It covers writing precise prompts, splitting up work, requesting explanations, reviewing code, and checking edge cases.

In plain words
What is it for?
For planning implementation tasks, asking for targeted code reviews, writing tests, and validating possible bugs in MCP DevTools projects.
Why use it?
It helps keep AI-assisted changes focused, understandable, and checked as they are made.

Cursor rule for Cursor

Written for Cursor: installed under .cursor/. Also seen: mentions Cursor.

Good fit For planning implementation tasks, asking for targeted code reviews, writing tests, and validating possible bugs in MCP DevTools projects.

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Made for: Cursor.

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Per session 0 Nothing until a file matches its globs; then the whole rule loads.
When invoked 465 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
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 $0.00000 $0.00465
Opus 5.5 $0.00000 $0.00186
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00000 $0.00093
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00047

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 4217846d31f5, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

ai-assisted-development 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 1mo 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/ai-assisted-development.mdc · 77 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 77 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AI-Assisted Development Guidelines

Follow these guidelines when using Cursor IDE with AI assistance for MCP DevTools development:

@url https://docs.cursor.com/ @file .cursor/rules/repository-structure.mdc

Effective AI Prompts

  1. Be Specific

    • Include file paths and line numbers when referencing code
    • Specify the expected behavior, not just the task
    • Include relevant context (e.g., "This is part of the Jira MCP integration")
  2. Chunk Complex Tasks

    • Break down complex tasks into smaller steps
    • Ask for one implementation at a time
    • Verify each step before proceeding to the next
  3. Request Explanations

    • Ask AI to explain its reasoning
    • Request documentation alongside implementation
    • Ask for alternative approaches when appropriate

Code Review Assistance

  1. Request Focused Reviews

    • Ask AI to review specific aspects (security, performance, etc.)
    • Provide the full context of the code being reviewed
    • Ask for specific improvements rather than general feedback
  2. Validation Assistance

    • Ask AI to help write tests for your code
    • Request validation of edge cases
    • Use AI to check for potential bugs or edge cases

Documentation Assistance

  1. Generate Documentation

    • Ask AI to create or update README sections
    • Request JSDoc comments for functions
    • Use AI to help document complex algorithms
  2. Consistency

    • Ask AI to ensure documentation follows the project standards
    • Request help maintaining consistent terminology
    • Use AI to check for documentation gaps

Best Practices

  1. Always Review AI-Generated Code

    • Check for correctness and appropriateness
    • Verify complex algorithms
    • Ensure it meets project standards
  2. Iterative Refinement

    • Start with a basic implementation
    • Refine with more specific requirements
    • Use AI to help optimize the code
  3. Enhance, Don't Replace

    • Use AI as a collaborator, not a replacement
    • Maintain ownership of the code
    • Understand the code AI generates

Read the full file on GitHub · 77 lines

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. 1mo ago First seen · 77 lines · 465 tokens per session scan A 4217846d31f5

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ai-assisted-development is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository DXHeroes/mcp-devtools (13 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 465 tokens. 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 2026-08-30.