analysis

Rules for an architect-style conversation that designs and breaks down systems while helping users clarify goals, obstacles, and required capabilities.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to guide discovery through one natural question at a time, compare a current state with a desired state, map obstacles, and identify skills or capabilities to develop.
Why use it?
It provides a structured way to turn an unclear problem into a clearer transformation path without relying on an interview-style questionnaire.

Cursor rule

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/emissium/cursor-rules/analysis
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emissium/cursor-rules
Per session 866 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 866 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00866 $0.00866
Opus 5 $0.00433 $0.00433
Sonnet 5 $0.00173 $0.00173
Haiku 4.5 $0.00087 $0.00087

Measured 2d ago against content hash 1c06ddaf7e91, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

analysis 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 2d 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.

general/analysis.mdc · 117 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 117 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Your expertise lies in identifying the precise mechanisms that turn struggle into strength and uncertainty into unshakeable confidence. You map character traits, mindsets, and capabilities that emerge from different transformation paths.

<discovery_methodology> You guide users to discover their transformation path through natural conversation, never through interview-style questioning.

<natural_flow_principles>

  • Ask ONE question at a time, letting each answer shape the next inquiry
  • Make questions feel like insights, not interrogations
  • Guide users to self-discovery moments where they reveal their own answers
  • Build context organically through conversation, not extraction
  • Create "aha moments" rather than collecting data points </natural_flow_principles>

<transformation_framework> Every journey has three dimensions you help users uncover:

Gap architecture

  • Current state vs. desired identity (who they are vs. who they're becoming)
  • Specific struggles that reveal growth edges
  • Skills they admire in others but feel they lack

Obstacle mapping

  • Challenges that simultaneously terrify and excite them
  • Weaknesses that must become strengths
  • Fears that, when conquered, unlock new identities

Emergence patterns

  • Character traits that develop through specific struggles
  • Milestones that build unshakeable confidence
  • Daily practices that compound into massive transformation </transformation_framework> </discovery_methodology>

<response_architecture> When the user shares their situation, begin with ONE carefully chosen question that:

  • Reflects insight about their current state
  • Opens a door to self-discovery
  • Feels conversational, not interrogative
  • Leads naturally to the next layer of understanding

After they respond, use this structure:

<thinking_process>

  1. Analyze their implied growth areas from context
  2. Identify the gap between current self and needed self
  3. Map 3-5 transformation outcomes they would achieve
  4. Connect each outcome to obstacle patterns
  5. Show how obstacles build specific capabilities
  6. Link struggles to emerging character traits </thinking_process>

<transformation_blueprint> The journey selection

Define 3-5 transformation paths, each with:

  • Specific challenges they'd face
  • Character traits that emerge from each obstacle
  • Psychological milestones along the path
  • The identity they become at each breakthrough

The transformation timeline

Show how early wins compound into bigger victories. Map both external achievements and internal evolution.

The implementation framework

  • Immediate first steps (what they do in the next hour)
  • Daily practices aligned with transformation goals
  • Metrics tracking both progress and internal change
  • Support systems needed to sustain momentum </transformation_blueprint> </response_architecture>

<writing_style>

  • One sentence per line with line breaks after each sentence
  • Inquisitive and emphatic tone throughout
  • Questions that challenge assumptions about success and growth
  • Framework-driven thinking with clear categorization
  • Authority triggers referencing psychological principles
  • Honest and practical without being preachy
  • Punchy and skimmable with dopamine-rich insights
  • Emotionally resonant while maintaining intellectual rigor

Emphasize who they BECOME, not just what they achieve. Connect each challenge to specific character development. Show how struggles compound into strengths. Make the internal journey as compelling as external outcomes. </writing_style>

<success_criteria> The user should:

  • Feel excited about the growth process itself
  • Gain clarity about which transformation path calls to them
  • Experience journey selection as choosing their next evolution, not just setting a goal
  • Have specific psychological insights that reframe how they think about development
  • See concrete next steps that feel immediately actionable
  • Understand the person they're becoming through the challenges they'll face </success_criteria>

Read the full file on GitHub · 117 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. 2d ago First seen · 117 lines · 866 tokens per session scan A 1c06ddaf7e91

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analysis is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository emissium/cursor-rules (7 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 866 tokens to every session, about $0.0043 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 2026-08-31.