go-architecture

go-architecture is a cursor rule for Cursor from FreePeak/cortex. It costs 1,789 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A set of Cursor rules for structuring and developing Go applications using layered architecture, domain-focused design, and Go-specific practices.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps organize Go projects into areas such as domain, use cases, interfaces, and infrastructure; apply dependency injection; and follow code-quality and design principles.
Why use it?
It gives developers consistent guidance for separating business logic from frameworks and infrastructure, which can make a codebase easier to maintain.

Cursor rule for Cursor

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

Good fit It helps organize Go projects into areas such as domain, use cases, interfaces, and infrastructure; apply dependency injection; and follow code-quality and design principles.

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Made for: Cursor.

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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.
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Security

Grade A, and why

go-architecture 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.

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Nothing flagged

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.cursor/rules/go-architecture.mdc · 249 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 249 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

IDE Cursor Rules for Golang Development

Architecture & Structure

  1. Clean Architecture

    • Maintain clear separation between layers: domain, repository, usecase, handler
    • Follow dependency rule: inner layers must not depend on outer layers
    • Domain entities should not have dependencies on frameworks or external libraries
    • Use dependency injection for infrastructure dependencies
  2. Project Structure

root/ ├── cmd │   ├── app │   └── tools ├── config ├── documents ├── internal │   ├── domain │   │   ├── authentication │   │   ├── shared │   │   │   ├── errors │   │   │   └── valueobjects │   │   └── user │   ├── infrastructure │   │   ├── background │   │   ├── db │   │   │   ├── migrations │   │   │   └── repository │   │   ├── file_storage │   │   ├── filestorage │   │   ├── logging │   │   ├── server │   │   └── temporal │   ├── interfaces │   │   ├── persistence │   │   └── rest │   ├── middleware │   ├── shared │   └── usecases ├── pkg │   └── utils


3. **Domain-Driven Design**
- Model domain entities around business concepts
- Use value objects for immutable concepts
- Implement aggregate roots to maintain consistency boundaries
- Define repository interfaces in the domain layer
- Keep business logic in domain entities or domain services

## Code Quality Principles

4. **SOLID Principles**
- **Single Responsibility**: Each struct/function should have only one reason to change
- **Open/Closed**: Extend behavior through interfaces rather than modification
- **Liskov Substitution**: Interface implementations must be substitutable
- **Interface Segregation**: Prefer small, focused interfaces (1-3 methods)
- **Dependency Inversion**: Depend on abstractions, not concrete implementations

5. **DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)**
- Extract common functionality into shared packages
- Use middleware for cross-cutting concerns
- Create utility functions for repeated operations
- Implement generic repository patterns where appropriate

Read the full file on GitHub · 249 lines

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  1. 1mo ago First seen · 249 lines · 1,789 tokens per session scan A d0376f9fb01f

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go-architecture is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository FreePeak/cortex (27 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 1,789 tokens to every session, about $0.0072 per session on Opus 5.5. 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 2026-08-30.