onboarding

onboarding is a cursor rule for Cursor from GktuOktay/ai-skills. It costs 0 tokens per session (912 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to designing the first-use experience of a web or mobile app, including welcome screens, product tours, checklists, and gradual feature introductions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan onboarding flows, walkthroughs, tooltips, progressive profiling, checklists, and first-time user experiences.
Why use it?
It helps new users understand an unfamiliar product without being overwhelmed by all its features and permissions at once.

Cursor rule for Cursor

Written for Cursor: a Cursor rule (.mdc).

Good fit Use it to plan onboarding flows, walkthroughs, tooltips, progressive profiling, checklists, and first-time user experiences.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/gktuoktay/ai-skills/onboarding
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/GktuOktay/ai-skills

Made for: Cursor.

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README.md
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Per session 0 Nothing until a file matches its globs; then the whole rule loads.
When invoked 912 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 $0.00912
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.00456
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00182
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00091

Measured 8d ago against content hash 0a6ef590c626, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

onboarding 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 8d 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.

agents/cursor/rules/onboarding.mdc · 68 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 68 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

User Onboarding Flow Design

Creating an effective onboarding experience is critical for user retention, feature discovery, and product success. A well-designed onboarding flow guides users to their "Aha!" moment as quickly as possible.

1. First-Time User Experience (FTUE) Patterns

FTUE sets the tone for the user's relationship with the product. Key patterns include:

  • Welcome Screens: A warm greeting setting expectations and showcasing core value propositions.
  • Product Tours: Guided walkthroughs of the interface.
  • Progressive Profiling: Asking for user data incrementally rather than upfront.
  • Sandbox Environments: Providing a safe, pre-populated space for users to experiment.
  • Checklists: Gamified lists of tasks to guide initial actions.

2. Progressive Disclosure

Do not overwhelm the user. Reveal information and features only when they are needed.

  • Contextual Tooltips: Show hints when a user interacts with or hovers over a new feature.
  • Just-in-Time Permissions: Request permissions (camera, location, notifications) exactly when the feature requiring them is used, not immediately upon launch.
  • Advanced Features: Hide complex settings behind "Advanced" toggles or menus until the user demonstrates basic proficiency.

3. Empty States

Empty states (e.g., a newly created inbox or an empty dashboard) are prime onboarding opportunities.

  • Educate: Explain what will appear in this space.
  • Direct Action: Provide clear primary CTAs (e.g., "Create your first project").
  • Provide Templates: Offer starter content instead of starting from absolute zero.

4. Mobile App Permission Requests (iOS/Android Best Practices)

Mobile OS permissions can make or break an app. Rejection rates are high if handled poorly.

  • Prime the User: Before showing the system dialogue, show a custom pre-prompt explaining why the permission is needed and how it benefits the user.
  • Delay Requests: Never ask for push notifications or location access immediately after installation. Wait until the user performs an action that justifies it.
  • Graceful Degradation: If permission is denied, ensure the app still functions in a limited capacity and provide a path to enable it later in settings.

Read the full file on GitHub · 68 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. 8d ago First seen · 68 lines · 912 tokens per session scan A 0a6ef590c626

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onboarding is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository GktuOktay/ai-skills (2 stars, last pushed 8d ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 912 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 2026-09-03.