architectural-and-structural-rules

architectural-and-structural-rules is a cursor rule for Cursor from mrharishkumar/fastapi-cursor-boilerplate. It costs 559 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A rule for organizing the project as a layered Python application, with separate areas for HTTP endpoints, business logic, data access, validation, and configuration.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when adding or reviewing FastAPI routes, service logic, database models, validation schemas, connections, and application configuration.
Why use it?
Clear separation makes it easier to find code and change one part without mixing unrelated responsibilities.

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Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/mrharishkumar/fastapi-cursor-boilerplate/architectural-and-structural-rules
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mrharishkumar/fastapi-cursor-boilerplate

Made for: Cursor.

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Security

Grade A, and why

architectural-and-structural-rules 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 4d ago.

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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/architectural-and-structural-rules.mdc · 65 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project Architecture & Structure Rules

Project Structure

Core Directory Organization

The project follows a layered architecture with clear separation of concerns:

app/
├── main.py                 # FastAPI application entry point
├── api/                    # API layer
│   └── v1/                 # API versioning
│       ├── api.py          # Main API router aggregation
│       └── endpoints/      # Individual endpoint modules
├── core/                   # Core application configuration
│   └── config.py           # Settings and configuration
├── db/                     # Database layer
│   └── __init__.py         # Database connection and session management
├── models/                 # SQLAlchemy database models
├── schemas/                # Pydantic data validation schemas
└── services/               # Business logic layer

Architectural Principles

1. Layered Architecture

  • API Layer (app/api/): Responsible for handling HTTP requests/responses, routing, and input validation.
  • Service Layer (app/services/): Contains business logic and orchestration.
  • Data Layer (app/models/, app/db/): Manages database models and data access.
  • Core Layer (app/core/): Handles configuration, security, and shared utilities.

2. Modular Endpoint Organization

  • Each feature/domain should have its own endpoint file in app/api/v1/endpoints/.
  • Use descriptive filenames: users.py, products.py, auth.py.
  • Each endpoint file must contain a single APIRouter instance.

3. Model Organization

  • Place SQLAlchemy models in app/models/.
  • Use singular names for model files: user.py, product.py.
  • Each model should reside in its own file for larger projects.

4. Schema Organization

  • Place Pydantic schemas in app/schemas/.
  • Use plural names for schema files: users.py, products.py.
  • Clearly separate request and response schemas.

5. Business Logic

  • Business logic should be placed in app/services/.
  • Services must be stateless and focused on single responsibilities.
  • Utilize dependency injection for database sessions and other dependencies.

Read the full file on GitHub · 65 lines

Changes

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  1. 4d ago First seen · 65 lines · 559 tokens per session scan A dbd43caeb86e

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architectural-and-structural-rules is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository mrharishkumar/fastapi-cursor-boilerplate (3 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 559 tokens to every session, about $0.0028 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.