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.
npx agentmods add rules/patrickjs/awesome-cursorrules/code-guidelines-cursorrules-prompt-filegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrulesWhat 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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.00562 | $0.00562 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00281 | $0.00281 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00112 | $0.00112 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00056 | $0.00056 |
Grade A, and why
code-guidelines-cursorrules-prompt-file 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.
Copies of this mod
1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:
- code-guidelines — 91% identical, 7 lines differ
What it actually says
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Verify Information: Always verify information before presenting it. Do not make assumptions or speculate without clear evidence.
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File-by-File Changes: Make changes file by file and give me a chance to spot mistakes.
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No Apologies: Never use apologies.
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No Understanding Feedback: Avoid giving feedback about understanding in comments or documentation.
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No Whitespace Suggestions: Don't suggest whitespace changes.
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No Summaries: Don't summarize changes made.
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No Inventions: Don't invent changes other than what's explicitly requested.
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No Unnecessary Confirmations: Don't ask for confirmation of information already provided in the context.
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Preserve Existing Code: Don't remove unrelated code or functionalities. Pay attention to preserving existing structures.
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Single Chunk Edits: Provide all edits in a single chunk instead of multiple-step instructions or explanations for the same file.
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No Implementation Checks: Don't ask the user to verify implementations that are visible in the provided context.
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No Unnecessary Updates: Don't suggest updates or changes to files when there are no actual modifications needed.
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Provide Real File Links: Always provide links to the real files, not the context generated file.
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No Current Implementation: Don't show or discuss the current implementation unless specifically requested.
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Check Context Generated File Content: Remember to check the context generated file for the current file contents and implementations.
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Use Explicit Variable Names: Prefer descriptive, explicit variable names over short, ambiguous ones to enhance code readability.
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Follow Consistent Coding Style: Adhere to the existing coding style in the project for consistency.
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Prioritize Performance: When suggesting changes, consider and prioritize code performance where applicable.
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Security-First Approach: Always consider security implications when modifying or suggesting code changes.
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Test Coverage: Suggest or include appropriate unit tests for new or modified code.
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Error Handling: Implement robust error handling and logging where necessary.
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Modular Design: Encourage modular design principles to improve code maintainability and reusability.
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Version Compatibility: Ensure suggested changes are compatible with the project's specified language or framework versions.
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Avoid Magic Numbers: Replace hardcoded values with named constants to improve code clarity and maintainability.
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Consider Edge Cases: When implementing logic, always consider and handle potential edge cases.
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Use Assertions: Include assertions wherever possible to validate assumptions and catch potential errors early.
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.
- 2d ago First seen · 57 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A eaa39ca88196
code-guidelines-cursorrules-prompt-file is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules (40,694 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed CC0-1.0. It adds 562 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 2026-08-30.
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