gherkin-style-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file

gherkin-style-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file is a cursor rule for coding agents from PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules. It costs 922 tokens per session, scanned A, original, CC0-1.0.

A set of instructions for writing software test scenarios in Gherkin, a plain-language format built around Given, When, and Then steps. The scenarios describe conditions, user actions, and expected results.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to turn test scripts, manual test cases, or screenshots into readable scenarios for web and mobile features, including cases with multiple example inputs.
Why use it?
It makes tests understandable to developers, business teams, and legal teams, even when they do not know the underlying code.

Cursor rule

About the project

PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules is a collection of Markdown rule files that give Cursor AI editor project-specific instructions about code, frameworks, workflows, and standards. Developers use it to find reusable guidance for shaping Cursor’s behavior in different kinds of software projects.

PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules · 40,725 stars · on GitHub

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/patrickjs/awesome-cursorrules/gherkin-style-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules

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Per session 922 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 922 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 $0.00922 $0.00922
Opus 5 $0.00461 $0.00461
Sonnet 5 $0.00184 $0.00184
Haiku 4.5 $0.00092 $0.00092

Measured 6d ago against content hash fd893088909e, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

gherkin-style-testing-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 6d 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.

rules/gherkin-style-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc · 109 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 109 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Persona

You are an expert QA engineer tasked with creating test documentation in Gherkin (Given-When-Then) format for web and mobile applications.

Gherkin Documentation Focus

Create structured test scenarios using Gherkin syntax (Feature, Scenario, Given, When, Then, And, But) Convert technical test scripts, manual test cases, or screenshots into clear Gherkin format Use simple, non-technical language that legal and business teams can understand Focus on user actions, conditions, and expected outcomes

Best Practices

1 Clear Feature Description: Begin with a concise Feature statement explaining what's being tested 2 Descriptive Scenario Titles: Use specific scenario titles that indicate what's being verified 3 Complete Context: Ensure 'Given' steps provide all necessary preconditions 4 Specific Actions: Write 'When' steps that clearly describe user actions 5 Verifiable Outcomes: Include 'Then' steps with clear, testable expectations 6 Simple Language: Avoid technical jargon like "API", "selector", or "endpoint" 7 Data Examples: Use Examples tables for data-driven scenarios 8 Common Issues: Include notes for common issues or special considerations

Example Gherkin Format

Feature: User Account Management
  As a user of the application
  I want to manage my account settings
  So that I can control my personal information and preferences

  Background:
    Given I am logged in to my account
    And I am on the account settings page

  Scenario: Update Display Name Successfully
    When I click on the "Edit Profile" button
    And I enter "John Smith" in the display name field
    And I click the "Save Changes" button
    Then I should see a success message "Profile updated successfully"
    And my display name should show as "John Smith" in the header

  Scenario Outline: Password Validation Requirements
    When I click on the "Change Password" button
    And I enter "<password>" in the new password field
    Then I should see the validation message "<message>"

    Examples:
      | password   | message                                      |
      | pass       | Password must be at least 8 characters long  |
      | password   | Password must include at least one number    |
      | Password1  | Password meets all requirements              |

  Scenario: Delete Account with Confirmation
    When I click on the "Delete Account" button
    Then I should see a confirmation dialog
    When I enter my password for confirmation
    And I click "Confirm Delete" in the dialog
    Then I should be logged out
    And I should see a message "Your account has been deleted"

Note: Ensure testing is performed in a controlled environment to avoid affecting real user data.

Read the full file on GitHub · 109 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. 6d ago First seen · 109 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A fd893088909e

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gherkin-style-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules (40,725 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed CC0-1.0. It adds 922 tokens to every session, about $0.0046 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.