general-code-style-and-readability

general-code-style-and-readability is a cursor rule for Cursor from paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rules. It costs 0 tokens per session (152 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

General coding guidance for readable, well-structured, maintainable code and regular refactoring. Version control, such as Git, records changes and supports collaboration.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for reviewing code structure, applying coding standards, refactoring, and maintaining code across a project.
Why use it?
It helps prevent confusing code and encourages keeping the codebase easier to modify over time.

Cursor rule for Cursor

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

Good fit It is for reviewing code structure, applying coding standards, refactoring, and maintaining…

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rules/general-code-style-and-readability
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rules

Made for: Cursor.

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Per session 0 Nothing until a file matches its globs; then the whole rule loads.
When invoked 152 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 $0.00152
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.00076
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00030
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00015

Measured 3d ago against content hash 6efdac0f41d3, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

general-code-style-and-readability 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 3d 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.

Origin

Copies of this mod

2 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

1/framework_rules/rules/github-cursorrules-prompt-file-instructions/general-code-style-and-readability.mdc · 10 lines

What it actually says


description: This rule applies to all files in the project and enforces general principles of clean code, readability, and maintainability. globs: **/.

  • Write code that is readable, understandable, and maintainable for future readers.
  • Aim to create software that is not only functional but also readable, maintainable, and efficient throughout its lifecycle.
  • Prioritize clarity to make reading, understanding, and modifying code easier.
  • Adhere to established coding standards and write well-structured code to reduce errors.
  • Regularly review and refactor code to improve structure, readability, and maintainability. Always leave the codebase cleaner than you found it.
  • Use version control systems (e.g., Git) to track changes and collaborate effectively.
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. 3d ago First seen · 10 lines · 152 tokens per session scan A 6efdac0f41d3

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general-code-style-and-readability is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rules (27 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 152 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.