next-js

next-js is a cursor rule for Cursor from sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc. It costs 2,952 tokens per session, scanned A, original, CC0-1.0.

A set of development rules for Next.js, a React framework for building web applications, including its app directory and server-side features.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when structuring Next.js pages, layouts, components, hooks, and other feature-related files.
Why use it?
It prevents scattered code and helps applications stay maintainable and efficient as they grow. The guidance also covers organizing features and using React server components appropriately.

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

Good fit Use it when structuring Next.js pages, layouts, components, hooks, and other feature-related files.

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npx agentmods add rules/sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc/next-js
About the project

awesome-cursor-rules-mdc is a generator that creates Cursor MDC rule files from structured library information, using semantic search and language models to gather and organize guidance. Developers use it to produce reusable rules for libraries in Cursor, and the catalogue includes 200 of those rules.

sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc · 3,571 stars · on GitHub

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Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
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Made for: Cursor.

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When invoked 2,952 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
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 $0.02952 $0.02952
Opus 5 $0.01476 $0.01476
Sonnet 5 $0.00590 $0.00590
Haiku 4.5 $0.00295 $0.00295

Measured 4d ago against content hash 941112210183, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

next-js 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.

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-mdc/next-js.mdc · 449 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 449 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

next-js Best Practices

This document outlines the definitive best practices for developing Next.js applications. Adhering to these guidelines ensures consistent, performant, and maintainable code, leveraging Next.js's strengths for modern web development.

1. Code Organization and Structure

Always use the app/ directory for new projects. Organize code by feature, not by type, to improve discoverability and cohesion.

✅ GOOD: Feature-Driven app/ Directory

Group all related files for a feature (components, pages, layouts, hooks, types) within a single directory.

// app/dashboard/page.tsx
export default function DashboardPage() { /* ... */ }

// app/dashboard/layout.tsx
export default function DashboardLayout({ children }) { /* ... */ }

// app/dashboard/components/DashboardOverview.tsx
export function DashboardOverview() { /* ... */ }

// app/dashboard/hooks/useDashboardData.ts
export function useDashboardData() { /* ... */ }

❌ BAD: Type-Driven app/ Directory

Avoid scattering files of the same feature across different top-level type directories.

// app/dashboard/page.tsx
// components/dashboard/DashboardOverview.tsx // Separated
// hooks/useDashboardData.ts // Separated

Core Directories

  • app/: All route-related files (page.tsx, layout.tsx, loading.tsx, error.tsx, route.ts).
  • components/: Reusable UI components that are not directly tied to a specific route.
  • lib/: Backend-agnostic utility functions, data access layers, and third-party integrations.
  • hooks/: Custom React hooks for reusable logic.
  • types/: Global TypeScript type definitions and interfaces.
  • public/: Static assets (images, fonts) that are served directly.

2. Component Architecture: Server Components First

Prioritize Server Components for all UI rendering. Use Client Components only when interactivity (state, effects, event handlers) is strictly required.

✅ GOOD: Server Component by Default

Read the full file on GitHub · 449 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. 4d ago First seen · 449 lines · 2,952 tokens per session scan A 941112210183

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next-js is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc (3,571 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed CC0-1.0. It adds 2,952 tokens to every session, about $0.0148 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 2026-09-03.