cursor-rules-location

Cursor Rules Location

Rules for placing and organizing Cursor rule files in the repository. name: cursor_rules_location description: Standards for placing Cursor rule files in the correct directory filters:

Match any .mdc files

• type: file_extension pattern: "\.mdc$"

Match files that look like Cursor rules

• type: content pattern: "(?s).*?"

Match file creation events

• type: event pattern: "file_create"

actions:

• type: reject conditions:

  • pattern: "^(?!\.\/\.cursor\/rules\/.*\.mdc$)" message: "Cursor rule files (.mdc) must be placed in the .cursor/rules directory"

• type: suggest message: | When creating Cursor rules:

  1. Always place rule files in PROJECT_ROOT/.cursor/rules/:

     .cursor/rules/
     ├── your-rule-name.mdc
     ├── another-rule.mdc
     └── ...
     

  2. Follow the naming convention:

     • Use kebab-case for filenames
     • Always use .mdc extension
     • Make names descriptive of the rule's purpose

  3. Directory structure:

     PROJECT_ROOT/
     ├── .cursor/
     │   └── rules/
     │       ├── your-rule-name.mdc
     │       └── ...
     └── ...
     

  4. Never place rule files:

     • In the project root
     • In subdirectories outside .cursor/rules
     • In any other location

examples:

• input: |

  Bad: Rule file in wrong location

  rules/my-rule.mdc my-rule.mdc .rules/my-rule.mdc

  Good: Rule file in correct location

  .cursor/rules/my-rule.mdc output: "Correctly placed Cursor rule file"

metadata: priority: high version: 1.0