Backend and APIs Cursor rules

2,136 tagged Backend and APIs, measured the same way as everything else here.

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django-python

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PostHog/posthog

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Rules for writing Python services at PostHog (Python servers powered by the Django framework).

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docs

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iii-hq/iii

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Documentation agent using Divio system for docs/ directory.

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windmill-overview

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windmill-labs/windmill

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Windmill is an open-source developer platform for building internal tools, API integrations, background jobs, workflows, and user interfaces. It offers a unified system where scripts are automatically turned into sharable UIs and can be composed into flows or embedded in custom applications.

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client-migration

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Arize-ai/phoenix

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The arize-phoenix package consists of a sub-package named arize-phoenix-client which has the full functionality to communicate to the phoenix server. There is a legacy client exported at the top level of the arize-phoenix package that is being deprecated. Here are common migration patterns.

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plugin-development

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higress-group/higress

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Plugin Development Standards - Applies to all new wasm and golang-filter plugins.

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backend

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lightdash/lightdash

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Cursor rule "backend" from lightdash/lightdash, covering architecture overview, key performance considerations, development guidelines, testing and controllers.

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app_layer_rules

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ModelEngine-Group/nexent

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App layer (API) contract for FastAPI endpoints in backend/apps. Parse/validate input, call services, map domain errors to HTTP, return JSONResponse on success.

not rated 5.9k +45 changed 1mo ago A 0 tokens original MIT

controller

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cool-team-official/cool-admin-midway

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A set of coding rules for controllers, the parts of an application that receive requests and return responses. It covers route prefixes and manual or automatic handling.

not rated 3.3k +4 3mo ago A 5 tokens

data-table-filters

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openstatusHQ/data-table-filters

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Install and wire up data-table-filters — filterable React data tables with server-side filtering, faceted counts, infinite scroll, and virtualization, delivered as shadcn registry blocks.

not rated 2.3k +6 changed 25d ago A 37 tokens original MIT

TencentEdgeOne/edgeone-makers-tools

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This skill guides building AI agent endpoints on EdgeOne Makers — five framework routes (DeepAgents, LangGraph, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK), platform-injected context.store / context.tools / context.sandbox, conversationid dual-channel routing, SSE streaming, and agents/ vs cloud-functions/…

not rated 1.9k +11 changed 7d ago A 207 tokens original MIT

backend

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nixopus/nixopus

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Go API Development Rules for Nixopus Backend.

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cursorrules

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qinshihu/itops-agent-platform

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ITops Agent is a one-stop intelligent ops platform. Stack: Node.js + Express + TypeScript + SQLite (backend) / React + Vite + Ant Design + Tailwind (frontend). DDD modules: 24 backend modules + 23 frontend modules. See .trae/rules/architecture.md §1.2.

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graftcode-dotnet

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grft-dev/graftcode

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Mandatory Graftcode architecture rules for building .NET backend services (class libraries exposed via Graftcode Gateway, not REST).

not rated 927 +3 changed 1mo ago A ✓ AI review 7,092 tokens

frontend

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sullyo/webapp-starter

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You are an expert TypeScript software engineer and architect with over 10 years of industry experience. Your expertise spans the entire stack, including React, Next.js 15 (with App Router), Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Radix, Cloudflare (hono), Bun, Postgres andDrizzle .

not rated 869 1y ago A 0 tokens original MIT

django-python

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PostHog/posthog-foss

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description: Rules for writing Python services at PostHog (Python servers powered by the Django framework) globs: .py alwaysApply: false.

not rated 723 +2 today A 1,586 tokens original MIT

sync-api-endpoints

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jamro/tiny-engineer

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When HTTP routes change, update the web UI API page and API docs together.

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owl-admin

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slowlyo/owl-admin

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A set of project rules for Owl Admin, a Laravel-based framework for building web administration panels. It guides how the project should use its page renderer, controllers, services, menus, permissions, APIs, and code generator.

not rated 619 +2 13d ago A 258 tokens original MIT

gateway

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adaline/gateway

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The gateway core module is the central orchestrator that handles AI provider requests, manages caching, queuing, and provides unified interfaces for chat completion, embeddings, and tool responses.

not rated 607 2mo ago A 0 tokens original MIT

cursor

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mrwogu/promptscript

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You are working on the checkout service. Preserve transaction integrity and auditability.

not rated 387 +1 3d ago A 53 tokens original MIT

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