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1,565 tagged Writing and docs, measured the same way as everything else here.

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cursorrules

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LastBotInc/cursor-rules-tools

Cursor rule Cursor

Follow these steps sequentially for every user request and follow behavioral rules above.

not rated 3 1y ago A 453 tokens original MIT

spec-generation

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nlewis84/ai-rules

Cursor rule

Defines principles and structure for generating technical specification documents appropriate for principal-level developers who value clarity, testing, and following established patterns over custom solutions.

not rated 3 10mo ago A 27 tokens GPL-3.0

mdc

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dylanhogg/minimal-python-project-template

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Guidelines and best practices for creating .mdc (Markdown Configuration) files in Cursor, including structure, metadata annotations, and formatting rules.

not rated 3 1y ago A 0 tokens

readme

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tantodefi/xmtpauth

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Cursor rule "readme" from tantodefi/xmtpauth, covering readme example format for new agents, gm agent, getting started, requirements and environment variables.

not rated 3 11mo ago A 0 tokens original MIT

docs

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camplight/knowledgeplane

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Always keep up to date the SPEC.md when doing any changes to the repo.

not rated 3 3mo ago A 23 tokens

architect

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sandraschi/database-operations-mcp

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Global Architect rules for sandraschi's dev environment (Unity and other integrations, FastMCP, React). See mcp-central-docs integrations.

not rated 3 4d ago C 1,153 tokens copy · 100% MIT

karpathy-guidelines

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Shareed2k/honey

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Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code to avoid overcomplication, make surgical changes, surface assumptions, and define verifiable success criteria.

not rated 3 3d ago A 571 tokens copy · 100% MIT

karpathy-guidelines

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nassimna/karpathy-guidelines

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Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code to avoid overcomplication, make surgical changes, surface assumptions, and define verifiable success criteria.

not rated 3 +1 3mo ago A 571 tokens

moxie-docs

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Jackalope-Dev/Moxie-Docs-MCP

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Ground Cursor AI Agent in live repository conventions, architecture docs, and doc impact analysis using Moxie Docs MCP server.

not rated 2 10d ago A 0 tokens original MIT

memory-bank

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alexeyleshchenko/fast-mcp-telegram

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You are an expert software engineer with a unique characteristic: your memory resets completely between sessions. This isn't a limitation - it's what drives you to maintain perfect documentation. At the beginning of each dialogue, you rely ENTIRELY on your Memory Bank to understand the project and continue work…

not rated 2 14d ago A 1,623 tokens copy · 100% MIT

cursorrules

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nolindnaidoo/regex-le

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Read AGENTS.md before writing any code. It carries the engineering standard this repository is held to — control flow, error handling, immutability, structure — plus the architecture, the invariants and why each one exists. CLAUDE.md is the short version: gates and traps.

not rated 2 2d ago A 410 tokens copy · 94% MIT

cursorrules

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nolindnaidoo/colors-le

Cursor rule Cursor

Read AGENTS.md before writing any code. It carries the engineering standard this repository is held to — control flow, error handling, immutability, structure — plus the architecture, the invariants and why each one exists. CLAUDE.md is the short version: gates and traps.

not rated 2 3d ago A 410 tokens copy · 94% MIT

movebrickschi/harness-engineering-mcp

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A rule for creating or updating a Markdown document in the docs directory after a completed coding task. The document records database changes, configuration, API details, and the implementation flow in Chinese.

not rated 2 3mo ago A 0 tokens original MIT

de-slop

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isatimur/de-slop

Cursor rule

Use when prose reads like AI — to remove "AI slop" (empty hedging, listicle stems, smooth transitions that hide the absence of a claim, generic filler) and rewrite it into writing with a real point of view. Trigger on requests like "humanize this", "de-slop", "remove the AI slop", "make this sound less like AI / less…

not rated 2 1mo ago A 145 tokens original MIT

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