general-code-style-and-readability

general-code-style-and-readability is a cursor rule for Cursor from toptalentcoder/Cursor-AwesomeRules. It costs 152 tokens per session, scanned A, a copy of general-code-style-and-readability, CC0-1.0.

Project-wide coding rules for making source code clear, consistent, and easier to maintain.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code across a project, especially when several developers share the codebase.
Why use it?
They reduce confusion and make future changes safer by encouraging standard structure, regular cleanup, and meaningful documentation through code.

Cursor rule for Cursor

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

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add rules/toptalentcoder/cursor-awesomerules/general-code-style-and-readability
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/toptalentcoder/Cursor-AwesomeRules

Made for: Cursor.

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README.md
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Per session 152 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 152 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod 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 $0.00152 $0.00152
Opus 5 $0.00076 $0.00076
Sonnet 5 $0.00030 $0.00030
Haiku 4.5 $0.00015 $0.00015

Measured 2d 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 2d 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

This is a copy

100% identical to general-code-style-and-readability — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

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

What it actually says

  • 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. 2d 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 toptalentcoder/Cursor-AwesomeRules (6 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed CC0-1.0. It adds 152 tokens to every session, about $0.0008 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to general-code-style-and-readability, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.