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cursor-best-practices

Best practices for working with Cursor. Use when learning how to effectively use Cursor features or optimizing your workflow.

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SKILL.md

Cursor Best Practices

Best practices for working with Cursor to maximize productivity and code quality.

Core Principles

  • Start with plans - Use Plan Mode (Shift+Tab) for complex tasks
  • Manage context effectively - Let agent find context, start new conversations when needed
  • Extend the agent - Use Rules for static context, Skills for dynamic capabilities
  • Review carefully - AI-generated code needs review like human code

Key Workflows

  • Test-driven development - Write tests first, iterate until passing
  • Codebase understanding - Use agent to explore and learn codebases
  • Git workflows - Automate common git operations with commands
  • Parallel agents - Run multiple agents simultaneously for comparison

References

For detailed guidance, see:

  • references/planning.md - Plan mode and starting with plans
  • references/context.md - Managing context and conversations
  • references/extending.md - Rules vs Skills, extending agent
  • references/workflows.md - TDD, codebase understanding, git workflows
  • references/reviewing.md - Code review strategies
  • references/parallel-agents.md - Running agents in parallel

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