When opening a new chat the rules are not being automatically applied. When adding them by hand through the pulldown (@ menu) they show up as added in the UI, but are still not added to the chat/context.
The only way to get the LLM to read and use them is to ask it to go read the file directly.
Steps to Reproduce
add a ruleset, it doesnt do anything in a new chat.
Operating System
Linux
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a known issue where rules don’t attach correctly to chat context in 1.7.4. A few things to try:
First, check your configuration: Settings → Cursor Settings → Rules & Memories. Make sure the rules are there and enabled. Also verify that the conditions for the rules are set correctly.
For the @ menu issue where rules appear as added but don’t actually attach to context, that’s a real bug. Fully restart Cursor and see if that helps with attachment.
If a restart doesn’t help, we should escalate this for the next update, since rules should auto‑attach to new chats when configured properly.