AI-Ready Project Templates: Universal .cursor & Memory-Bank Automation

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AI-Ready Project Templates: Universal .cursor & Memory-Bank Automation (2025 Edition)

:bullseye: Problem Statement

Setting up an AI-compatible project in Cursor still requires many manual steps, even with AI assistance:

  • Creating .cursor and memory-bank structures
  • Enforcing internationalization (English by default for AI/LLM)
  • Configuring git hooks for protection and automation
  • Synchronizing commands across multiple sources
  • Implementing auto-translation, backup, archiving, and template restoration
  • Flexible logging and integration with cloud archives (S3, Google Drive, Dropbox)
  • Universal templates and automatic documentation of project structure

This leads to:

  • Inconsistent setups across teams and projects
  • Wasted time on routine configuration
  • Reduced AI/LLM compatibility due to mixed-language content
  • Lack of transparent history and centralized knowledge management

:bulb: Proposed Solution (2025 Edition)

Integrate into Cursor:

  1. AI-Ready Project Templates — ready-to-use profiles for instant AI-compatible project setup with full automation.
  2. Interactive Setup Wizard — step-by-step wizard for selecting profile, language, project type, memory structure, and automation level.
  3. Automatic Generation:
    • .cursor/rules/ — all automation, protection, translation, sync, archiving, restore, and logging scripts.
    • memory-bank/ — centralized knowledge structure, universal templates, auto-creation and archiving.
    • package.json — ready npm scripts for all operations.
  4. Flexible Logging — silent/warn/info/debug levels, configurable via .env or CLI.
  5. External Integrations — S3, Google Drive, Dropbox support for archives (optional, does not block local work).
  6. Hook Management — fine-grained control (e.g., only prettier for .cursor and memory-bank, strict eslint/prettier for code).
  7. Template Marketplace — share profiles and best practices across teams.

:art: Interactive Setup Wizard (Full Example)

Step 1/5: Project Basics
┌─ AI Project Setup Wizard ───────────────────────┐
│  Project Name: [________________]               │
│  Project Type:                                  │
│  ○ Web Application  ● Library/Framework         │
│  Primary Language:  ● TypeScript                │
│  [Next] [Skip Setup]                            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 2/5: Internationalization & Protection
┌─ AI Project Setup Wizard ───────────────────────┐
│  ☑️ Auto-translate all content to English       │
│  ☑️ Enforce English-only .cursor and memory-bank│
│  ☑️ Setup Git hooks for protection              │
│  [Next] [Back]                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 3/5: Memory-Bank Structure
┌─ AI Project Setup Wizard ───────────────────────┐
│  ☑️ Create memory-bank/core/activeContext.md    │
│  ☑️ Create memory-bank/core/progress.md         │
│  ☑️ Setup universal context templates           │
│  [Next] [Back]                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 4/5: Automation & Integrations
┌─ AI Project Setup Wizard ───────────────────────┐
│  ☑️ Enable command synchronization              │
│  ☑️ Setup archiving and restore                 │
│  ☑️ Integrate with S3 / Google Drive / Dropbox  │
│  ☑️ Configure logging level (warn/info/debug)   │
│  [Next] [Back]                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 5/5: Review & Generate
┌─ AI Project Setup Wizard ───────────────────────┐
│  [Summary of all selected options]              │
│  [Generate AI-Ready Project]                    │
│  [Back]                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

This wizard ensures that every team, regardless of experience, can set up a fully AI-compatible, protected, and standardized project in minutes.

:clipboard: Template Selection & Profiles

┌─ AI-Ready Project Templates ────────────────────┐
│  🌍 Internationalization                        │
│  ☑️ Auto-translate to English                   │
│  ☑️ Create .cursor protection                   │
│  ☑️ Setup memory-bank structure                 │
│  📁 Project Structure                           │
│  ☑️ Create .cursor directory                    │
│  ☑️ Setup memory-bank                           │
│  ☑️ Initialize Git hooks                        │
│  🤖 AI Configuration                            │
│  ☑️ Enable context translation                  │
│  ☑️ Setup command synchronization               │
│  ☑️ Configure auto-rule creation                │
│  📋 Template Profiles                           │
│  ○ Minimal  ● Standard  ○ Advanced              │
│  [Generate AI-Ready Project]                    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

:gear: Command Palette & Rules & Memories Integration

Command Palette:
├── AI: Save Context
├── AI: Restore Context
├── AI: Update Progress
├── AI: Setup Project Protection
├── AI: Generate Documentation
└── AI: Configure Memory Bank

Rules & Memories:
├── User Rules
├── Project Rules
├── AI Memory Bank ← NEW SECTION
└── Project Templates ← NEW SECTION

:file_folder: Generated Structure & NPM Scripts

.cursor/
├── rules/
│   ├── command-sync.cjs
│   ├── protect-cursor.cjs
│   ├── ... (other scripts)
│   └── doc/
├── backup/
└── [protected files]

memory-bank/
├── core/
│   ├── activeContext.md
│   ├── progress.md
│   ├── universal-context-types-config.md
│   └── backup/
├── archive/
│   ├── archive-report.md
│   └── ... (archived templates)
└── [other memory-bank files]

NPM Scripts:

{
  "scripts": {
    "protect-cursor": "node .cursor/rules/protect-cursor.cjs protect",
    "check-cursor": "node .cursor/rules/protect-cursor.cjs check",
    "install-cursor-hooks": "node .cursor/rules/protect-cursor.cjs install",
    "create-rule": "node .cursor/rules/create-rule.cjs",
    "translate-request": "node .cursor/rules/request-translator.cjs translate",
    "interactive-rules": "node .cursor/rules/auto-translate-requests.cjs interactive",
    "save-context": "node .cursor/rules/save-context.cjs save",
    "sync-commands": "node .cursor/rules/command-sync.cjs sync"
  }
}

:rocket: User Journey

  1. Start the Interactive Setup Wizard from Cursor’s new “Project AI Setup” tab.
  2. Select your project type, language, and desired automation profile.
  3. Review and customize the generated structure (see above).
  4. Use the Command Palette to save/restore context, update progress, and manage protection.
  5. All content is automatically in English, protected, and AI/LLM-ready.
  6. Archive, restore, and report on templates with one command.
  7. Integrate with S3, Google Drive, Dropbox for backups (optional, never blocks local work).
  8. Enjoy full logging control (silent/warn/info/debug) for all automation.
  9. Share and import templates via the community marketplace.

:star2: Key New Features (2025)

  • Template and archiving automation — universal config, auto-creation, archiving, restore, reporting.
  • Flexible logging — silent/warn/info/debug levels, configurable via .env or CLI.
  • External integrations — S3, Google Drive, Dropbox (optional, does not block local work).
  • Fine-grained hook configuration — only prettier for markdown in .cursor and memory-bank, strict eslint/prettier for code.
  • Centralized documentation map — .cursor/rules/doc/documentation-map.mdc always up to date.
  • Archiving reports — memory-bank/archive/archive-report.md with date, reason, S3 link, commit hash.
  • Template restore — one command, with documentation and report update.

:trophy: Benefits for the Community

  • Standardization — all Cursor projects can be AI-ready by default
  • Flexibility — profiles for any scale (from pet project to enterprise)
  • Safety and history — automatic backups, archiving, restore, reporting
  • AI integration — all commands and structure optimized for LLM/AI assistants
  • Transparency — centralized documentation map, automatic change documentation
  • Template marketplace — share best practices across teams

:shopping_cart: Marketplace and Extensibility Vision

  • Official and community templates for all major stacks and workflows
  • Easy sharing and import/export of project templates
  • Progressive enhancement — start simple, add automation as needed
  • Continuous improvement — feedback-driven evolution of templates and tools

:information_source: Note

This is an evolution and expansion of the original idea posted on the Cursor forum, not a replacement. All the best examples, UI, and workflow from the original are preserved and enhanced with new features.

Forum thread: AI-Ready Project Templates: Universal .cursor & Memory-Bank Automation

:package: How to Use This Archive

  1. Extract the archive to your project root.
  2. Review and customize .cursor/ and memory-bank/ as needed.
  3. Install dependencies:
    pnpm install
  4. Use provided npm scripts for protection, sync, context saving, etc.
  5. Set up your .env for S3/Google Drive/Dropbox if needed (see .env.example).
  6. Start building with full AI/LLM compatibility and automation!

I also suggest adding a number of standard commands to the chat interface, such as “save context,” “restore context,” and “save experience,” which would automatically use basic rules (from .cursor or at a higher level) to perform the necessary actions to save context and experience in the corresponding .cursor and memory-bank files (creating these folders if they do not exist).

:recycle: Integrating Cursor AI Automation into Existing Projects

A special scenario is supported for teams and users who already have a project and want to bring it up to AI-ready standards without starting from scratch:

  1. Upload or open your existing project in Cursor.
  2. Run the AI Project Analysis Wizard (available from the Command Palette or Project AI Setup tab).
  3. The AI assistant will automatically analyze your project structure, codebase, and documentation.
    • It will generate the recommended .cursor/ and memory-bank/ structure.
    • It will set up protection, synchronization, archiving, and logging scripts as needed.
    • Optionally, the wizard will guide you through any ambiguous areas or ask for clarification.
  4. Review the generated project map and documentation.
    • You can manually inspect the generated structure, rules, and context descriptions.
    • The AI will provide a summary of its understanding and modeling of your project.
  5. Make manual corrections or enhancements as needed.
    • You remain in full control: edit, approve, or extend the generated files and descriptions.
  6. Finalize the setup and enjoy all the benefits of AI-ready automation, protection, and documentation.

This workflow allows seamless adoption of Cursor’s AI automation and memory-bank system in any existing project, with minimal friction and full transparency.

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this is a very good idea, they should partner up with some hosting company like vercel too.

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