An option to prevent Cursor Rules from applying when using Ask mode

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Cursor IDE

Describe the request

Ask mode is read-only and I mostly use it for quick Q&A about the codebase. The issue is that project and user rules still get injected, which makes responses overly verbose, overly formatted or pushed toward conventions that just aren’t relevant when I want a straight answer.

What’s being affected:

  • User-level rules from Settings
  • Repo rules (auto-attached .mdc files)

This makes total sense for Agent flows. In Ask mode though it gets in the way more than it helps.

What I’d like to see:

  • Option A (preferred): An “Ignore rules” toggle per chat or session
  • Option B: A global setting like “Do not apply rules in Ask mode”
  • Option C: A slash command like /norules to start a rule-free Ask session

Ask mode should be able to run without rules or at least have an explicit opt-out. Curious if there’s already a workaround for this or if it’s something being considered.