Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Since a recent update, cursor rules aren’t getting applied. I have some rules with alwaysApply: true but since a recent update (a few days ago) new chats are not applying these rules. Steps to Reproduce create a rule in pro…

When asking a model why it’s not applying the rules, here is an example response: You are correct about what alwaysApply: true is for: in your .mdc front matter it tells Cursor that this rule should apply to the session regardless of file context, not “only when the model thinks it fits.” So your m…

https://forum.cursor.com/t/alwaysapply-true-rules-are-being-completely-ignored-now/158551 They said 3.2 will have the fix.

I have been using cursor for about 4 months now and no matter what I tell it or how i tell it, it never uses the rules unless i tell it to with every prompt.

Can you give us more context on the rule and perhaps share what it looks like?

This issue was resloved for me: [image] `alwaysApply: true` rules are being completely ignored now Bug Reports I now have 3.2 installed and can confirm that the issue is resolved for me. Version: 3.2.10 VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 87903b25fe9074e35b9ba3…

[image] username: This issue was resloved for me: Awesome, thanks for confirming.

using Version: 3.3.16 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 7f0f522221d0ba220e4edb766bb3c47c08c14ab0 Date: 2026-05-06T20:40:56.501Z Layout: editor Build Type: Stable Release Track: Default Electron: 39.8.1 Chromium: 142.0.7444.265 Node.js: 22.22.1 V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0 OS: Win…

Hi @user1590 Just circling back is this still impacting you regardless of model choice? You’re fully on an up-to-date Cursor? If this is still an issue would you mind disabling privacy mode and sharing a request ID and I can take a closer look? To disable Privacy Mode: Open Cursor Settings with C…

Cursor rules not getting applied

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something_something (username) May 6, 2026, 9:58pm 12

This issue was resloved for me:

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Cursor rules not getting applied

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