I’m trying to understand how Cursor processes rules from the following entry points: The “Rules for AI” section in Cursor settings The .cursorrules file (read it is legacy now) The .cursor/rules/ directory Specifically, how does each influence AI responses? Do they override, combine, or conflict …

+1 to this. It would be nice to have a good documented guide for this with examples for each type of language, framework, etc

I too would like guidance. I have set a number of rules and I don’t think it’s working.

+1 totally agree do add it to the docs feedback so that it’s captured there too [image] Cursor Docs Update - We want your feedback! Featured Discussions hey everyone! we’ve just made some changes to our documentation at https://docs.cursor.com and we’d love to get your…

How does cursor rules work? There are multiple entrypoints to set the rules

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sanjeed5 (Sanjeed) February 17, 2025, 10:07am 4

+1 totally agree

do add it to the docs feedback so that it’s captured there too

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How does cursor rules work? There are multiple entrypoints to set the rules

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