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 …

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

sanjeed5 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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