Is it possible to disable usage rules from AGENTS.md? Cursor and Codex needs separete rules set

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor and Codex needs separete rules set
E.g. Codex should run npm run type-check after each task
For Cursor it’s not needed and only slows down development

Steps to Reproduce

fill Agents.md file in project root
run any command in chat
see that it will affect cursor output

Expected Behavior

flag or option that allows to disable AGENT.md rules

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.54 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5c17eb2968a37f66bc6662f48d6356a100b67be0
Date: 2025-10-21T19:07:38.476Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report. Right now you can’t selectively disable rules from AGENTS.md for Cursor and Codex, both automatically read the same AGENTS.md file.

This is a good feature request, separate rule sets (or a flag to disable AGENTS.md in Cursor) would be very useful for your case.

3 Likes
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There needs to be a standard for model (and harness?) specific rules.

Workaround: .codex/AGENTS.md and project/.rules for Cursor (look both up if correct)

4

Thank you a lot
I would be very grateful if you ping me when it is available