# Issues with .cursorrules Not Being Consistently Followed

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-cursorrules-not-being-consistently-followed/59264>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [March 4, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-cursorrules-not-being-consistently-followed/59264 "2025-03-04T19:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![xyzatin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/xyzatin/32/38477_2.png) [@xyzatin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/xyzatin)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-cursorrules-not-being-consistently-followed/59264/1 "2025-03-04T19:36:07Z")

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In my opinion, `.cursorrules` isn’t helping much—maybe only 20-25%. It is useful at the start of the conversation but later seems to forget and completely ignore them. It’s not working like system rules, though it should. I’m not sure why. I use agent btw.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/issues-with-cursorrules-not-being-consistently-followed/59264/2 "2025-04-03T19:36:45Z")

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Closed on April 3, 2025, 7:36pm UTC

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