Windows 10 Pro x64 Cursor 0.47.8 Problem : A) let Agent create a file that is not existing yet in .cursor/rules/ by explicit folder reference. It proceeds with the output and the confirmation that it successfully wrote the file but it did not. When asked it replies : “Yes, it appears there might …

.mdc files in .cursor/rules/ not or rarely writeable by Cursor Agent

Biggs March 28, 2025, 12:58pm 2

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