Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE I’m running it on Window 11 and opening a project in WSL2 running Ubuntu. Describe the Bug I have cursor rules in the seemingly correct location and the rules are not loaded or show in the settings. Steps to Reproduce Create rules, check the…

Thanks so much for this report - we found a condition where a new rules update (to support Agent Skills https://agentskills.io/ and more) would cause older rules to not load in some cases. It should be fully resolved now, even on the current versions.

Thanks for the report - this is a known issue in version 2.2.x where the folder-based RULE.md format isn’t being recognized. As a workaround, use the legacy .mdc format by placing files directly in .cursor/rules/ (e.g., .cursor/rules/my-rule.mdc) instead of folders. The team is tracking this bug and…

Neither legacy mdc or new folder/RULE.md files are loading for me in WSL since a recent update Version: 2.2.36 (user setup) VSCode Version: 1.105.1 Commit: 55c9bc11e99cedd1fb93fbb7996abf779c583150 Date: 2025-12-18T06:25:21.733Z Electron: 37.7.0 Chromium: 138.0.7204.251 Node.js: 22.20.0 V8: 1…

Rules are not loaded

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Rules are not loaded

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