Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug The markdown body of an alwaysApply rule file located in a local plugin e.g. ~/.cursor/plugins/local/my-plugin/rules/my-rule.mdc is not added to the context of new Cursor agent conversations. Steps to Reproduce Create a rule…

Thanks @Kevin_Scott , We’re aware of the issue and shipped an initial fix in version 3.2. I’m checking with the devs, I think there’s a second layer we need to fix here! Plugin rules with alwaysApply: true AND a description are still mapped to agent-requestable instead being always applied.

Hi @Colin ! I developed a Cursor plugin with some important rules for our team workflow, but I’m facing the same problem reported here. Having only alwaysApply: true without a description seem to be working for now, but that doesn’t feel like the best solution. Do you have any news on the complete…

Hey @Cesar_Lima , We don’t have a specific ETA to share, but the team is actively looking at this. I’ll update this thread when the fix goes out. Until then, the workaround you shared seems to be the most reliable path.

This will get properly fixed in 3.6. Thanks again for the reports.

Rules in ~/.cursor/plugins/local aren't injected correctly into the context window

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Li_diansheng (Li diansheng) May 17, 2026, 9:29am 17

This issue still exists in version 3.3.16

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Rules in ~/.cursor/plugins/local aren't injected correctly into the context window

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