Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?
Cursor IDE
Describe the Bug
A single .mdc rule file in .cursor/rules/ is displayed twice in the Project Rules configuration area:
- Once as an “Always Applied” rule
- Once with “Applies to subdirectory: .cursor/rules”
Steps to Reproduce
Create a file .cursor/rules/project-rules.mdc with frontmatter:
— description: My project rules alwaysApply: true —
Open Cursor Settings → Project Rules
Observe the same rule appears twice
Expected Behavior
Expected Behavior: The rule should appear only once since there is only one file.
Actual Behavior (since there is no field for this): The rule appears twice—once globally, once scoped to .cursor/rules subdirectory.
Screenshots / Screen Recordings
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 2.3.29 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 4ca9b38c6c97d4243bf0c61e51426667cb964bd0
Date: 2026-01-08T00:34:49.798Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Additional Information
Attempted Fix: Removing the globs: line from frontmatter did not resolve the issue.
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue