# Why were Generate cursor rules removed?

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 4, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847 "2025-11-04T01:03:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![a35506322](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/a35506322/32/24465_2.png) [@a35506322](https://forum.cursor.com/u/a35506322)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847/1 "2025-11-04T01:03:05Z")

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Originally, there was a Slash Command to generate cursor rules, which could produce initial rule sets and was extremely useful. It significantly simplified many parts that would otherwise require manual typing. Is there any chance this feature could be added back?

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**Author:** ![aldinokemal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/aldinokemal/32/23815_2.png) [@aldinokemal](https://forum.cursor.com/u/aldinokemal)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847/3 "2025-11-18T15:26:13Z")

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@deanrie how to generate cursor rules now?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847/4 "2025-11-18T15:51:16Z")

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Hey, yeah, the `/Generate Cursor Rules` command was removed. However, there’s a great community workaround: ["/Generate Cursor Rules" Custom Command Workaround!](https://forum.cursor.com/t/generate-cursor-rules-custom-command-workaround/139238)

Let me know if this works for you.

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**Author:** ![a35506322](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/a35506322/32/24465_2.png) [@a35506322](https://forum.cursor.com/u/a35506322)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847/5 "2025-11-20T01:36:35Z")

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Absolutely perfect, almost identical—truly a magical prompt. Just a few lines in, and it’s already delivering results.

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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:** [February 18, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/why-were-generate-cursor-rules-removed/140847/7 "2026-02-18T01:38:00Z")

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Closed on February 18, 2026, 1:38am UTC

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