Cursor Rules Generator

What Is the Cursor Rules Generator?

The Cursor Rules Generator is a free, open-source tool that helps developers create custom Cursor AI rules for any project. Choose from 28+ pre-built templates covering popular tech stacks like Next.js, React, Vue, Python, Go, and Rust, or build your own rule set from scratch. Every generated rule follows the official Cursor AI conventions — compatible with both .cursor/rules directory-based project rules and legacy .cursorrules single-file format.

How It Works

Select your tech stack from the template library, customize the AI behavior directives (coding style, response tone, allowed/disallowed patterns), and download your generated rule files. The generator supports three output formats:

• AGENTS.md — A high-level agent instruction file compatible with multiple AI coding assistants.
• .cursorrules — The legacy single-file format used by older Cursor versions.
• .cursor/rules/*.mdc — The modern directory-based project rules format with per-file pattern matching.

Why Use Custom Cursor Rules?

Cursor AI becomes significantly more productive when it understands your project's conventions. Custom rules tell Cursor about your preferred patterns, naming conventions, testing frameworks, and architectural constraints. Instead of repeatedly correcting the AI in each session, encode your preferences once as rules and enjoy consistent AI-assisted coding across your entire team.

Get Started

Browse our template library to find your tech stack, or read our guide on Cursor rules to understand the fundamentals. Ready to dive deeper? Check out the project rules guide for advanced configuration patterns.