---
description: Cursor Rules Location
globs: *.mdc
---

Cursor Rules Location

Rules for placing and organizing Cursor rule files in the repository.

name: cursor_rules_location description: Standards for placing Cursor rule files in the correct directory filters: # Match any .mdc files - type: file_extension pattern: "\\.mdc$" # Match files that look like Cursor rules - type: content pattern: "(?s).*?" # Match file creation events - type: event pattern: "file_create"

actions:

type: reject conditions:
- pattern: "^(?!\.\/\.cursor\/rules\/.*\.mdc$)" message: "Cursor rule files (.mdc) must be placed in the .cursor/rules directory"
type: suggest message: | When creating Cursor rules:
1. Always place rule files in PROJECT_ROOT/.cursor/rules/:
```
.cursor/rules/
├── your-rule-name.mdc
├── another-rule.mdc
└── ...
```
2. Follow the naming convention:
  - Use kebab-case for filenames
  - Always use .mdc extension
  - Make names descriptive of the rule's purpose
3. Directory structure:
```
PROJECT_ROOT/
├── .cursor/
│   └── rules/
│       ├── your-rule-name.mdc
│       └── ...
└── ...
```
4. Never place rule files:
  - In the project root
  - In subdirectories outside .cursor/rules
  - In any other location

examples:

input: |

Bad: Rule file in wrong location

rules/my-rule.mdc my-rule.mdc .rules/my-rule.mdc

Good: Rule file in correct location

.cursor/rules/my-rule.mdc output: "Correctly placed Cursor rule file"

metadata: priority: high version: 1.0

Cursor Rules Location

Cursor Rules Location

Bad: Rule file in wrong location

Good: Rule file in correct location