Cursor Best Practices

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Best practices for working with Cursor. Use when learning how to effectively use Cursor features or optimizing your workflow.

AI-generated overview

Guidance on using Cursor's planning, context, extension, review and parallel-agent features effectively.

What it does: This skill provides best practices for working with the Cursor editor, covering core principles such as starting with plans, managing context, extending the agent, and reviewing AI-generated code. It also outlines key workflows including test-driven development, codebase understanding, git automation, and running parallel agents. Detailed guidance lives in six reference documents on planning, context, extending, workflows, reviewing, and parallel agents.
When to use it: Use it when learning how to use Cursor features effectively or when optimizing a Cursor-based workflow. It suits developers who want structured advice on planning, context management, and code review inside Cursor.
Requirements: No scripts or special tooling; it is instructions and reference documents only. It assumes the reader uses the Cursor editor.

Best practices for working with Cursor to maximize productivity and code quality.

Start with plans - Use Plan Mode (Shift+Tab) for complex tasks
Manage context effectively - Let agent find context, start new conversations when needed
Extend the agent - Use Rules for static context, Skills for dynamic capabilities
Review carefully - AI-generated code needs review like human code

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