The 15 Best Cursor Rules

Ranked by quality, maintenance and a safety scan of every file · Updated November 2026

Rules files (.cursorrules and .cursor/rules) that set how Cursor's agent writes code in your project. We compared 86 Cursor Rules that pass our quality bar, 98% of which came up clean on our safety scan; these are the top 15, no more than three from any one repository.

1
claude-task-master
by eyaltoledano
An AI-powered task-management system you can drop into Cursor, Lovable, Windsurf, Roo, and others.
Quality 91/100Safety scan clean★ 28,324Updated 2026-04-28
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 28,324 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add eyaltoledano/claude-task-master
```
2
AgenticResourceRegistry
by AgenticResourceRegistry
Share and discover coding agent resources across your team. Self-hosted, Apache 2.0, works with Claude Code, Kiro, Cursor, Codex, Pi and more.
Quality 95/100Safety scan clean★ 4,326Updated today
Why it is here: highest quality score in this list; updated in the last day; clean safety scan.
```
npx skills add AgenticResourceRegistry/AgenticResourceRegistry
```
3
agent-rules-books
by ciembor
AGENTS.md rules / skills for AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor & Claude Code. Inspired by Clean Code, Refactoring, DDD, Clean Architecture and DDIA programming books.
Quality 95/100Safety scan clean★ 3,221Updated 58 days ago
Why it is here: highest quality score in this list; clean safety scan; 3,221 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books
```
4
blender-skills
by arjun988
94 specialist Blender skills for Cursor, Claude Code, Kiro & Codex -> MCP-powered production pipeline from blockout to engine export.
Quality 93/100Safety scan clean★ 2,123Updated 2 days ago
Why it is here: updated 2 days ago; clean safety scan; 2,123 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add arjun988/blender-skills
```
5
codeguard-0-framework-and-languages
by cisco-ai-defense
Framework & language security guides (Django/DRF, Laravel/Symfony/Rails, .NET, Java/JAAS, Node.js, PHP config)
Quality 86/100Safety scan clean★ 2,549Updated 45 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 2,549 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner
```
6
haft
by m0n0x41d
Engineering decisions engine that know when they're stale. Frame, compare, decide — with evidence decay and parity enforcement. For Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex and more.
Quality 93/100Safety scan clean★ 1,395Updated 40 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 1,395 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add m0n0x41d/haft
```
7
getspecstory
by specstoryai
Install our local first extensions for your favorite AI IDE or Terminal Agent. Process your histories into reusable skills with Lore. Sync your conversations to the cloud. File issues and requests.
Quality 93/100Safety scan clean★ 1,371Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 1,371 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add specstoryai/getspecstory
```
8
ai-setup
by caliber-ai-org
Continuously sync your AI setups with one command. Codebase tailor suited agent skills, MCPs and config files for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
Quality 93/100Safety scan clean★ 1,310Updated 45 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 1,310 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add caliber-ai-org/ai-setup
```
9
awesome-cursor-rules-mdc
by sanjeed5
Curated list of awesome Cursor Rules .mdc files
Quality 78/100Safety scan clean★ 3,584Updated 2026-05-19
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 3,584 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc
```
10
cursor-ai-downloads
by oslook
All Cursor AI's official download links for both the latest and older versions, making it easy for you to update, downgrade, and choose any version. 🚀
Quality 79/100Safety scan clean★ 3,244Updated 3 days ago
Why it is here: updated 3 days ago; clean safety scan; 3,244 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add oslook/cursor-ai-downloads
```
11
ai-devkit
by codeaholicguy
The control plane for AI coding agents.
Quality 87/100Safety scan clean★ 1,662Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan; 1,662 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit
```
12
codeguard-0-mobile-apps
by cisco-ai-defense
Mobile app security (iOS/Android): storage, transport, code integrity, biometrics, permissions
Quality 80/100Safety scan clean★ 2,549Updated 45 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 2,549 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner
```
13
codeguard-0-supply-chain-security
by cisco-ai-defense
Dependency & supply chain security (pinning, SBOM, provenance, integrity, private registries)
Quality 80/100Safety scan clean★ 2,549Updated 45 days ago
Why it is here: clean safety scan; 2,549 GitHub stars.
```
npx skills add cisco-ai-defense/skill-scanner
```
14
agenttrail
by sodiumsun
Local observability for AI coding agents. Agenttrail Map shows your project as a live map of what each agent is working on, in the browser or natively in Herdr.
Quality 90/100Safety scan clean★ 990Updated today
Why it is here: updated in the last day; clean safety scan.
```
npx skills add sodiumsun/agenttrail
```
15
home-assistant-vibecode-agent
by Coolver
Home Assistant MCP server agent. Enable Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP-enabled IDE to help you vibe-code and manage Home Assistant: create and debug automations, design dashboards, tweak themes, modify configs, and deploy changes using natural language
Quality 92/100Safety scan clean★ 654Updated 17 days ago
Why it is here: updated 17 days ago; clean safety scan.
```
npx skills add Coolver/home-assistant-vibecode-agent
```

Side by side

#	Name	Quality	Safety	Stars	Updated
1	claude-task-master	91	Clean	28,324	2026-04-28
2	AgenticResourceRegistry	95	Clean	4,326	today
3	agent-rules-books	95	Clean	3,221	58 days ago
4	blender-skills	93	Clean	2,123	2 days ago
5	codeguard-0-framework-and-languages	86	Clean	2,549	45 days ago
6	haft	93	Clean	1,395	40 days ago
7	getspecstory	93	Clean	1,371	today
8	ai-setup	93	Clean	1,310	45 days ago
9	awesome-cursor-rules-mdc	78	Clean	3,584	2026-05-19
10	cursor-ai-downloads	79	Clean	3,244	3 days ago
11	ai-devkit	87	Clean	1,662	today
12	codeguard-0-mobile-apps	80	Clean	2,549	45 days ago
13	codeguard-0-supply-chain-security	80	Clean	2,549	45 days ago
14	agenttrail	90	Clean	990	today
15	home-assistant-vibecode-agent	92	Clean	654	17 days ago

How we rank

Only skills we have read make the list: the file itself was fetched, it has a real description, it scores at least 55 of 100 on quality, its source still exists, its repository has at least 20 GitHub stars, and our safety scan found nothing high-risk. The order then follows adoption (GitHub stars, on a log scale), how squarely it fits this topic, and its quality score (how substantial and well structured the file is and how recently it changed), moved up for a clean safety scan and for real installs through the SkillAgent MCP server, and down for safety notes. At most three come from any one repository, and tools sold on evading bot detection are never listed. We do not rank by install counts reported by a command-line tool: they are easy to inflate, and our research found repositories with no stars claiming hundreds of thousands of installs. The list is recomputed on every visit.

Questions

What is the best Cursor Rule?

claude-task-master by eyaltoledano ranks first: clean safety scan, 28,324 GitHub stars. The full ranking above lists 15 alternatives with their trade-offs.

How do I install one?

Each entry shows a one-line command. `npx skills add` installs a skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and other agents that read skill files.

Are these safe to install?

Every file is scanned for instructions that work against you: hidden text, data sent to outside servers, disabled approval prompts, leaked keys. Skills with a warning are never listed here, and 98% of the 86 we compared for this guide came up clean. Read a skill before installing it all the same: it runs with your permissions.