dotnet-cursor-rules
.mdc files for defining Cursor rules specific to .NET projects
Install / Use
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-cursor-rulesInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
.cursorrules
Cursor IDE rules (legacy)
Quality Score
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Our assessment of dotnet-cursor-rules
dotnet-cursor-rules scores 59/100 on our quality scale, 4140th of 4,617 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its .cursorrules is 2.4 KB long, well organised into 12 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
It has 137 GitHub stars, a meaningful sign that others use it.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 1.6 years ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
- Our last check on 2026-10-20 found the source still online.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 83/100, with 2 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install dotnet-cursor-rules?
- Run
npx skills add Aaronontheweb/dotnet-cursor-rules. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does dotnet-cursor-rules work with?
- It is written for Cursor, as a .cursorrules file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is dotnet-cursor-rules safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 83/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is dotnet-cursor-rules still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 1.6 years ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
Skill content
View source on GitHub🎯 .NET Cursor Rules
A collection of Cursor AI rules for .NET development best practices.
How to Use This Repository
Copy the relevant rules you want to use into your project's .cursor/rules directory OR add them as global rules in the Cursor IDE.
📚 Available Rule Sets
📦 NuGet Package Publishing
Rules for publishing high-quality NuGet packages:
- 📄 License configuration best practices
- 📚 Package documentation requirements
- 🏷️ Metadata organization guidelines
- 🔍 Source debugging and symbol package setup
- 🔗 Dependency management recommendations
- 🔢 Versioning conventions
- 🚀 Build and pack commands
🛠️ .NET Tool Management
Rules for working with .NET CLI tools:
- 📦 Publishing tools as NuGet packages
- 🔧 Consuming tools in projects
- 🔄 Managing tool versions and updates
- ✨ Best practices for tool development
🔄 CI/CD
Rules for build and deployment processes:
- 🏗️ Build system configuration and best practices
- 📝 Release management and versioning
- 🔐 Code signing and security
- 🚀 Pipeline configuration (GitHub Actions & Azure DevOps)
- 📦 Package publishing
🎛️ .NET SDK Management
Rules for managing .NET solutions and dependencies:
- 🎯 SDK version control and configuration
- 🏗️ Solution-wide build properties
- 📦 NuGet package management
- 🔒 Security and license compliance
- 🚀 Build and dependency automation
💻 C# Development
Rules for writing clean, maintainable C# code:
- ✨ Modern C# coding patterns
- 🧪 Testing best practices
- 📁 Code organization
- 🛡️ Error handling
- 🔌 Dependency management
⚡ Benchmarking
Rules for performance testing and benchmarking:
- 📊 BenchmarkDotNet usage
- 🧮 Memory and allocation analysis
- 📈 Performance regression testing
- 💪 Hardware optimizations
- 🔄 CI/CD integration
🚀 Usage
These rules are designed to be used with Cursor, providing AI-powered guidance for .NET development. Each rule set contains:
- 📖 Detailed best practices
- 🛠️ Example configurations
- 🔒 Security considerations
- 🔧 Maintenance guidelines
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
📄 License
Copyright 2010-2025 Aaron Stannard Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.