awesome-cursor
A curated list of essential tutorials, resources, and learning materials for Cursor Editor - the AI-first code editor for the AI-first world.
Install / Use
npx skills add netkosolution/awesome-cursorInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
.cursorrules
Cursor IDE rules (legacy)
Quality Score
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Our assessment of awesome-cursor
awesome-cursor scores 63/100 on our quality scale, 422nd of 440 Education & Research skills we index.
Its .cursorrules is 5.2 KB long, well organised into 24 sections and no code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
It has 7 GitHub stars, so there is little community track record yet; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 1.8 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.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| awesome-cursor (this skill)by netkosolution | 63 | 7 | 22mo ago | .cursorrules |
| last30days-skillby mvanhorn | 100 | 66.7k | 2d ago | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install awesome-cursor?
- Run
npx skills add netkosolution/awesome-cursor. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does awesome-cursor work with?
- It is written for Cursor, as a .cursorrules file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is awesome-cursor 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 declares no license and scores 68/100 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 awesome-cursor still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 1.8 years ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
Skill content
View source on GitHubAwesome Cursor 
A curated list of awesome resources for Cursor Editor - an AI-first code editor for the modern age
Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on top of VSCode that helps developers write, edit, and explore code faster using AI.
<p align="center" width="500px"> <a href="https://netko-solution.com" target="_blank"> <img src="/cursor-ai.png" alt="Awesome Cursor" /> </a> </p>Contents
- Official Resources
- Getting Started
- Tutorials
- Tips & Tricks
- Integration Guides
- Extensions
- Community
- Articles & Blog Posts
- Videos
- Tools
- Showcase
Official Resources
Getting Started
Tutorials
Beginner
- Setting up your first project
- Basic editing with AI assistance
- Code completion and suggestions
- File navigation and management
Intermediate
- Advanced AI commands
- Custom prompts and templates
- Project-wide refactoring
- Code analysis and review
Advanced
- Extending Cursor functionality
- Building custom workflows
- Performance optimization
- Integration with external tools
Tips & Tricks
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Productivity hacks
- Customization options
- Common patterns
- Best practices
Integration Guides
- Git integration
- Cloud services
- CI/CD pipelines
- Development environments
- Popular frameworks
Extensions
Official Extensions
- List of official extensions with links
Community Extensions
- Notable community-created extensions
- Extension development guides
Community
Articles & Blog Posts
- Collection of helpful articles
- Technical deep-dives
- User experiences
- Case studies
Videos
- Tutorial series
- Feature demonstrations
- Tips and tricks
- Conference talks
Tools
- Compatible tools & utilities
- Helper scripts
- Development toolkits
- Testing frameworks
Showcase
- Notable projects using Cursor
- Success stories
- Feature demonstrations
- Community highlights
If you have any suggestions or find any broken links, please create an issue or submit a pull request.
Contributing
Your contributions are always welcome! Please take a quick look at the contributing guidelines first.
Contributing Guidelines
Please ensure your pull request adheres to the following guidelines:
- Search previous suggestions before making a new one, as yours may be a duplicate.
- Make sure your contribution is useful and relevant before submitting.
- Make an individual pull request for each suggestion.
- Use the following format:
[Resource Name](link) - Description. - Keep descriptions short and simple, but descriptive.
- Start the description with a capital and end with a period.
- Check your spelling and grammar.
- Make sure your text editor is set to remove trailing whitespace.
- The pull request and commit should have a useful title.
- The body of your commit message should contain a clear description of what is being changed and why.
Adding an Item to the List
- Click
REAMD.md. - Click the edit (pencil) icon.
- Make your change following the guidelines above.
- Scroll down to the
Commit changessection. - Write a brief but meaningful commit message describing what you added.
- Click
Propose changes. - Submit the pull request!
Updating Your Pull Request
If the maintainers notice anything that we'd like changed, we'll ask you to edit your PR before we merge it. There's no need to open a new PR, just edit the existing one. If you're not sure how to do that, here is a guide on different ways you can update your PR.
Thank you for your suggestions! ❤️
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.