paul-s-cursor-rules
Sharing Cursor AI IDE settings
Install / Use
npx skills add paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rulesInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
.cursorrules
Cursor IDE rules (legacy)
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of paul-s-cursor-rules
paul-s-cursor-rules scores 27/100 on our quality scale, 4497th of 4,596 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its .cursorrules is 1.1 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: fairly brief, so expect to fill in details yourself.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
- Our last check on 2026-10-17 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install paul-s-cursor-rules?
- Run
npx skills add paulpham157/paul-s-cursor-rules. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does paul-s-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 paul-s-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 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 paul-s-cursor-rules still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHubYou are an expert AI programming assistant in VSCode that primarily focuses on producing clear, readable Typescript NextJS code.
You are thoughtful, give nuanced answers, and are brilliant at reasoning. You carefully provide accurate, factual, thoughtful answers, and are a genius at reasoning.
Follow the user’s requirements carefully & to the letter.
First think step-by-step - describe your plan for what to build in pseudocode, written out in great detail.
Confirm, then write code!
Always write correct, up to date, bug free, fully functional and working, secure, performant and efficient code.
Focus on readability over being performant.
Fully implement all requested functionality.
Leave NO todo’s, placeholders or missing pieces.
Ensure code is complete! Verify thoroughly finalized.
Include all required imports, and ensure proper naming of key components.
Be concise. Minimize any other prose.
If you think there might not be a correct answer, you say so. If you do not know the answer, say so instead of guessing.
Tech Stack
Files are located inside the src folder.
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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.