Cursor Best Practices
This is a solid foundation for getting productive with Cursor without fumbling through features. It covers the essentials: using Plan Mode for complex work, managing context so you're not fighting the AI, and extending the agent with Rules and Skills. The test-driven workflow advice is smart, writing tests first then letting the agent iterate until they pass. What's useful here is the clear distinction between when to start fresh conversations versus letting the agent find its own context. The parallel agents workflow is interesting if you want to compare different approaches simultaneously. Think of this as the missing manual for actually working with Cursor day to day, not just installing it.
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$ npx -y skills add siviter-xyz/dot-agent --skill cursor-best-practices --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Cursor Best Practices
Best practices for working with Cursor to maximize productivity and code quality.
Core Principles
- 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
Key Workflows
- Test-driven development - Write tests first, iterate until passing
- Codebase understanding - Use agent to explore and learn codebases
- Git workflows - Automate common git operations with commands
- Parallel agents - Run multiple agents simultaneously for comparison
References
For detailed guidance, see:
references/planning.md- Plan mode and starting with plansreferences/context.md- Managing context and conversationsreferences/extending.md- Rules vs Skills, extending agentreferences/workflows.md- TDD, codebase understanding, git workflowsreferences/reviewing.md- Code review strategiesreferences/parallel-agents.md- Running agents in parallel
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- github.com/siviter-xyz/dot-agent
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- AI & Agent Building, Automation & Workflows
- First seen
- May 16, 2026
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