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cursor-best-practices▌

siviter-xyz/dot-agent · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/siviter-xyz/dot-agent --skill cursor-best-practices
summary

Guidance for maximizing Cursor productivity through planning, context management, and effective agent workflows.

  • ›Start with Plan Mode for complex tasks and manage context by letting the agent find relevant code, starting fresh conversations when needed
  • ›Extend agent capabilities using Rules for static context and Skills for dynamic, reusable operations
  • ›Adopt test-driven development, use the agent to explore codebases, automate git operations, and run parallel agents for comparison
skill.md

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 plans
  • references/context.md - Managing context and conversations
  • references/extending.md - Rules vs Skills, extending agent
  • references/workflows.md - TDD, codebase understanding, git workflows
  • references/reviewing.md - Code review strategies
  • references/parallel-agents.md - Running agents in parallel