The Best Cursor AI Prompts for Developers (Full List)

These prompts are designed for Cursor's actual features: the inline editor (Cmd+K), the chat panel (Cmd+L), @ references (files, docs, symbols), .cursorrules, and the composer for larger tasks. Where you'd paste your code or context, I've used {{clipboard}}. If you want to save your Cursor prompts outside the editor so they're accessible across tools, that's worth setting up early. .cursorrules Templates .cursorrules lives at your project root and shapes how Cursor behaves in that project. These templates give you a solid starting point. 1. General full-stack project You are an expert full-stack developer working on this project. Code style: - TypeScript everywhere, strict mode, no `any` - Functional components in React, hooks over class components - Async/await over .then() chains - Explicit return types on all functions Architecture preferences: - Keep components small (under 150 lines) - Co-locate tests next to source files - Prefer composition over inheritance When reviewing or edi