Cursor Custom Prompts

Overview

This skill helps you create effective custom prompts for Cursor AI. It covers prompt engineering fundamentals, domain-specific templates, advanced techniques like chain-of-thought prompting, and best practices for consistent, high-quality AI responses.

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE with Chat or Composer
• Understanding of prompt engineering basics
• Project with existing patterns to reference
• .cursorrules file for persistent prompts

Instructions

1. Structure prompt with context, task, constraints
2. Include specific requirements and formats
3. Reference existing patterns with @-mentions
4. Start with simple prompt, iterate for complexity
5. Store effective prompts in .cursorrules
6. Refine based on output quality

Output

• Effective prompt templates
• Consistent AI output quality
• Reusable prompt patterns
• Project-specific prompt library

Error Handling

See {baseDir}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See {baseDir}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Prompt Engineering Guide
• .cursorrules Reference
• Cursor Community Prompts