Best practices for working with Cursor. Use when learning how to effectively use Cursor features or optimizing your workflow.

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

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