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Does Cursor have Custom Instructions?

YES

Project and user Rules (.cursor/rules plus User Rules) inject persistent instructions into Agent. Always Apply, glob, and @-mention rules are documented.

Does Cursor have Custom Instructions?

Cursor supports Custom Instructions. Set persistent, global rules for how the AI should behave or respond across all chats (e.g., always output Python code, or never use emojis). Cursor is an AI-native code editor built as a fork of VS Code with multi-model agentic assistance and full-codebase context indexing. Project and user Rules (.cursor/rules plus User Rules) inject persistent instructions into Agent. Always Apply, glob, and @-mention rules are documented.

Tool
๐Ÿ’ป Cursor by Anysphere
Feature
Custom Instructions ยท Memory & Context
Status
Yes
Notes
Project and user Rules (.cursor/rules plus User Rules) inject persistent instructions into Agent. Always Apply, glob, and @-mention rules are documented.
Pricing
Available on the free plan.
Last verified
2026-09-09
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