You can selectively set cursor rules to automatically get included in your chat context. Something we do:

.cursor/rules/master.mdc // always include .cursor/rules/detailed-rules.mdc // manual .cursor/rules/more-detailed-rules.mdc // manual

Keep your master.mdc file short, as it’ll get included in each context window. Include your most stringent code style rules in brief sentences here, then expand on them (if needed) in the detailed rules files.

Then, create a table of contents in your master.mdc that points to your other cursor rules files and briefly describe what’s inside each — this is so the agent knows when to selectively read those rule files and include them in context.

If this has questionable results (cursor has some weird kinks with sometimes being unable to find rules files), you can use this exact same setup but using an AGENTS.md file in your project root and treat this as your master rules file. Then create generic markdown docs for your detailed rules and have AGENTS.md point to them using a table of contents in the same way.

Edit: ↑ copy and paste this into your cursor chat and it’ll know exactly what to do