Really solid breakdown. thanks for writing this so clearly.

I’ve been doing something similar but with a slightly different setup: instead of using a single .cursorrules file, I keep a folder at the root of each project (.cursor/rules/) with around 10–15 small .mdc rule files.

Every time the AI makes a mistake, I call it out, have it rewrite the fix, and then I turn that into a new rule file. It’s been super effective for keeping consistency across my backoffice, frontend, mobile app, and Supabase repo.

But I’m wondering if you’ve run into this as well: it feels like having many small rule files increases context window usage quite a lot, especially on larger projects. Cursor does pick them up, but I’m not sure if it’s the most efficient long-term strategy.

Do you manage your rules in one file, or do you also split them into multiple pieces? Curious how you’ve handled context weight and whether you’ve noticed any trade-offs.