cursor-reference-architecture

# Cursor Reference Architecture Reference architecture patterns for optimizing Cursor IDE project setup. Covers directory structure, rules organization, indexing strategy, and multi-project configuration for maximum AI effectiveness. ## Project Layout for Cursor A well-structured project makes AI features significantly more effective: ``` my-project/ ├── .cursor/ │ └── rules/ │ ├── project.mdc # alwaysApply: true (stack, conventions) │ ├── security.mdc # alwaysApply: true (security constraints) │ ├── typescript.mdc # globs: "**/*.ts,**/*.tsx" │ ├── api-routes.mdc # globs: "src/api/**/*.ts" │ ├── database.mdc # globs: "src/db/**/*.ts,prisma/**" │ └── testing.mdc # globs: "**/*.test.ts,**/*.spec.ts" ├── .cursorignore # Exclude from AI + indexing ├── .cursorindexingignore # Exclude from indexing only ├── .gitignore ├── src/ │ ├── api/ # API routes │ ├── services/ # Business logic │ ├── db/ # Database layer │ ├── types/ # Shared TypeScript types │ ├── utils/ # Utility functions │ └── components/ # UI components ├── tests/ ├── prisma/ ├── docs/ # Architecture docs (good for @Docs) └── package.json ``` ### Why This Structure Helps Cursor 1. **Glob patterns work predictably**: `src/api/**/*.ts` cleanly scopes API rules 2. **@Files refe...