cursor-custom-prompts

# Cursor Custom Prompts

## Overview

This skill helps you create effective custom prompts for Cursor AI. It covers prompt engineering fundamentals, domain-specific templates, advanced techniques like chain-of-thought prompting, and best practices for consistent, high-quality AI responses.

## Prerequisites

- Cursor IDE with Chat or Composer
- Understanding of prompt engineering basics
- Project with existing patterns to reference
- .cursorrules file for persistent prompts

## Instructions

1. Structure prompt with context, task, constraints
2. Include specific requirements and formats
3. Reference existing patterns with @-mentions
4. Start with simple prompt, iterate for complexity
5. Store effective prompts in .cursorrules
6. Refine based on output quality

## Output

- Effective prompt templates
- Consistent AI output quality
- Reusable prompt patterns
- Project-specific prompt library

## Error Handling

See `{baseDir}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources

- [Prompt Engineering Guide](https://cursor.com/docs/prompting)
- [.cursorrules Reference](https://cursor.com/docs/rules)
- [Cursor Community Prompts](https://forum.cursor.com/c/prompts)