{"version":"2.1.265","anchor":"cursorrules-recognized-as-a-project-instructionsmemory-fil","canonical_anchor":"cursorrules-recognized-as-a-project-instructionsmemory-fil","heading":".cursorrules recognized as a project instructions\/memory file","tier":"use","area":"Internals","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265\/e\/cursorrules-recognized-as-a-project-instructionsmemory-fil","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.265","markdown":"### .cursorrules recognized as a project instructions\/memory file\n\nClaude Code now reads .cursorrules files as project instructions\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code now scans for a `.cursorrules` file (the rules file used by the Cursor editor) as one of the files it reads for project instructions and memory, alongside files like `agents.md`, `agents.override.md`, and `gemini.md`.\n\n**Why**\n\nProjects that already have Cursor rules set up will have those instructions picked up automatically, without needing to duplicate them into a Claude-specific file.\n\n- Area: Internals\n- Names: `.cursorrules`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}