- How do I install pekral/cursor-rules in a Laravel project?
- Install it as a dev dependency with composer require --dev pekral/cursor-rules, then run the vendor:publish command documented in the README to materialize the rule files into your project. The package ships Cursor rule content rather than runtime code, so nothing needs to be registered in your application bootstrap. After publishing, open the generated files in your editor and confirm they match your team's conventions before committing them. If your project restricts Composer scripts, review what the package writes during install.
- Does pekral/cursor-rules affect my Laravel app at runtime or in production?
- No. The package contains Cursor editor rule files, not a service provider that changes application behavior, so no autoloading surface or runtime coupling is added to your app. It should always be installed with --dev so it never reaches a production build. The only thing it influences is the suggestions Cursor's AI produces while you write code.
- Which Laravel and PHP versions does pekral/cursor-rules support?
- Because the package distributes rule content rather than executable code, version support mainly reflects the conventions the rules assume rather than a hard runtime constraint. Check the composer.json constraints and the README for the PHP and Laravel versions the author had in mind. If your project runs an older Laravel release, review rules that reference modern features like attributes, promoted properties, or newer testing APIs. Adjust or remove any guidance that does not match your baseline.
- Where does the package publish the Cursor rule files, and should I commit them?
- Rules are typically published into a .cursor/rules directory as .mdc files with front-matter describing globs and activation behavior, so Cursor can pick them up automatically. Commit the published files to version control so every developer on the team gets identical guidance and changes go through code review. If you start editing the rules heavily, treat them as first-party files and document that the published output has diverged from upstream.
- How do these Cursor rules interact with Pint, PHPStan or Larastan, and PHPUnit?
- The rules are natural-language guidance for an AI editor, while Pint, PHPStan or Larastan, and PHPUnit enforce behavior mechanically, so overlap is inevitable. When the AI rules and your enforced tooling disagree, the tooling wins and the rule should be corrected. Audit the published rules against your pint.json, phpstan.neon, and phpunit.xml and remove guidance that contradicts what CI already enforces. Decide early which source of truth governs, or developers will get inconsistent suggestions.
- Can I use these rules with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or JetBrains AI instead of Cursor?
- The content is written for Cursor's rules mechanism, including its directory layout and front-matter conventions, so other tools will not consume it directly. Teams on Copilot, Claude Code, or JetBrains AI need equivalent AGENTS.md-style files maintained in parallel. If your organization supports multiple editors, plan to keep a single canonical conventions document and derive each tool's format from it.
- What happens to the rules when Cursor changes its rules file format?
- Cursor's rules mechanism has changed repeatedly, moving from a single file to a directory of .mdc files with globs and activation modes, and further changes are likely. Rules authored against an older format may silently stop applying after an editor upgrade, which is the worst failure mode because nothing errors. Re-verify that the rules are actually loaded after upgrading Cursor, and pin the package version so upstream changes do not surprise you.
- Should I add pekral/cursor-rules as a dev dependency or copy the rules into my repository?
- Given the low adoption signal and unresolved repository metadata, the lower-risk path is extraction rather than ongoing adoption. Read the package once, lift the rules that match your conventions, rewrite them against your actual Pint, PHPStan, and PHPUnit configuration, and commit them as first-party files. That removes the supply-chain surface and the abandonment risk in one step, at the cost of losing upstream updates that are unlikely to arrive anyway.
- How do I customize the published rules to match my team's conventions?
- Edit the published .mdc files directly to reflect your directory structure, naming conventions, testing style, and preferred Laravel patterns. Assign an internal owner for rule content and route changes through the same review process as code, since LLM-facing guidance has no test suite to catch mistakes. Record which rules were changed from upstream so future updates can be merged deliberately rather than overwritten.
- Is pekral/cursor-rules actively maintained and safe for a production Laravel team?
- The project has a modest adoption signal and a single apparent maintainer, so treat it as reference material rather than a dependency you commit to tracking long term. Supply-chain risk is limited if you install with --dev and review what the package writes, but maturity and abandonment risk are real. Have an exit plan in place, ideally the extraction approach where the rules become first-party files you own. Measure whether the rules actually improve AI output before expanding their scope.