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Candid code review discipline v1.0.0

Use this resource to review and generate code without endorsing invented APIs or unproven fixes

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install anti-sycophancy-review-rule

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

Cursor checks that a function exists in the installed library version (package.json, requirements.txt, go.mod, Cargo.toml) before using it. It lists at least three edge cases before saying a change is correct, and reports real risk.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Details

Works in
Install guides
Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
CC0-1.0

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What you get

  • The .mdc file (in English): library checks, edge cases and invariant preservation
  • A // VERIFY marker where the library version cannot be checked

Good fit for

  • A code review where each library call must be justified
  • A refactor that must keep existing behaviour

Not for

    Tags

    • code review
    • verification
    • libraries
    • quality

    About

    You say

    “Is this refactor correct? List the edge cases before you answer.”

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    Rule published by PatrickJS under the CC0-1.0 license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Copy the .mdc file into your project's .cursor/rules/ folder
    2. Ask Cursor to review and generate code without endorsing invented APIs or unproven fixes
    3. Adjust the rule to your conventions

    Content preview

    Files

    • anti-sycophancy-review-rule.mdc4.1 KB
    • LICENSE6.5 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.6 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    PatrickJS
    Source
    github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/blob/b044f956f021b6e8877f16781bcfc466a6a120e9/rules/anti-sycophancy-code-discipline-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc
    Licence
    CC0-1.0

    Notice

    « anti-sycophancy-code-discipline-cursorrules-prompt-file » (PatrickJS, CC0-1.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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