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Clean code principles v1.0.0

Use this resource to write and review readable, maintainable, well-structured code

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install clean-code-principles-rule

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

Cursor applies clean-code principles: no magic numbers, names that show purpose, comments that explain why rather than what, one job per function, and removal of repeated code.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • The .mdc file (in English): constants, naming, structure and tests
  • Comment rules: explain why, not what

Good fit for

  • A team that reviews a lot of code and wants shared conventions
  • An older project whose technical debt must shrink

Not for

    Tags

    • clean code
    • readability
    • refactoring
    • maintainability

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    You say

    “Refactor this function into smaller functions with clear names.”

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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 write and review readable, maintainable, well-structured code
    3. Adjust the rule to your conventions

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    Files

    • clean-code-principles-rule.mdc1.9 KB
    • LICENSE6.5 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    PatrickJS
    Source
    github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/blob/b044f956f021b6e8877f16781bcfc466a6a120e9/rules/clean-code.mdc
    Licence
    CC0-1.0

    Notice

    « clean-code » (PatrickJS, CC0-1.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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