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Code quality guidelines: verify, do not invent v1.0.0

Use this resource to keep a steady quality of work on code, limited to the request

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install code-quality-rule

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

Cursor verifies before it asserts, works file by file, invents no changes, leaves unrelated code alone, skips unnecessary updates and does not show current code unless asked.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
CC0-1.0

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What you get

  • The .mdc file (in English): method, editing and answer-format guidelines
  • A rule not to ask for confirmation of what the context already states

Good fit for

  • A team that wants small, checkable edits
  • An agent that repeats its explanations too often

Not for

    Tags

    • quality
    • method
    • edits
    • agents

    About

    You say

    “Fix only the reported bug, without touching the rest of the file.”

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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 keep a steady quality of work on code, limited to the request
    3. Adjust the rule to your conventions

    Content preview

    Files

    • code-quality-rule.mdc1.5 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/codequality.mdc
    Licence
    CC0-1.0

    Notice

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

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