CUR-007: alwaysApply with Redundant globs - Cursor

Summary

• Rule ID: CUR-007
• Severity: MEDIUM
• Category: Cursor
• Normative Level: SHOULD
• Auto-Fix: Yes (safe)
• Verified On: 2026-02-07

Applicability

• Tool: cursor
• Version Range: unspecified
• Spec Revision: unspecified

Evidence Sources

• https://docs.cursor.com/en/context

Test Coverage Metadata

• Unit tests: true
• Fixture tests: true
• E2E tests: false

Examples

The following examples demonstrate what triggers this rule and how to fix it.

Invalid

---
description: TypeScript rules
alwaysApply: true
globs: "**/*.ts"
---
# Rules

Use strict mode.

Valid

---
description: Global rules
alwaysApply: true
---
# Rules

Always apply these rules.