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ā² Using Skills with Cursor
Add skills to your Cursor rules for Australian-aware AI coding assistance.
Setup (5 minutes)
1
Download a skill
Go to any skill page and download the Cursor format (.mdc file).
2
Create the rules folder
In your project root, create:
.cursor/rules/3
Add the skill file
Move the downloaded .mdc file into the rules folder:
.cursor/rules/bas-expert.mdc4
Use it
Cursor automatically loads rules. Just start coding and ask questions!
Folder Structure
your-project/ āāā .cursor/ ā āāā rules/ ā āāā bas-expert.mdc ā āāā super-guide.mdc ā āāā fair-work.mdc āāā src/ āāā package.json
Pro Tips
- āGlobal rules: Put skills in
~/.cursor/rules/to use across all projects. - āProject-specific: Put in
.cursor/rules/for project-only skills. - āCombine skills: Add multiple .mdc files ā Cursor loads them all.