Open-source guides for AI-assisted development
Enterprise privacy, prompt engineering, and best practices for Cursor IDE
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AI-assisted development is transforming how we write software. But with great power comes great responsibility—and great confusion.
This repository exists to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and practical, real-world implementation:
- For enterprises: Understand the privacy implications before adopting AI tools
- For developers: Master prompt engineering to 10x your productivity
- For teams: Get actionable best practices, not marketing fluff
- For everyone: Discover the best AI-powered developer tools
Everything here is:
- Open source - Use it, share it, improve it
- Well-researched - Sourced from official documentation and real-world experience
- Bilingual - Available in English and German
- Practical - No theory without application
"Will our proprietary code be safe?"
The question every CTO asks before adopting AI coding assistants. This guide provides the answers.
| Guide | Language |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Privacy Guide | English |
| Enterprise Datenschutz-Leitfaden | Deutsch |
What you'll learn:
- How Cursor's Merkle tree indexing works
- Privacy Mode vs Share Data (and what's actually stored)
- Zero Data Retention agreements with OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.
- GDPR compliance and practical
.cursorignorerecommendations
Master the art of prompting AI models — organized by provider.
Comprehensive guides with citations to official documentation.
| Provider | Guides | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | EN / DE | GPT-5, o3, o4-mini, Responses API |
| Anthropic | EN / DE | Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.5, Agentic Workflows |
What you'll learn:
- GPT-5 vs Reasoning Models (o3, o4-mini) - when to use which
- Claude Opus 4.5: XML Tags, Extended Thinking, Effort Parameter
- Prompt Caching, Structured Outputs, Evals
- Building Effective Agents (Anthropic patterns)
More providers coming soon (Gemini, etc.)
Production-ready
.mdcrules for Cursor IDE. Copy, paste, customize.
Rules that guide Cursor's AI behavior for consistent, high-quality code.
| Language | Folder | Source |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | rules/cpp/ | Vinnie Falco |
What you'll get:
- C++ class layout and coding conventions
- Javadoc/Doxygen documentation standards
- CMake best practices (presets, no in-source builds)
- Comment philosophy: explain WHY, not how
Based on rules from cppalliance/coro-io-context with permission.
Curated guides to the best AI-powered developer tools.
Opinionated, well-researched overviews of tools that are changing how developers work.
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| AI Code Search Tools | The definitive guide to AI-powered code search — Greptile, Perplexity, Sourcegraph, grepai & more |
What you'll learn:
- AI code review: Greptile (PR reviews with full codebase context)
- Local code search: grepai (open source, privacy-first, MCP integration)
- Search the web for code: Perplexity, AI GitHub Search
- Zero-install web tools: Grep.app, Repogrep, GitSeek, PublicWWW
- Enterprise solutions: Sourcegraph Code Search + Cody Enterprise, GitHub Code Search
- Built into your editor: Cursor @Codebase
New to Cursor? Start here.
Interactive prompts that walk you through setting up Git and GitHub.
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Set up Git on Mac | Install Git using Xcode Command Line Tools |
| Set up Git on Windows | Install Git using winget or the official installer |
| Verify My Setup | Check if Git, Node.js, and Python are configured correctly |
| Connect to GitHub | Authenticate with GitHub CLI so you can push and pull |
How to use:
- Copy the prompt from the guide you need
- Paste it into Cursor's chat
- Follow the AI's instructions step by step
Content adapted from Agrim Singh's Cursor Setup Resources
Cursor/
├── enterprise/ # Enterprise Privacy & Security
│ ├── README.md # Section overview
│ ├── privacy-guide-en.md # English guide
│ └── privacy-guide-de.md # German guide
│
├── prompting/ # Prompt Engineering (by provider)
│ ├── README.md # Overview of all prompting guides
│ ├── openai/ # OpenAI-specific guides
│ │ ├── README.md # OpenAI guide overview & verification
│ │ ├── prompt-engineering-en.md # English (with citations)
│ │ └── prompt-engineering-de.md # German (with citations)
│ └── anthropic/ # Anthropic Claude guides
│ ├── README.md # Anthropic guide overview & verification
│ ├── prompt-engineering-en.md # English (with citations)
│ └── prompt-engineering-de.md # German (with citations)
│
├── rules/ # Cursor Rules Collection (.mdc)
│ ├── README.md # Overview & quick start
│ └── cpp/ # C++ rules (Vinnie Falco)
│ ├── README.md # C++ overview
│ ├── cpp.mdc # Coding conventions
│ ├── cpp-comments.mdc # Comment philosophy
│ ├── cpp-javadoc.mdc # Documentation standards
│ ├── cmake.mdc # CMake best practices
│ ├── build.md # Build command
│ ├── commit.md # Commit command
│ └── fix.md # Fix command
│
├── resources/ # Setup Guides (for beginners)
│ ├── README.md # Section overview
│ ├── setup-git-mac.md # Git installation on Mac
│ ├── setup-git-windows.md # Git installation on Windows
│ ├── verify-setup.md # Verify dev environment
│ └── connect-github.md # GitHub CLI authentication
│
├── tools/ # Tools & Resources (curated guides)
│ ├── README.md # Section overview
│ └── ai-code-search-tools.md # AI Code Search Tools guide
│
├── .github/ # GitHub Templates
│ ├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
│ └── PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
│
├── CONTRIBUTING.md # Contribution guidelines
├── LICENSE # MIT License
└── README.md # You are here
More guides coming soon. Have a suggestion? Open an issue!
Sabo Guenes
Founder of Xrock GmbH and Cursor Ambassador based in Heidelberg, Germany.
After attending Cafe Cursor events across the US, Germany, and Europe, and consulting with enterprises on AI adoption, I've compiled these resources to help teams navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-assisted development.
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | cursorconsulting.org |
| linkedin.com/in/sabriguenes | |
| Company | xrock.io |
| [email protected] |
Need help implementing Cursor in your organization?
- Enterprise workshops & team onboarding
- Security best practices consulting
- Custom workflow optimization
- Bug investigation & fixes
- First-time setup assistance
Let's talk: cursorconsulting.org
This is an open-source project and contributions are welcome!
- Found an error? Open an issue or submit a PR
- Have a suggestion? Start a discussion
- Want to add content? Fork, write, and submit a PR
- Translated content? Additional languages welcome!
If you find these resources helpful:
- Star this repo - It helps others discover it
- Share it - With your team, on LinkedIn, wherever
- Contribute - Every improvement helps the community
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
You're free to use, modify, and distribute these resources. Attribution appreciated but not required.
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Made with curiosity by Sabo Guenes