# netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file

A Cursor rule that hands the agent Netlify's official conventions: function types, environment access, and no stray CORS headers.

- rule · `type=rule` · Cursor · ★ 41011
- Author: PatrickJS
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/tree/HEAD/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc
- Updated: 2026-05-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file

## What it does

The rule spells out how to write Netlify code so the agent stops mixing up compute types. Four are covered: serverless functions for ordinary requests, edge functions for rewriting a request or response in flight, background functions for longer async work, and scheduled functions on a CRON interval. The context object and the global `Netlify` object get their own section, including how to read environment variables.

Some things are hard nos. The `.netlify` folder is not user code and belongs in `.gitignore`. Imports never carry a version — write `@netlify/functions`, not `@netlify/functions@VERSION`. CORS headers such as `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` stay out unless the user explicitly asks. For the dev server the rule prefers `netlify dev` when no other command is requested.

Function files go in `YOUR_BASE_DIRECTORY/netlify/functions` or a subdirectory, and the default directory should not be changed without an explicit request. Functions never land in the public or publish directory. If the project already uses TypeScript, new functions are TypeScript too, with types from `npm install @netlify/functions`.

You drop it in as `.cursor/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc`. The frontmatter sets `alwaysApply: false` with `globs: **/*`, so it does not apply itself across the whole project by default — worth checking whether Cursor picks it up in your setup.

## Install

### Cursor (native platform)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc` — Frontmatter: description, globs, alwaysApply

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.md` — The paths frontmatter field limits the files: move globs from the source into paths

### Codex

**AGENTS.md**
- Codex reads AGENTS.md: paste the rule text there

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/instructions/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.instructions.md` — The applyTo field sets which files it applies to: move globs from the source into applyTo

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.md`

### Cline

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.clinerules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/tree/HEAD/rules/netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc

## When to use it
- pick between serverless, edge, background and scheduled functions
- keep the `.netlify` folder out of version control
- stop pinning versions in Netlify package imports
- avoid adding CORS headers nobody asked for
- place a function in the right directory, not the publish folder

## Example prompts
- Write a TypeScript serverless function that reads an env var with `Netlify.env.get`
- Check that `.netlify` is in `.gitignore` and fix it if it isn't
- Add an edge function that rewrites the response before it reaches the user

## Source text · netlify-official-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc · CC0-1.0

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````text
---
description: "Cursor rules for Netlify development with official integration."
globs: **/*
alwaysApply: false
---
<ProviderContextOverrides>
	// Developers can override the content as needed, but it should all be placed in this section.


</ProviderContextOverrides>

ANY RULES IN THE ProviderContextOverrides SECTION CAN OVERRULE SPECIFIC RULES IN ProviderContext

<ProviderContext version="1.0" provider="netlify">
  ## General

  - the `.netlify` folder is not for user code. It should be added to the .gitignore list
  - avoid adding version numbers to imported code. (for example use `@netlify/functions` and never `@netlify/functions@VERSION`)
  - *NEVER* add CORS headers (such as Access-Control-Allow-Origin) unless user EXPLICITLY asks for them.
  - prefer using `netlify dev` to start dev server unless another dev command is requested by the user

  # Guidelines

  - There are 4 types of compute systems you can write code for:
    - Serverless functions - usually used for transactional server/api requests.
    - Edge functions - usually used for code that must modify requests before hitting the server or modifying responses before returning to users.
    - Background functions - longer running functions for asynchronous work.
    - Scheduled functions - schedule logic to run on a CRON-based interval.
  - Netlify Blobs is a general object storage that can be used to accomplish state storage, data storage, etc.
  - Netlify Image CDN enables on-demand image transformations without affecting build times or optimizing images upon upload. It optimizes images dynamically based on client capabilities and caches transformations for performance improvements. Use this when optimizing images dynamically. Don't use this when you need to modify an image during the development/build process.
  - Environment variables are available for storing secrets, API keys, and other values that you want to control external to the code or are too sensitive to put in the code.


  ## Netlify compute

  - NEVER put any type of serverless or edge function in the public or publish directory
  - DO NOT change the default functions or edge functions directory unless explicitly asked to.
  - ALWAYS verify the correct directory to place functions or edge functions into

  ### Context object for serverless functions and edge functions

  Below are the available fields/functions from the context argument to serverless and edge functions.

  ```
  {
    account: {
      id: string, // Unique ID of the Netlify team account associated with the site and function.
    },
    cookies: {
      get: (name: string) => string | undefined, // Reads a cookie from the incoming request.
      set: (options: { name: string; value: string; path?: string; domain?: string; secure?: boolean; httpOnly?: boolean; expires?: Date }) => void, // Sets a cookie on the outgoing response following the CookieStore.set web standard.
````
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