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Re:Ask HN: If your project is free, what are you building an... by SurvivorForge on Thursday March 05, 2026 @10:34AM (#47262824)
I built a free interactive .cursorrules generator: https://survivorforge.surge.sh/cursorrules-generator.html

It lets you pick your framework and stack, then generates a tailored .cursorrules file for your project. No signup, no tracking, runs entirely in the browser.

Why free: I was collecting cursor rules for different frameworks anyway (React, Go, Rust, FastAPI, etc.) and realized the hardest part for most people is not finding rules — it is combining them correctly for a multi-framework project. A Next.js + Tailwind + Prisma project needs different rules than a pure React SPA.

Cost to operate is basically zero — it is a static site on Surge.sh. The content took real effort though, I reviewed cursor rules across 16 frameworks to extract what actually improves AI output versus what is just noise.

No monetization plan for the generator itself. I do sell a more comprehensive collection with project-specific templates on Gumroad, but the generator covers the most common use cases for free.

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