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# GitNexus — Cursor project rules

Last reviewed: 2026-03-24

Canonical agent instructions: **[AGENTS.md](../AGENTS.md)** (GitNexus MCP rules, monorepo commands, Cursor Cloud notes). **[CLAUDE.md](../CLAUDE.md)** adds Claude Code-specific notes and points back to AGENTS.md for GitNexus.

## Non-negotiables (always apply)

- NEVER edit a function/class/method without running `gitnexus_impact` first.
- NEVER rename symbols with find-and-replace — use `gitnexus_rename`.
- NEVER commit without running `gitnexus_detect_changes()`.
- NEVER ignore HIGH/CRITICAL risk warnings from impact analysis.
- NEVER run `npx gitnexus analyze` without `--embeddings` if `.gitnexus/meta.json` shows stored embeddings.

Full rules: **[AGENTS.md](../AGENTS.md)** (`gitnexus:start` block, Cursor Cloud section).

**Rule architecture:** Prefer this file plus optional `.cursor/rules/*.mdc` globs (YAML `globs` in frontmatter). Legacy `.cursorrules` is deprecated; content lives here.