fix(setup): add alwaysApply frontmatter to Cursor rules template#3193
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…3191) Without YAML frontmatter, Cursor defaults .mdc files to Manual mode, requiring users to @-reference the rule explicitly. Add alwaysApply: true so beads context loads automatically every session, consistent with the Claude and Gemini integrations. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Fixes #3191.
bd setup cursorwrites.cursor/rules/beads.mdcwithout YAML frontmatter, which Cursor interprets as Manual mode — rules only load when the user explicitly@beadsin chat. This addsalwaysApply: truefrontmatter so beads context loads automatically every session, consistent with how the Claude and Gemini integrations auto-fire on session start.Changes Made
alwaysApply: truefrontmatter tocursorRulesTemplateincmd/bd/setup/cursor.go— prepends standard YAML frontmatter block before the existing template contentTestCursorRulesTemplate_AlwaysApplyFrontmatterincmd/bd/setup/cursor_test.go— asserts the template starts with the required frontmatterBackward Compatibility
✅ Existing installs: Users who have already run
bd setup cursorcan re-run it to get the updated template (InstallCursor overwrites the file)✅ No behavioral change for other recipes: Only the Cursor template is modified; windsurf/cody/kilocode recipes are unaffected
✅ User-added frontmatter preserved on remove:
bd setup cursor --removedeletes the entire file, which is the existing behaviorTechnical Details
Per Cursor's rules documentation,
.mdcfiles are categorized by frontmatter:alwaysApply: trueglobs: "..."description: "..."@beadsSize: Small ✓
Two-file change: 4-line template addition + 9-line test.
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