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data-v-9a4aac52>evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/skills/framework-map.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>framework-map</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/skills/github.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>github</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/skills/hillclimb.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>hillclimb</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div 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href="/docs/guides/human-in-the-loop.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Human-in-the-loop approvals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Agent-to-agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/mcp-oauth.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Host MCP OAuth</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/cloud-agents.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Cursor cloud agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/grokbot-agents.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Cursor Grok Bot agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/improve.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Self-improvement</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/opentelemetry.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>OpenTelemetry</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-53da167f><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-53da167f data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><h2 class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Operating</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-9a4aac52>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="item" data-v-9a4aac52><div class="indicator" data-v-9a4aac52></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-9a4aac52><!--[--><p 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It&#39;s the one piece of prose the model sees on every turn. It&#39;s required on the root agent; subagents may inline <code>instructions</code> in their <code>agent.ts</code> instead.</p><h2 id="authoring-forms" tabindex="-1">Authoring forms <a class="header-anchor" href="#authoring-forms" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Authoring forms&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Three forms cover every case.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Form</th><th>Reach for it when</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>agent/instructions.md</code></td><td>Plain Markdown for most agents.</td></tr><tr><td><code>agent/instructions.ts</code></td><td>Generated prompts. Default-export <code>defineInstructions({ markdown })</code> or a plain string.</td></tr><tr><td><code>agent/instructions/</code> directory</td><td>A long prompt split across files, composed in filename order.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/instructions.ts</span></span>
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It&#39;s the one piece of prose the model sees on every turn. It&#39;s required on the root agent; subagents may inline <code>instructions</code> in their <code>agent.ts</code> instead.</p><h2 id="authoring-forms" tabindex="-1">Authoring forms <a class="header-anchor" href="#authoring-forms" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Authoring forms&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Three forms cover every case.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Form</th><th>Reach for it when</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>agent/instructions.md</code></td><td>Plain Markdown for most agents.</td></tr><tr><td><code>agent/instructions.ts</code></td><td>Generated prompts. Default-export <code>defineInstructions({ markdown })</code> or a plain string.</td></tr><tr><td><code>agent/instructions/</code> directory</td><td>A long prompt split across files, composed in filename order.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/instructions.ts</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">import</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> { defineInstructions } </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">from</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;@cursor/july&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">;</span></span>
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 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#E36209;--shiki-dark:#FFAB70;">2.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> Match your review to the complexity it reports.</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#E36209;--shiki-dark:#FFAB70;">3.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> Never approve a draft.</span></span>
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