Add AI coding agent baseline rule

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Summary

• Add a small AI Coding Agent Baseline Cursor Project Rule
• Link the README entry under Build Tools and Development
• Include the companion free sample repo for AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md users

Why

This rule gives Cursor Agent a lightweight, reusable operating layer for reading local code first, keeping edits scoped, preserving user changes, and running focused verification before handoff.

Validation

• Checked the new rule frontmatter includes description, globs, and alwaysApply.
• Checked the README link and rule slug.

Summary by CodeRabbit

Documentation

• Added comprehensive guidelines for AI coding agent workflows, including code modification practices, verification procedures, and safety protocols.

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ℹ️ Recent review info

⚙️ Run configuration

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between b044f95 and 245a70d.

📒 Files selected for processing (2)

• README.md
• rules/ai-coding-agent-baseline.mdc

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR adds a new AI Coding Agent Baseline rule set to the awesome-cursorrules repository. A new rule file defines guidelines for agent behavior during code edits, and the README is updated with a reference to the new rule.

Changes

AI Coding Agent Baseline

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Agent baseline rule definition and documentation rules/ai-coding-agent-baseline.mdc, README.md	New rule file establishes baseline practices for AI agents: read existing code patterns before edits, keep changes scoped, avoid unnecessary refactors, run minimal verification, apply git safety (no discarding user changes), and format responses with change summary, verification results, and remaining manual steps. README entry added to reference the rule in Build Tools section.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Suggested reviewers

• PatrickJS

Poem

A rabbit hops in with care so fine,
Agent rules now clearly align,
Safe git steps and scoped edits true,
Cursor guides, the right thing to do! 🐰✨

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'Add AI coding agent baseline rule' clearly and concisely describes the main change—adding a new AI coding agent baseline rule file and its README entry.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the main contribution (Summary), explains the value (Why), and confirms validation was performed; however, it only partially addresses the template sections.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests

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