Cursor IDE .cursorrules Pack for Production-Grade Go Backend Projects
Transform Cursor into a Go backend expert that writes production-ready code by default.
What You'll Get
Stop fixing Cursor’s Go mistakes. Start getting production‑ready backend code on the first try.
You know the pain: Cursor keeps giving you toy-level Go. Wrong project structure. Missing context handling. Goroutines launched with no supervision. Error messages that would leak internals in production. You spend hours rewriting everything just to make it safe.
This pack solves that. You get a tightly engineered set of .cursorrules—built from real production failures—that forces Cursor to follow the same patterns senior Go engineers use on high‑traffic backend services. Cursor stops guessing and starts generating code that’s correct, idiomatic, tested, and ready for real users.
What’s Included:
- 1 master .cursorrules file with 220+ Go‑specific rules tuned for production backend work
- 12 project‑layout instructions covering modular services, internal packages, and clean architecture
- 8 concurrency safety rulesets preventing goroutine leaks, race conditions, and unsafe channels
- 10 REST API scaffolding patterns that cut endpoint setup down to minutes
- 6 database patterns with safe SQL, prepared statements, and transaction handling
- 7 error‑handling conventions built around wrapped errors, redaction, and observability
- 5 context‑usage rules ensuring deadlines, cancellation, and propagation are always correct
- 9 testing standards enforcing testify, mocks, table tests, and coverage‑friendly structure
- 4 performance‑first rules including memory profiles, allocation minimization, and benchmark guidance
The Proof:
These rules come directly from real production post‑mortems, on‑call incidents, and performance regressions from teams shipping Go services that handle millions of requests per day. Every rule exists because the opposite caused a real outage, security issue, or scaling limit. Nothing here is theoretical.
Who This Is For:
- Go backend developers who want Cursor to generate safe, idiomatic code without constant rewrites
- Engineers building new services who need reliable scaffolding fast
- Teams adopting Cursor and needing consistent output across multiple contributors
Who This Is NOT For:
- Beginners looking for a Go tutorial
- People building non‑Go or non‑backend projects
Guarantee: If this pack doesn’t save you at least 3 hours of cleanup on your next Go project, reach out for a full refund.
What's Included (12 files)
- cursorrules-database-best-practices-sqlx-gorm.txt
- cursorrules-concurrency-patterns-and-safeguards.txt
- example-prompts-go-backend-supercharged.txt
- cursorrules-project-structure-go-backend.txt
- TROUBLESHOOTING.md
- cursorrules-logging-and-observability-otel-zap.txt
- cursorrules-rest-api-standards-routing-validation.txt
- SETUP-GUIDE.md
- cursorrules-error-handling-strict-go-guidelines.txt
- cursorrules-testing-with-testify-and-mocks.txt
- cursorrules-performance-optimization-and-profiling.txt
- cursorrules-security-hardening-for-go-apis.txt