Practical Workflows

Workflow A: Build a Feature Faster

1. Ask Cursor to inspect existing patterns in relevant folders.
2. Request an implementation plan with risks.
3. Generate code in small, reviewable chunks.
4. Ask for tests and edge cases.
5. Run lint/tests and request fixes for failures.

Workflow B: Safe Refactor

1. Ask for dependency map and impact analysis.
2. Perform rename/extract in one coordinated change.
3. Ask for regression tests around touched behavior.
4. Run full test suite and review diffs.

Workflow C: Production Bug Fix

1. Provide stack trace and reproduction.
2. Ask for top three hypotheses.
3. Validate each with targeted checks.
4. Apply minimal fix.
5. Generate a postmortem summary and prevention tests.

Workflow D: Review Before Merge

1. Ask Cursor for a risk-focused review on changed files only.
2. Request findings ordered by severity.
3. Ask for missing tests and edge cases.
4. Resolve findings and rerun checks.
5. Generate a concise PR summary with impact notes.