Set up your AI once
Stop retyping the same rules. Five lessons on moving them into a config file for Claude Code and Cursor, and on picking a model for everyday use.
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Guide
Moving your rules into a config file
Why the same paragraph pasted into every conversation belongs in a file instead.
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Config
CLAUDE.md for a PHP project
A worked CLAUDE.md for a real project, not a placeholder.
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Config
.cursorrules for a React and TypeScript project
The same idea for Cursor: project rules that travel with the repository.
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Guide
Choosing a model for the job
Once your rules are in place, this is how to pick which model to point them at.
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Guide
Running a model on your own machine
For rules and prompts that need to run without an API bill.