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Cursor users share tips to avoid overbuilding and ship faster

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A user on Reddit's r/cursor subreddit is seeking advice on how to prevent overbuilding and ensure faster shipping of software projects. They shared two personal rules: a "scope gate before code" that requires clear answers on payment, user access, and the happy path before development begins, and a "v0 ban list" that prohibits complex architectures like microservices, Redis, K8s, and elaborate folder structures for the initial shippable version. The user is asking for other practical rules or prompts that have helped developers ship faster with Cursor. AI

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Cursor users share tips to avoid overbuilding and ship faster

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/SwanLongjumping ·

    What Cursor rules do you use to stop overbuilding and actually ship?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I kept getting cathedral scaffolding out of Cursor: clean folders, zero checkout.</p> <p>Two constraints that changed my loop. Curious what other people use.</p> <p>**1) Scope gate before code** Before writing anything, answer: - Who pays? - What…

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