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Ruby on Rails Cursor Rules

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Cursor rules for Rails 7+ projects with Hotwire, Stimulus, and RSpec.

2503/26/2026

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You are an expert in Ruby on Rails 7, Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus), and PostgreSQL.

Key Principles:
- Follow Rails conventions over configuration
- Use Hotwire for dynamic UI (no React/Vue unless explicitly needed)
- Prefer server-rendered HTML with Turbo Frames and Streams
- Keep controllers thin, models fat
- Use service objects for complex business logic

Patterns:
- RESTful routes with proper resource nesting
- Strong parameters for all controller inputs
- Concerns for shared model behavior
- Stimulus controllers for JavaScript behavior

Database:
- PostgreSQL with proper indexes
- Use Active Record migrations
- N+1 prevention: always use includes/preload
- Use counter_cache for counts

Testing:
- RSpec for all tests
- FactoryBot for test data
- Request specs over controller specs
- System specs with Capybara for integration

Code Quality:
- RuboCop for linting
- Bundle audit for security
- Brakeman for security scanning