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Scopes rule to matching files. Use **/* for global workspace scope.

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React 19 Cursor Rules Generator (.mdc)

Generate modern React 19 SPA Cursor rules enforcing custom hooks, TanStack query caching, and avoiding redundant useEffects. React 19 introduces the React Compiler, useActionState, useOptimistic, and the `use` API. AI models trained on older codebases constantly produce obsolete useEffect state synchronization, manual mounting flags, and unnecessary forwardRef wrappers.

Target Path
.cursor/rules/react-19.mdc
Execution Scope
Glob pattern match
Specification Format
Frontmatter MDC (.mdc)
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02 / WHY IT HELPS

What this file changes for React 19 & Vite

Without it

React 19 introduces the React Compiler, useActionState, useOptimistic, and the `use` API. AI models trained on older codebases constantly produce obsolete useEffect state synchronization, manual mounting flags, and unnecessary forwardRef wrappers.

What the file tells the agent
Use React 19 action hooks (useActionState, useOptimistic, useFormStatus) for async mutations.
Never forwardRef; pass ref directly as a standard component prop in React 19.
Ban redundant useEffect state synchronization; calculate derived state synchronously during render.
Separate server state (TanStack Query/SWR) from ephemeral UI state (useState).
Do not use React.FC typing; declare explicit component props interfaces.
03 / CODE PATTERNS

React 19 & Vite: code to avoid and code to write instead

Avoid
// Discouraged: Anti-pattern useEffect duplicating state
export function BadItems({ items, query }: any) {
  const [filtered, setFiltered] = useState([]);
  useEffect(() => {
    setFiltered(items.filter((i: any) => i.name.includes(query)));
  }, [items, query]);
  return <ul>{filtered.map((i: any) => <li key={i.id}>{i.name}</li>)}</ul>;
}
Write instead
// Good: Derived state computed synchronously during render
export function FilteredItems({ items, query }: { items: Item[]; query: string }) {
  const filtered = useMemo(
    () => items.filter((i) => i.name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase())),
    [items, query]
  );
  return <ul>{filtered.map(i => <li key={i.id}>{i.name}</li>)}</ul>;
}
04 / REPOSITORY PLACEMENT & 3-STEP TERMINAL INSTALLATION

How to Install React 19 & Vite Cursor Rules (.mdc) via Terminal

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Step 1: Open Project Directory & Verify Target Placement

Open your terminal and navigate to your project root folder where the .cursor/rules/react-19.mdc file will reside. Ensure the file is placed at the exact path below relative to your project root so the AI engine automatically loads it:

.cursor/rules/react-19.mdc
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Step 2: Fetch Rule File via Terminal Command

Run curl, PowerShell, or wget to stream the rule directly from the DevScratchpad raw API endpoint and write it to .cursor/rules/react-19.mdc:

Terminal One-Liner Install

Run directly in your project root to stream and write this rule file with one command.

Raw API Stream
$mkdir -p ".cursor/rules" && curl -fsSL "https://www.devscratchpad.tech/api/raw/cursor-rules/react-19" -o ".cursor/rules/react-19.mdc"
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Step 3: Check that Cursor uses it

Cursor picks up rules in .cursor/rules/ automatically. This one attaches when files matching its globs are in the request, or when you @-mention it.

05 / ROUTE DIRECTORY & CROSS-TOOLING
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Cursor rules generator: .cursor/rules/*.mdc for your stack

Cursor Rules (.mdc): how it works, where the file goes, and every Cursor Rules preset.

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06 / RELATED DEVELOPER TOOLS

Tools for React 19 & Vite work

Browser-based utilities to test, format and inspect the code your AI tool writes. Nothing you paste is uploaded.

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07 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Technical FAQ: React 19 & Vite AI Rulebooks

Does React 19 require forwardRef?

No. In React 19, `ref` is passed as a normal prop to function components. forwardRef is deprecated.