CURSOR RULESReact 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.
.cursor/rules/react-19.mdcWhat this file changes for React 19 & Vite
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.
React 19 & Vite: code to avoid and code to write instead
// 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>;
}// 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>;
}How to Install React 19 & Vite Cursor Rules (.mdc) via Terminal
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:
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.
mkdir -p ".cursor/rules" && curl -fsSL "https://www.devscratchpad.tech/api/raw/cursor-rules/react-19" -o ".cursor/rules/react-19.mdc"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.
Cursor rules generator: .cursor/rules/*.mdc for your stack
Cursor Rules (.mdc): how it works, where the file goes, and every Cursor Rules preset.
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.
JSON to TypeScript Interfaces
Instantly infer TypeScript interfaces from a JSON payload.
JSON to Zod Schema
Infer Zod validation schemas directly from JSON payloads.
SVG to JSX Converter
Convert raw SVG markup into a React JSX component.
JWT Decoder & Inspector
Decode JSON Web Tokens locally. Inspect header and claims, and verify HS256 signatures with your secret.
Live Repository & Schema Ingestion
Inspect any public or private GitHub repository, or paste SQL DDL and Prisma models directly in AI Skill Studio to auto-generate authentic rules. Zero server transmission.
Migrating from Legacy .cursorrules or CLAUDE.md?
Use the free, in-browser converter to turn one long rules file into Cursor .mdc, Claude SKILL.md or Windsurf rules.
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.