CURSOR RULESSpring Boot 3 & Java 21 Cursor Rules (.mdc) | Modern Enterprise Java
Generate Spring Boot 3 and Java 21 Cursor rules enforcing record DTOs, virtual threads (Project Loom), Jakarta EE 10 namespaces, and Spring Data JPA standards. Spring Boot 3 requires Java 17+ (ideally Java 21) and migrates all packages from javax.* to jakarta.*. AI models trained on legacy Java code constantly hallucinate deprecated javax.persistence imports, bulky Lombok boilerplate instead of Java Records, and legacy WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter classes.
.cursor/rules/spring-boot-3.mdcWhat this file changes for Spring Boot 3 & Java 21
Spring Boot 3 requires Java 17+ (ideally Java 21) and migrates all packages from javax.* to jakarta.*. AI models trained on legacy Java code constantly hallucinate deprecated javax.persistence imports, bulky Lombok boilerplate instead of Java Records, and legacy WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter classes.
Spring Boot 3 & Java 21: code to avoid and code to write instead
// Discouraged: Legacy javax namespace, verbose POJO with setters, mutable entity exposure
import javax.persistence.*; // Obsolete in Spring Boot 3!
public class BadOrderDTO {
private String customerId;
public void setCustomerId(String id) { this.customerId = id; }
}package com.example.demo.order;
import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
import jakarta.validation.constraints.Positive;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
public record CreateOrderRequest(
@NotBlank String customerId,
@Positive BigDecimal amount
) {}
public record OrderResponse(Long id, String customerId, BigDecimal amount) {}
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/v1/orders")
public class OrderController {
private final OrderService orderService;
public OrderController(OrderService orderService) {
this.orderService = orderService;
}
@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<OrderResponse> create(@RequestBody CreateOrderRequest request) {
OrderResponse response = orderService.processOrder(request);
return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
}
}How to Install Spring Boot 3 & Java 21 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/spring-boot-3.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/spring-boot-3.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/spring-boot-3" -o ".cursor/rules/spring-boot-3.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
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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: Spring Boot 3 & Java 21 AI Rulebooks
Does this rulebook support Java 21 virtual threads?
Yes, it guides configuration and usage of lightweight virtual threads (Project Loom) for high-concurrency Spring Boot 3 services.
Why does it ban javax.* packages?
Spring Boot 3 requires Jakarta EE 10 APIs; javax.persistence and javax.servlet cause immediate compilation failures.