Cursor Directory · directory of Cursor AI rules
Build a directory for a hot new tool whose tips are scattered across the web
~$35K/month and 2.2M visitors from a 3-hour build
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What they did
While watching Cursor videos on a flight, noticed the common pattern of Cursor rules and that there was no single place to find them (only obscure GitHub gists and forums). Built a directory for that audience at the moment the tool was taking off. Directories still work if built for the right audience at the right time: catch the wave and own it.
What happened
Grew to ~$35K/month, 49K registered users and 2.2M unique visitors.
- Stage
- Pre-launch (idea)
“it was kind of mind-blowing for me that there were no uh place to find these rules in one specific place.”
“directories still is incredibly successful in 2025, uh especially if you build something for the right audience. And And in this case, of course, we we found the audience uh at the right time.”
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