Cursor Directory · directory of Cursor AI rules
Add a searchable section for the next big trend in your niche
Second wave of huge adoption; no numbers
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What they did
Some months after launch, when MCPs emerged, added a searchable MCP section so developers could find ways to extend Cursor.
What happened
Guest says it was a second wave with huge adoption of the site.
- Stage
- growth
“Some months after MCPs uh came along and that were also a thing that made Cursor Directory really, really fly, so that was the second wave where we saw a huge adoption of the site because we created this uh MCP searchable uh way to find and extend your Cursor experience.”
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