This was an eye opening video into agentic editing workflows.

setting rules

Dfferent ai tools use different rules files, windsurf uses .windsurfrules.

testing out rules

Test out your rules file by having it say something at the beginning of the output to verify that the rules are being applied correctly.

First line

He suggests to use this key rule for debugging purposes, otherwise you are guessing to what rules if any it is following.

        
Every time you choose to apply a rule(s), explicitly state the rule(s) in the output.  You can abbreviate the rule description to a single word or phrase.