ENG-2640: Remove duplicate cursor config files and update .gitignore

[JadeCara]

Ticket ENG-2640

Description Of Changes

Remove cursor configuration files that are now managed in the shared ethyca/cursor repo and update .gitignore to ignore symlinked cursor directories (rules, skills, plans, scripts). Commands remain tracked as repo-specific files.

Code Changes

• .cursor/rules/general.mdc - Removed (duplicate of shared cursor repo)
• .cursor/rules/sensitive-info-protection.mdc - Removed (duplicate of shared cursor repo)
• .gitignore - Added .cursor/rules/, .cursor/skills/, .cursor/plans/, .cursor/scripts/ ignores

Steps to Confirm

1. Add the new cursor repo to your workspace.
2. Verify you can access skills.
3. Verify rules/skills directories are gitignored: git status should not show them as untracked

Pre-Merge Checklist

• Issue requirements met
• All CI pipelines succeeded
• CHANGELOG.md updated
  • Add a db-migration label
  • Add a high-risk label
  • Updates unreleased work already in Changelog, no new entry necessary
• UX feedback:
  • No UX review needed
• Followup issues:
  • No followup issues
• Database migrations:
  • No migrations
• Documentation:
  • No documentation updates required

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[JadeCara]

Moved to new cursor repo.

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR removes duplicate Cursor configuration files (general rules and sensitive-info-protection rules) that are now managed centrally in the ethyca/cursor shared repository. The .gitignore has been updated to ignore symlinked Cursor directories (rules, skills, plans, scripts) while keeping repo-specific commands tracked.

Key changes:

• Removed .cursor/rules/general.mdc and .cursor/rules/sensitive-info-protection.mdc
• Added .cursor/rules/, .cursor/skills/, .cursor/plans/, .cursor/scripts/ to .gitignore
• Commands directory (.cursor/commands/) remains tracked as repo-specific
• Changelog entry added appropriately

Important note: Verify that Greptile custom instructions referencing these deleted rule files are updated to point to the new shared repo location.

Confidence Score: 5/5

• This PR is safe to merge with minimal risk - it's a simple cleanup removing duplicate configuration files
• The changes are straightforward configuration management: removing duplicate files now centralized in a shared repo and updating .gitignore accordingly. The .gitignore patterns are correctly formatted and tested. No code logic is affected, and the changelog is properly documented.
• No files require special attention - all changes are configuration cleanup

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
.gitignore	Added ignores for symlinked Cursor directories (rules, skills, plans, scripts)
changelog/7384-remove-duplicate-cursor-config.yaml	Added changelog entry documenting removal of duplicate Cursor config files

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[greptile-apps]

Additional Comments (1)

.cursor/rules/general.mdc
Verify that Greptile custom instructions are updated to reference the new shared cursor repo location instead of these deleted files.

Context Used: Context from dashboard - general instructions (source)

[gilluminate]

at this point, why not just ./cursor?

Suggested change

	.cursor/rules/
	.cursor/skills/
	.cursor/plans/
	.cursor/scripts/
	.cursor

[JadeCara]

updated but still tracking the .cursor/rules/sensitive-info-protection.mdc rule

[gilluminate]

ship it!