Component Search

Skill: Component Search

Search across all cursor-handbook component types (rules, agents, commands, skills) to find files matching a term or topic.

Trigger

When the user asks to find a rule, agent, skill, or command by keyword — or wants to know where a specific topic is covered in the handbook.

Prerequisites

• cursor-handbook .cursor/ directory exists
• grep command available (standard on macOS/Linux)

Usage

Run the bundled script:

scripts/search-components.sh <search-term>

Examples

Find all components related to "security":

scripts/search-components.sh security

Find components mentioning "database":

scripts/search-components.sh database

Find components referencing "correlationId":

scripts/search-components.sh correlationId

Steps

Step 1: Identify Search Term

• Determine what the user is looking for
• If vague, suggest specific terms or ask for clarification

Step 2: Run Search

• Execute scripts/search-components.sh <term> using the Shell tool
• Capture output grouped by component type

Step 3: Present Results

• Format results as a table grouped by type (rules, agents, commands, skills)
• Include file paths and brief descriptions where available
• Highlight the most relevant matches

Step 4: Suggest Actions

• Offer to read the most relevant file(s)
• Suggest related search terms if few results found
• Recommend creating a new component if nothing exists for the topic

How It Works

The script searches recursively through .cursor/rules/, .cursor/agents/, .cursor/commands/, and .cursor/skills/ using case-insensitive grep. Results are grouped by component type.

Rules

• Search is case-insensitive by default
• Only searches within .cursor/ subdirectories
• Large result sets are not truncated — filter with a more specific term if needed

Completion

List of matching files grouped by component type, with suggestions for next steps.

If a Step Fails

• No results: Suggest alternative search terms, check spelling, or broader keywords
• .cursor/ not found: Verify the user is in the correct project root
• Too many results: Suggest a more specific search term

Source: girijashankarj/cursor-handbook — distributed by TomeVault.