Payo auto-generates .cursorrules by interviewing you about your stack
u/uttam_b built Payo, a CLI tool (`npx @uge/payo`) that interviews developers about their project and auto-generates tailored `.cursorrules` and `.cursor/rules/**` files so Cursor follows project conventions from the first prompt.
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Payo replaces the manual, often-neglected work of writing and maintaining `.cursorrules` with a one-time automated questionnaire, so AI coding assistants follow project conventions from the first prompt rather than guessing at structure.
- 01Payo is a CLI tool run via `npx @uge/payo` or `bunx @uge/payo`
- 02It interviews developers about their project and generates `.cursorrules` and `.cursor/rules/**` files
- 03Covers 25 frameworks, 24 data layers, and 4 databases
u/uttam_b published Payo, a CLI tool invoked via `npx @uge/payo` or `bunx @uge/payo`, designed to eliminate the recurring problem of AI coding assistants improvising on undocumented project conventions. The core issue described is that Cursor would make its own structural calls — around the data layer, file organization, and naming — whenever those conventions weren't explicitly documented. While `.cursorrules` can address this, keeping the file current is a maintenance burden that often gets neglected.
Payo solves this with a one-time interactive questionnaire that interviews the developer about their project, then writes both `.cursorrules` and `.cursor/rules/**` files tailored to the actual stack.
Payo solves this with a one-time interactive questionnaire that interviews the developer about their project, then writes both `.cursorrules` and `.cursor/rules/**` files tailored to the actual stack. The tool covers 25 frameworks, 24 data layers, and 4 databases across TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Go, and Rust. The same questionnaire also generates equivalent rule files for Claude, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, and Antigravity, making it portable across AI coding tools. The project is open source, with the repo at github.com/uttam-gelot/payo, and u/uttam_b is actively seeking feedback and PRs to improve or add stack support.
Key facts
- 01Payo is a CLI tool run via `npx @uge/payo` or `bunx @uge/payo`
- 02It interviews developers about their project and generates `.cursorrules` and `.cursor/rules/**` files
- 03Covers 25 frameworks, 24 data layers, and 4 databases
- 04Supports TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Go, and Rust
- 05Also outputs equivalent config files for Claude, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, and Antigravity
- 06Built by u/uttam_b; repo is open source at github.com/uttam-gelot/payo
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