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cursor-privacy-settings skill

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This skill helps configure Cursor privacy and data handling settings, including privacy mode, sensitive file exclusion, telemetry, and secure key management.

npx playbooks add skill jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill cursor-privacy-settings

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SKILL.md
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---
name: "cursor-privacy-settings"
description: |
  Configure Cursor privacy and data handling settings. Triggers on "cursor privacy",
  "cursor data", "cursor security", "privacy mode", "cursor telemetry". Use when working with cursor privacy settings functionality. Trigger with phrases like "cursor privacy settings", "cursor settings", "cursor".
allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Edit, Bash(cmd:*)"
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: "Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>"
---

# Cursor Privacy Settings

## Overview

This skill helps configure Cursor privacy and data handling settings. It covers privacy mode configuration, sensitive file exclusion, telemetry settings, and enterprise security controls to ensure your code and data are protected appropriately.

## Prerequisites

- Cursor IDE with admin access to settings
- Understanding of data handling requirements
- Knowledge of sensitive files in project
- Compliance requirements documented

## Instructions

1. Evaluate privacy mode needs (per project/globally)
2. Configure .cursorignore for sensitive files
3. Set up environment variables for secrets
4. Configure telemetry settings
5. Verify API key security
6. Document data handling policies

## Output

- Privacy Mode configured appropriately
- Sensitive files excluded from AI context
- Secure API key management
- Telemetry settings aligned with policy
- Documented privacy configuration

## Error Handling

See `{baseDir}/references/errors.md` for comprehensive error handling.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed examples.

## Resources

- [Cursor Privacy Policy](https://cursor.com/privacy)
- [Data Handling Documentation](https://cursor.com/docs/privacy)
- [Security Best Practices](https://cursor.com/security)

Overview

This skill configures Cursor privacy and data handling settings to protect code, secrets, and telemetry. It guides you through privacy mode selection, excluding sensitive files, managing API keys, and aligning telemetry with policy. Use it to enforce consistent, auditable privacy controls across projects and teams.

How this skill works

The skill inspects project configuration and recommends privacy mode at project or global scope. It suggests and generates a .cursorignore to exclude sensitive files, verifies environment variable usage for secrets, and outlines telemetry controls and API key handling steps. It also produces a short checklist for documentation and verification.

When to use it

  • Setting up a new project where AI-assisted coding might access source files
  • Locking down telemetry when handling regulated or sensitive data
  • Preparing a repository for enterprise compliance or security review
  • Migrating projects between environments with different privacy requirements
  • Enforcing team-wide privacy defaults across multiple workspaces

Best practices

  • Decide privacy mode (per-project vs global) based on data sensitivity and compliance needs
  • Maintain a .cursorignore that lists credentials, private directories, and generated artifacts
  • Store secrets in environment variables or a secure secret manager, not in source
  • Disable or limit telemetry for regulated projects and document the justification
  • Rotate API keys regularly and audit their usage; restrict scopes and permissions

Example use cases

  • Exclude config/*.key and secrets/ from AI context before running an AI code assistant on a financial repo
  • Switch a project into strict privacy mode when onboarding a contractor with limited access
  • Update CI environment to inject API keys via secure variables rather than checking them into code
  • Audit telemetry settings across multiple workspaces before a compliance assessment
  • Document a privacy configuration checklist for developer onboarding

FAQ

How do I exclude specific files from AI context?

Add patterns for those files and directories to .cursorignore at the repository root so the assistant will not read them.

Can I apply different privacy modes per project?

Yes. Configure privacy mode at the project level when you need stricter controls for a particular codebase, or set a global default for convenience.