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Cursor Onboarding Prompt Stack
A mentor walks a new member through a reusable prompt stack for reading an unfamiliar Next.js app.
Duration
31 min
Published
2026-05-24
Participants
Priya Shah, Marcus Young
Consent
Approved
Timestamped Highlights
00:00
Map the app surface
The pair scans routes, shared components, and data helpers before editing.
07:25
Build a reading prompt
They create a prompt that asks Cursor for ownership boundaries and risk areas.
18:05
Turn notes into tasks
The session converts orientation notes into small, testable contribution ideas.
26:30
Close with a checklist
They leave a checklist for the next member to repeat the onboarding flow.
Cursor Skills
Repository orientationPrompt decompositionContext budgeting