Astro .cursorrules

Unlock the Power of Astro for Fast, Modern Web Development

Take your web development skills to the next level with our comprehensive Astro .Cursorrules. Specially designed for developers focused on efficient, scalable, and performant static sites, this product provides the essential best practices, performance optimizations, and code guidelines needed to build modern websites with Astro.

Key Principles

• Provide clear and precise Astro component examples.
• Emphasize static site generation (SSG) and partial hydration for performance.
• Leverage component composition to ensure modular, reusable code.
• Use meaningful, descriptive variable names for maintainability.
• Apply kebab-case for file names, ensuring consistent naming conventions.
• Favor named exports for all components and utilities.

Astro-Specific Best Practices

• Utilize .astro files for Astro components and optimize assets with Astro’s built-in tools.
• Manage content efficiently using Astro’s content collections and implement partial hydration with client directives only when necessary.
• Ensure proper file organization with *.astro, *.md, *.js, and *.css files, all following kebab-case naming.

Code Style & Performance

Write clean, maintainable code with strict adherence to coding standards, including the use of double quotes, two-space indentation, and proper use of const for unchanging variables. Optimize your website’s performance with minimal client-side JavaScript through Astro’s partial hydration and lazy loading for images and components. Leverage Astro’s prerendering capabilities for static content and efficient code splitting for larger applications.

SEO and Accessibility

Boost your site’s SEO with Astro’s built-in features and ensure accessibility by using semantic HTML, proper heading hierarchy, and ARIA attributes. Optimize images with Astro’s Image component for the best performance and SEO.

Why Choose This Astro .Cursorrules?

This product is perfect for developers seeking to build fast, SEO-optimized, and highly performant websites with Astro. It offers a structured approach to component-based design, modularity, and web performance optimization—all tailored to Astro’s unique framework.

Ready to build modern, performant websites? Get your hands on this Astro .Cursorrules today and start developing with confidence!