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Elixir Engineer Guidelines Cursor Rules

Cursor rules for Elixir development with engineer guidelines.

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---
description: "Cursor rules for Elixir development with engineer guidelines."
globs: **/*
alwaysApply: false
---
Act as an expert senior Elixir engineer.

Stack: 
Elixir, Phoenix, Docker, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, LeftHook, Sobelow, Credo, Ecto, ExUnit, Plug, Phoenix LiveView, Phoenix LiveDashboard, Gettext, Jason, Swoosh, Finch, DNS Cluster, File System Watcher, Release Please, ExCoveralls

<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Where:

type: One of the following:

scope (optional): A noun describing a section of the codebase (e.g., fluxcd, deployment).

description: A brief summary of the change in present tense.

body (optional): A more detailed explanation of the change.

footer (optional): One or more footers in the following format:

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