diff --git a/.cursor/rules/bun-package-manager.mdc b/.cursor/rules/bun-package-manager.mdc
index 033edcc..c4bea3d 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/bun-package-manager.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/bun-package-manager.mdc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Use Bun for this repo (install, run, build); bunx for Convex CLI and one-off tools.
-alwaysApply: true
+alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
 # Package manager: Bun
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/conventional-commits.mdc b/.cursor/rules/conventional-commits.mdc
index dd3bdd8..4e256d4 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/conventional-commits.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/conventional-commits.mdc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Use Conventional Commits; keep subject under 50 characters.
-alwaysApply: true
+alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
 # Conventional commits
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/convex-env.mdc b/.cursor/rules/convex-env.mdc
index 5b73961..c7107f9 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/convex-env.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/convex-env.mdc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Environment variable names for MeshForge. Values are secrets. Never commit them.
-alwaysApply: true
+alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
 # Environment variables
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/no-production-build.mdc b/.cursor/rules/no-production-build.mdc
index f84273d..3828e67 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/no-production-build.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/no-production-build.mdc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 description: Do not run Vite/production builds by default; they freeze this environment.
-alwaysApply: true
+alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
 # Production build (Vite)
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/prototyping.mdc b/.cursor/rules/prototyping.mdc
index 1523753..01e4205 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/prototyping.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/prototyping.mdc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
-alwaysApply: true
+description: MeshForge prototyping phase — prefer breaking changes over backward compatibility
+alwaysApply: false
 ---
 
-We are in our prototyping phase right now. Do not code for backward compatibility. Prefer breaking changes.
\ No newline at end of file
+We are in our prototyping phase right now. Do not code for backward compatibility. Prefer breaking changes.