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+
+## Cursor Cloud specific instructions
+
+### Overview
+
+TaskHub is a Next.js 16 (App Router) full-stack app with PostgreSQL (Prisma ORM). Core features: Task Hub (weekly tasks, logs, AI agents), P21 SQL Query Master, BOSS (business-rule agent), Department Playbooks, Voice Assistant, Corpus Builder, and Multi-Agent Assessment.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- **Node.js 20.x** — pinned in `.nvmrc`; use `nvm use 20` if needed.
+- **PostgreSQL 16** — must be running locally. The update script handles `npm install` and Prisma generation; you must ensure Postgres is started before running the dev server or migrations.
+
+### Starting PostgreSQL
+
+```bash
+sudo pg_ctlcluster 16 main start
+```
+
+The local dev database is `taskhub_dev` owned by the local OS user with a password set via `ALTER USER ... WITH PASSWORD '...'`.
+
+### Environment
+
+The `.env` file (gitignored) must contain at minimum:
+
+```
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://<user>:<password>@localhost:5432/taskhub_dev"
+```
+
+**Gotcha:** If a `DATABASE_URL` shell environment variable is injected (e.g. pointing to a Neon cloud DB), it overrides `.env`. Unset it before running dev commands: `unset DATABASE_URL`.
+
+### Database migrations
+
+```bash
+npx prisma migrate dev
+```
+
+### Standard commands
+
+See `README.md` → **Scripts** table. Key ones:
+
+| Command | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| `npm run dev` | Next.js dev server (port 3000) |
+| `npm run lint` | ESLint (pre-existing warnings/errors in codebase) |
+| `npm run build` | Production build (requires `DATABASE_URL`) |
+
+### AI features
+
+AI features (monitor, daily summary, voice, BOSS, P21 SQL, playbook expansion) require an OpenAI API key — either `OPENAI_API_KEY` in `.env` or BYOK via the browser UI. Core CRUD (tasks, logs, playbooks structure) works without any API key.