diff --git a/.cursor/rules/reports.mdc b/.cursor/rules/reports.mdc
index 4f3bae14..8ef840c0 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/reports.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/reports.mdc
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ globs:
 alwaysApply: false
 ---
 - make reports chronologically in paragraph form without using pronouns or references to people
-- use this git command to make a report: 
\ No newline at end of file
+- use this git command to make a report: git log --since="12 hours ago" --pretty=format:"%H - %s (%an)" -p --color --all > output.txt
+- the output.txt is the basis of work in the last 12 hours
+- reports should always include pending issues and next steps along with urls to commits that day