Fusion vs VoidUpdated 2026-03-16

SUMMARY

Fusion (IDE) uses mdc configuration while Void (IDE) uses markdown. They differ on 2 of 11 compared features. Both tools provide AI-assisted development but take different approaches to project configuration.

FEATURE COMPARISON

FeatureFusionVoid
Config formatmdcmarkdown
Hierarchy support
Global config
Project config
Subdirectory scoping
File inclusion / imports
Ignore file
IDE integration
Schema / structureHybrid (MDC frontmatter + Markdown)Free-form (Markdown)
Git committed
EncodingUTF-8UTF-8

FILE MAPPING

PurposeFusionVoid
Project rules.builder/rules/*.mdc.void/rules/*.md
Project rules.builderrules.void/rules

SIDE-BY-SIDE CODE SAMPLES

Fusion
.builder/rules/*.mdc
mdc
---
description: React component conventions
globs: src/components/**/*.tsx
alwaysApply: false
---

# React Component Rules

## Structure
- Use functional components with TypeScript
- Define props interface above the component
- Export components as named exports

## Styling
- Use the project design system tokens for spacing and colors
- Prefer utility classes over custom CSS
- Keep component-specific styles colocated

## Patterns
- Wrap async data in Suspense boundaries
- Use forwardRef for reusable interactive components
- Keep components under 150 lines; extract hooks for logic

## Accessibility
- All interactive elements need aria-labels
- Use semantic HTML elements (nav, main, section)
- Ensure keyboard navigation works for custom widgets

Void
.void/rules/*.md
markdown
---
description: Python backend conventions
globs: "app/**/*.py"
auto_apply: true
---

# Backend Rules

## Stack
- Python 3.12 with FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy 2.0 with async sessions
- Alembic for migrations
- pytest for testing

## Conventions
- Use type hints on all function signatures
- Async endpoints by default
- Pydantic v2 models for request/response schemas
- Repository pattern for database access

## File Structure
- app/api/routes/ — API endpoints
- app/models/ — SQLAlchemy models
- app/schemas/ — Pydantic schemas
- app/services/ — Business logic

KEY DIFFERENCES

1. Config format

Fusion: mdc. Void: markdown.

2. Schema / structure

Fusion: Hybrid (MDC frontmatter + Markdown). Void: Free-form (Markdown).

WHICH SHOULD I USE?

Recommendation

Choose based on your IDE/CLI preference. If you use Fusion, configure .builder/rules/*.mdc. If you use Void, configure .void/rules/*.md. Many projects include config files for multiple tools so each team member can use their preferred editor.

PORTABILITY TIP

sync-instructions.sh
bash
# Maintain a single source of truth:
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md CLAUDE.md
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md .cursorrules
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md AGENTS.md

SEE ALSO

Tool pages:
File references:
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