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Generates and syncs AI rule configuration files (.cursorrules, CLAUDE.md, copilot-instructions.md) across 20+ coding tools from a single source. Use when syncing AI rules, running rulesync commands, importing or generating rule files, or managing shared AI coding configurations.

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Rulesync

Rulesync generates and synchronizes AI rule configuration files across 20+ coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, and more) from a single set of unified rule files in .rulesync/.

Quick Start

# Install
npm install -g rulesync

# New project: initialize config, rules, and directory structure
rulesync init

# Import existing AI tool configs into unified format
rulesync import --targets claudecode    # From CLAUDE.md
rulesync import --targets cursor        # From .cursorrules
rulesync import --targets copilot       # From .github/copilot-instructions.md

# Generate tool-specific configs from unified rules
rulesync generate --targets "*" --features "*"

Core Workflow

  1. Init - rulesync init creates rulesync.jsonc config and .rulesync/ directory with sample rules
  2. Write rules - Add shared AI rules in .rulesync/rules/, MCP configs in .rulesync/mcp/, commands in .rulesync/commands/
  3. Generate - rulesync generate produces tool-specific files (CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, .github/copilot-instructions.md, etc.)
  4. Verify - rulesync generate --dry-run previews changes; --check validates files are up to date (useful in CI)

Key Commands

CommandPurpose
rulesync initScaffold project with config and sample rules
rulesync generate --targets "*" --features "*"Generate all tool configs from unified rules
rulesync import --targets <tool>Import existing tool config into unified format
rulesync fetch owner/repo --features skillsFetch rules or skills from a remote repository
rulesync installInstall skill sources declared in rulesync.jsonc
rulesync generate --checkCI check that generated files are up to date
rulesync generate --dry-runPreview changes without writing files

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