Overview

Rulesync is a Node.js command‑line tool that turns a single set of AI rule definitions into configuration files for different AI development assistants. It lets you keep one source of truth while still feeding each team member's preferred assistant the correct settings.

You start with a unified AI rule file, a plain text document that lists the conventions, guardrails, and context you want your assistants to follow. Rulesync accepts this file as input and parses each rule. For every target assistant listed in the configuration library, it writes a separate config file. The output files are plain, structured text, typically YAML or JSON, that can be committed to source control. Because the files are standard text, any code review tool or continuous‑integration step can verify that the configurations match the intended rules.

The CLI is designed for quick onboarding. A new developer can clone the repository, run `rulesync --config path/to/rules.yaml`, and immediately see the same set of config files that other teammates use. The generated files keep working even if the Rulesync tool is later uninstalled, which means that the convention is enforced outside the tool's runtime. Teams that want to use different assistants, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or local LLM providers, can rely on Rulesync to produce the appropriate files without rewriting any rules.

This approach works best for teams that value auditability and version control. The plain‑text outputs make it easy to review changes with diffs and to store the rules in a Git repository. It also supports the flexibility of choosing assistants; developers can pick the one that fits their workflow while still obeying the shared standards. Rulesync does not provide a graphical interface, nor does it include a library of pre‑built rule sets, so users must define their own rules. It also relies solely on Node.js environments, so projects that cannot run Node are excluded. Availability of specific output formats is implied by the target assistants but detailed format examples are not listed.