# rules-mcp-server

> A Model Context Protocol server for development rules and best practices

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/rules-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Your Name
- homepage: https://github.com/yourusername/rules-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/yourusername/rules-mcp-server/issues
- version: 1.0.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, development-rules, best-practices, coding-standards
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:rules-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# Rules MCP Server 
 
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides development rules and best practices from markdown files. Similar to Context7's approach, this server dynamically loads rules from markdown files in the `rules/` directory. 
 
## Features 
 
- **Simple API**: Only two tools - `get_rules` and `list_rules` 
- **Dynamic Loading**: Automatically loads any `.md` files from the `rules/` directory 
- **File Watching**: Automatically reloads rules when files change (optional) 
- **Metadata Support**: Extracts metadata from markdown files for better organization 
 
## Installation 
 
### From PyPI (Recommended) 
```bash 
pip install rules-mcp-server 
``` 
 
### From Source 
```bash 
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/rules-mcp-server.git 
cd rules-mcp-server 
pip install -e . 
``` 
 
### Prerequisites 
- Python 3.8+ 
- pip 
 
## Usage 
 
### With Claude Desktop 
 
Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: 
 
```json 
{ 
  "mcpServers": { 
    "rules": { 
      "command": "rules-mcp-server" 
    } 
  } 
} 
``` 
 
### With Cursor 
 
Add to your `~/.cursor/mcp.json`: 
 
```json 
{ 
  "mcpServers": { 
    "rules": { 
      "command": "rules-mcp-server" 
    } 
  } 
} 
``` 
 
### Alternative: Using Python Module 
 
```json 
{ 
  "mcpServers": { 
    "rules": { 
      "command": "python", 
      "args": ["-m", "rules_mcp_server"] 
    } 
  } 
} 
``` 
 
### Local Development 
 
```bash 
# After installation 
rules-mcp-server 
 
# Or run directly 
python server.py 
``` 
 
## Available Tools 
 
### `get_rules(domain: str)` 
Get rules and best practices for a specific domain. 
 
**Example:** 
``` 
get_rules("react") - Get React development rules 
get_rules("security") - Get security best practices 
``` 
 
### `list_rules()` 
List all available rule domains with descriptions. 
 
**Example:** 
``` 
list_rules() - Shows all available rule domains 
``` 
 
## Adding Rules 
 
Simply add markdown files to the `rules/` directory. The filename (without `.md`) bec…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/rules-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T11:27:31.164Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/rules-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/rules-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:rules-mcp-server