Import Rules

Import existing rules from your project into a repository, making them available for sharing across projects and teams.

The import command copies the entry into the repository, commits it, then replaces the original with a symlink.

# Import rule from project to repository
ais cursor rules import my-custom-rule

# With custom commit message
ais cursor rules import my-rule -m "Add custom rule"

# Import and push to remote
ais cursor rules import my-rule --push

# Force overwrite
ais cursor rules import my-rule --force

# Preview
ais cursor rules import my-rule --dry-run

Workflow

1. You have a rule file in your project (e.g., .cursor/rules/my-custom-rule.mdc)
2. Run ais cursor rules import my-custom-rule
3. AIS copies the file into the current repository
4. Creates a git commit in the repository
5. Replaces the original file with a symlink pointing to the repository copy
6. Saves the dependency to ai-rules-sync.json

Now the rule lives in the repository and can be shared with other projects via ais cursor add my-custom-rule.