Ruler — Development skill for Claude Code
Ruler — apply the same rules to all coding agents.
How to install Ruler
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open intellectronica/ruler and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Ruler does
Ruler — apply the same rules to all coding agents.
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README
Ruler: Centralise Your AI Coding Assistant Instructions
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Animation by Isaac Flath of Elite AI-Assisted Coding ➡︎ |
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**Beta Research Preview**
- Please test this version carefully in your environment
- Report issues at https://github.com/intellectronica/ruler/issues
Why Ruler?
Managing instructions across multiple AI coding tools becomes complex as your team grows. Different agents (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, Aider, etc.) require their own configuration files, leading to:
- Inconsistent guidance across AI tools
- Duplicated effort maintaining multiple config files
- Context drift as project requirements evolve
- Onboarding friction for new AI tools
- Complex project structures requiring context-specific instructions for different compo
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