Rule Reviewer

What is Rule Reviewer?

Rule Reviewer is an open source MCP server that provides intelligent rule review capabilities for development projects. It integrates with Cursor and other AI coding assistants to analyze and review both user-defined rules and project-specific rules.

How to use Rule Reviewer?

Install the binary (Mac quick install via curl) or build from source with Go 1.24.3+. Run the server in stdin/stdout mode with ./rule-reviewer-mcp, then configure it in Cursor’s MCP configuration using the rule-reviewer command. Once configured, invoke the review_rules tool in Cursor by prompting “plz review my cursor rules”.

Key features of Rule Reviewer

• Comprehensive rule analysis: quality, conflicts, and gaps
• Duplicate detection for redundant and built-in rule conflicts
• Conflict resolution with recommendations for conflicting rules
• Full MCP v1.0 protocol implementation for seamless integration

Use cases of Rule Reviewer

• Reviewing user-defined rules in Cursor projects for quality and consistency
• Identifying duplicate rules that overlap with Cursor’s built-in capabilities
• Detecting and resolving conflicting rules across project configurations
• Ensuring rule sets are comprehensive and free of logical gaps

FAQ from Rule Reviewer

What does Rule Reviewer analyze?

It analyzes rule quality, detects duplicates and conflicts, and identifies gaps in user-defined and project-specific rules.

How do I install Rule Reviewer?

On Mac, run the quick install curl command. To build from source, clone the repo, install Go 1.24.3+, and run go build.

What runtime does Rule Reviewer require?

Go 1.24.3 or higher is needed to build from source; the pre-built binary runs standalone on Mac.

How do I integrate Rule Reviewer with Cursor?

Add an entry to your Cursor MCP configuration with the path to the binary and no arguments.

What tool does Rule Reviewer expose?

It exposes a single tool called review_rules, invoked by prompting “plz review my cursor rules” in Cursor.