# Ruler > Ruler is a configuration management tool for AI systems that helps define and enforce rules, guidelines, and constraints for LLM-based applications. Ruler is a configuration management tool designed to help developers define, organize, and enforce rules and guidelines for AI-powered applications. It provides a structured way to manage constraints, instructions, and behavioral policies for LLM-based systems. Ruler makes it easier to maintain consistency across AI deployments by centralizing rule definitions and applying them systematically. - **Rule Definition** — *Define clear rules and guidelines for AI systems in a structured, maintainable format.* - **Configuration Management** — *Centralize and manage behavioral constraints for LLM-based applications.* - **Enforcement** — *Apply rules consistently across AI interactions to ensure predictable behavior.* - **Structured Policies** — *Organize guidelines into logical groupings for easier maintenance and updates.* - **LLM Integration** — *Designed to work with large language model applications to enforce behavioral boundaries.* - **Developer-Friendly** — *Simple setup via source code, making it easy to integrate into existing AI development workflows.* ## Features - Rule definition and management - Configuration management for AI systems - Behavioral constraint enforcement - Structured policy organization - LLM application integration - Centralized guideline management ## Integrations LLM APIs, AI applications ## Platforms API, CLI, DEVELOPER_SDK ## Pricing Open Source ## Links - Website: https://okigu.com/ruler - Documentation: https://github.com/intellectronica/ruler - Repository: https://github.com/intellectronica/ruler - EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/ruler