Validate Rules - Blocklight

Check your rules for syntax errors, invalid references, and performance issues before deploying.

# Validate all rules (default + custom directories) - default behavior
./blocklight validate

# Validate rules in a specific directory
./blocklight validate --rules rules/custom/

# Validate a single rule file
./blocklight validate --rule rules/custom/my_rule.yaml

What’s Validated

YAML syntax correctness
Required fields present
Valid operators and field names
List and macro references exist
Output template syntax
Regex patterns (if used)
Performance warnings

Always validate before deploying. Add this to your CI/CD pipeline.

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