The Dominant Programmer

Jul 22, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

A Universal Steering/Rules File Solution for Multiple AI Coding Tools

This article explains how to maintain a single source of truth for coding standards in a .ai/rules directory and automatically synchronize those rules across various AI assistants such as Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, and Qodo using configurable steering files and a sync script.