From 70db387a699a5acabdca7d659547a006b1871896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roo Code <roomote@roocode.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:14:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: make content optional in RuleFile schema definition

The content property in RuleFile is now optional, matching the
defensive runtime check in CustomModesManager that handles missing
content. Only relativePath remains required.
---
 schemas/roomodes.json                       |  2 +-
 src/utils/__tests__/roomodes-schema.spec.ts | 22 +++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/schemas/roomodes.json b/schemas/roomodes.json
index 90b6f55fa0..593382f693 100644
--- a/schemas/roomodes.json
+++ b/schemas/roomodes.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		"RuleFile": {
 			"type": "object",
 			"description": "A rules file associated with a mode, used during import/export.",
-			"required": ["relativePath", "content"],
+			"required": ["relativePath"],
 			"additionalProperties": false,
 			"properties": {
 				"relativePath": {
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/roomodes-schema.spec.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/roomodes-schema.spec.ts
index 52784ee430..335e400645 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/roomodes-schema.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/roomodes-schema.spec.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,25 @@ describe("roomodes JSON schema", () => {
 		expect(valid).toBe(true)
 	})
 
-	it("should reject rulesFiles entries missing required fields", () => {
+	it("should accept rulesFiles entries with only relativePath (content is optional)", () => {
+		const config = {
+			customModes: [
+				{
+					slug: "path-only-rules",
+					name: "Path Only Rules",
+					roleDefinition: "A mode with rules files that only have relativePath.",
+					groups: ["read"],
+					rulesFiles: [{ relativePath: "rule1.md" }],
+				},
+			],
+		}
+
+		const valid = validate(config)
+		expect(validate.errors).toBeNull()
+		expect(valid).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("should reject rulesFiles entries missing required relativePath", () => {
 		const config = {
 			customModes: [
 				{
@@ -360,7 +378,7 @@ describe("roomodes JSON schema", () => {
 					name: "Bad Rules",
 					roleDefinition: "A mode with invalid rules files.",
 					groups: ["read"],
-					rulesFiles: [{ relativePath: "rule1.md" }],
+					rulesFiles: [{ content: "some content" }],
 				},
 			],
 		}