From 904357d06ca73982caac656ca8370ae553087b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: uinstinct <61635505+uinstinct@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:47:59 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] verify that deleted filepath is a rules file

---
 core/core.ts | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/core.ts b/core/core.ts
index e31eb5c2e..3d1b2cc3c 100644
--- a/core/core.ts
+++ b/core/core.ts
@@ -435,6 +435,12 @@ export class Core {
     on("config/deleteRule", async (msg) => {
       try {
         const filepath = msg.data.filepath;
+        if (
+          !isColocatedRulesFile(filepath) &&
+          !isContinueConfigRelatedUri(filepath)
+        ) {
+          throw new Error("Only rule files can be deleted");
+        }
         const fileExists = await this.ide.fileExists(filepath);
         if (fileExists) {
           await this.ide.removeFile(filepath);