When you have multiple repositories, keeping coding standards consistent is a challenge. Mesrai supports rule inheritance so you can define rules once and apply them everywhere.

Organization-level rules

Create rules at the organization level and they automatically apply to all repositories:

1. Go to Code Review Settings → Global → Mesrai Rules
2. Create your rules — they apply to every repository in the organization
3. Individual repositories can inherit, override, or exclude specific rules

Rule inheritance

Rules flow down from organization → repository → directory:

• Organization rules apply everywhere by default
• Repository rules can override or extend organization rules
• Directory rules can further specialize for specific paths

A repository can exclude an inherited rule if it doesn’t apply to that codebase.

Cross-repository references

Use @repo:org/project in rule instructions to reference files from other repositories:

Ensure API endpoints follow the pattern defined in @repo:team/api-standards.

This lets you maintain a central standards repository that all rules reference.

Memories across the organization

Memories scoped to organization level apply across all repositories. For example:

@mesrai remember: across all repos, we use ESLint flat config format.

For details, see Rules Inheritance.