> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openlit.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Link Rules

> Connect a context to Rule Engine rules from either the context's detail page or the rule's detail page

A context only becomes retrievable at runtime once it's linked to at least one rule in the [Rule Engine](/latest/openlit/prompts-experiments/rule-engine/overview). Linking can be done from either side - from the context's detail page, or from the rule's detail page.

## From the context detail page

Open a context's detail page. The **Rules** panel on the right shows every rule currently linked to this context. Each linked rule appears as a clickable row with its name, description, and status badge - clicking a row opens that rule's own detail page. If no rules are linked yet, the panel shows "No rules linked yet."

You have two ways to add a link from here:

### Create a new rule and link it

Click **New Rule** to open a dialog that creates a brand-new rule already linked to this context. The dialog asks for:

* **Name**
* **Description**
* **Group Operator** - AND or OR
* **Status**

Once saved, the new rule appears in the Rules panel and is linked to this context.

### Link an existing rule

Toggle **Link existing rule** to open a dropdown of rules that aren't yet linked to this context (placeholder "Select a rule...", or "All rules already linked" if there are none left to add). Pick a rule, then click **Associate** to confirm the link.

### Unlinking

There is no unlink control on the context detail page - once a rule is linked from this side, you can't remove that link from the Context page. To remove the link between a context and a rule, open the rule's own detail page instead and remove the association from its **Associated Entities** panel, where each linked entity has a remove control. See the Rule Engine's [Linked Entities](/latest/openlit/prompts-experiments/rule-engine/linked-entities) doc for details.

## From the rule detail page

You can also start from the other direction. Open a rule's detail page, and in its **Associated Entities** panel, choose entity type **Context** and pick an existing context to link. This creates the same link you'd get from the context side, and is also where you'd go to remove a link. See [Linked Entities](/latest/openlit/prompts-experiments/rule-engine/linked-entities) for the full flow.

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