diff --git a/errorfix/rules/loader.py b/errorfix/rules/loader.py
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+import os
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+import yaml
+
+from .rule import Rule
+from .validator import RuleValidator
+
+
+class RuleLoader:
+    def __init__(self, validator: Optional[RuleValidator] = None):
+        self.validator = validator or RuleValidator()
+        self._cache: dict = {}
+
+    def load_yaml(self, file_path: str) -> List[Rule]:
+        path = Path(file_path)
+        if not path.exists():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Rule file not found: {file_path}")
+
+        with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+        if not data:
+            return []
+
+        rules = []
+        items = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
+
+        for item in items:
+            self.validator.validate(item)
+            rule = Rule.from_dict(item)
+            rules.append(rule)
+
+        return rules
+
+    def load_json(self, file_path: str) -> List[Rule]:
+        path = Path(file_path)
+        if not path.exists():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Rule file not found: {file_path}")
+
+        with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+
+        if not data:
+            return []
+
+        rules = []
+        items = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
+
+        for item in items:
+            self.validator.validate(item)
+            rule = Rule.from_dict(item)
+            rules.append(rule)
+
+        return rules
+
+    def load_directory(self, directory: str, recursive: bool = True) -> List[Rule]:
+        path = Path(directory)
+        if not path.exists() or not path.is_dir():
+            raise NotADirectoryError(f"Directory not found: {directory}")
+
+        rules = []
+        pattern = '**/*.yaml' if recursive else '*.yaml'
+        yaml_files = list(path.glob(pattern))
+        pattern = '**/*.yml' if recursive else '*.yml'
+        yml_files = list(path.glob(pattern))
+        pattern = '**/*.json' if recursive else '*.json'
+        json_files = list(path.glob(pattern))
+
+        for file_path in yaml_files + yml_files + json_files:
+            try:
+                if file_path.suffix in ['.yaml', '.yml']:
+                    file_rules = self.load_yaml(str(file_path))
+                else:
+                    file_rules = self.load_json(str(file_path))
+                rules.extend(file_rules)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Warning: Failed to load rules from {file_path}: {e}")
+
+        return rules
+
+    def load_multiple(self, sources: List[str]) -> List[Rule]:
+        all_rules = []
+        for source in sources:
+            if os.path.isfile(source):
+                if source.endswith(('.yaml', '.yml')):
+                    all_rules.extend(self.load_yaml(source))
+                elif source.endswith('.json'):
+                    all_rules.extend(self.load_json(source))
+            elif os.path.isdir(source):
+                all_rules.extend(self.load_directory(source))
+        return all_rules
+
+    def filter_rules(
+        self,
+        rules: List[Rule],
+        language: Optional[str] = None,
+        tool: Optional[str] = None,
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ) -> List[Rule]:
+        filtered = rules
+        if language:
+            filtered = [r for r in filtered if r.language is None or r.language == language]
+        if tool:
+            filtered = [r for r in filtered if r.tool is None or r.tool == tool]
+        if tags:
+            filtered = [r for r in filtered if any(t in r.tags for t in tags)]
+        return sorted(filtered, key=lambda r: r.priority, reverse=True)