diff --git a/kayle/builder/build-rules.ts b/kayle/builder/build-rules.ts
index 9b5d0fd..c37e981 100644
--- a/kayle/builder/build-rules.ts
+++ b/kayle/builder/build-rules.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { Rule } from "./build-types";
   const pConfig = {
     singleQuote: false,
     semi: true,
-    parser: "babel",
+    parser: "typescript",
   };
 
   const runBuildRules = async (language: string) => {
@@ -117,16 +117,42 @@ import type { Rule } from "./build-types";
 
   await Promise.all(localesList.map(runBuildRules));
 
+  const runnerImports =
+    `
+  export type Rule = {
+    ruleId: string;
+    description?: string;
+    help?: string;
+    helpUrl?: string | string[];
+    tags?: string[];
+    actIds?: string[];
+    ruleType?: "error" | "warning" | "notice";
+  };
+  
+  // import rule list with locales
+  export const importRules = async (locale: ${localesList.map((l) => `"${l}"`).join(" | ")}, runner: "htmlcs" | "axe"): Promise<Rule[]> => {
+    const rules = await import(` +
+    "`./${locale.replace('-', '_')}/${runner === 'htmlcs' ? 'htmlcs' : 'axe'}-rules`" +
+    `` +
+    `);
+
+    return rules.axeRules || rules.htmlcsRules
+  }`;
+
   await writeFile(
     `./lib/rules/index.ts`,
     Buffer.from(
       await format(
-        localesList
+        `${localesList
           .map((l) => {
             return `export { axeRules as axeRules${l.toUpperCase()} } from "./${l}/axe-rules";
-          export { htmlcsRules as htmlcsRules${l.toUpperCase()} } from "./${l}/htmlcs-rules";`;
+          export { htmlcsRules as htmlcsRules${l.toUpperCase()} } from "./${l}/htmlcs-rules";
+          `;
           })
-          .join(""),
+          .join("")}
+          
+          ${runnerImports}
+          `,
         pConfig,
       ),
     ),
diff --git a/kayle/lib/index.ts b/kayle/lib/index.ts
index 7003d60..d5963d4 100644
--- a/kayle/lib/index.ts
+++ b/kayle/lib/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ export {
 export { extractLinks, innateBuilder } from "./wasm";
 export { htmlcsLocales } from "./runners/htmlcs";
 export { axeLocales } from "./runners/axe";
-// export base rules to use upfront
 export { axeRules } from "./rules/en/axe-rules";
 export { htmlcsRules } from "./rules/en/htmlcs-rules";
+export { importRules } from "./rules";
diff --git a/kayle/lib/rules/index.ts b/kayle/lib/rules/index.ts
index 7e73041..b67f196 100644
--- a/kayle/lib/rules/index.ts
+++ b/kayle/lib/rules/index.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,42 @@ export { axeRules as axeRulesPT_BR } from "./pt_BR/axe-rules";
 export { htmlcsRules as htmlcsRulesPT_BR } from "./pt_BR/htmlcs-rules";
 export { axeRules as axeRulesEN } from "./en/axe-rules";
 export { htmlcsRules as htmlcsRulesEN } from "./en/htmlcs-rules";
+
+export type Rule = {
+  ruleId: string;
+  description?: string;
+  help?: string;
+  helpUrl?: string | string[];
+  tags?: string[];
+  actIds?: string[];
+  ruleType?: "error" | "warning" | "notice";
+};
+
+// import rule list with locales
+export const importRules = async (
+  locale:
+    | "ar"
+    | "fr"
+    | "es"
+    | "it"
+    | "ja"
+    | "nl"
+    | "pl"
+    | "ko"
+    | "zh_CN"
+    | "zh_TW"
+    | "da"
+    | "de"
+    | "eu"
+    | "he"
+    | "no_NB"
+    | "pt_BR"
+    | "en",
+  runner: "htmlcs" | "axe",
+): Promise<Rule[]> => {
+  const rules = await import(
+    `./${locale.replace("-", "_")}/${runner === "htmlcs" ? "htmlcs" : "axe"}-rules`
+  );
+
+  return rules.axeRules || rules.htmlcsRules;
+};
diff --git a/kayle/package.json b/kayle/package.json
index cf853dd..c964d2e 100644
--- a/kayle/package.json
+++ b/kayle/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kayle",
-  "version": "0.8.36",
+  "version": "0.8.37",
   "description": "Extremely fast and accurate accessibility engine built for any headless tool like playwright or puppeteer.",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/kayle/tests/ignore-rules.ts b/kayle/tests/ignore-rules.ts
index 69653e6..d33e130 100644
--- a/kayle/tests/ignore-rules.ts
+++ b/kayle/tests/ignore-rules.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import assert from "assert";
 import puppeteer from "puppeteer";
-import { Standard, kayle, htmlcsRules } from "kayle";
+import { Standard, kayle, importRules } from "kayle";
 
 import { drakeMock } from "./mocks/html-mock";
 import { performance } from "perf_hooks";
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { performance } from "perf_hooks";
 
   page.on("console", (msg) => console.log("PAGE LOG:", msg.text()));
 
+  const htmlcsRules = await importRules("en", "htmlcs");
+
   const startTime = performance.now();
   const { issues, pageUrl, documentTitle, meta, automateable } = await kayle({
     page,