diff --git a/.github/workflows/rules-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/rules-validation.yml
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+name: Rules Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - detections/**
+      - scripts/test_rules.py
+      - .github/workflows/rules-validation.yml
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+    paths:
+      - detections/**
+      - scripts/test_rules.py
+      - .github/workflows/rules-validation.yml
+
+jobs:
+  validate-rules:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - run: pip install PyYAML
+      - run: python scripts/validate_rules.py
diff --git a/scripts/validate_rules.py b/scripts/validate_rules.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+RULES = ROOT / "detections"
+MACROS = ROOT / "macros"
+TYPES = {"TTP", "Anomaly"}
+FIELDS = ("references", "threat_objects")
+LOOKUP_COMMAND = re.compile(
+    r"(?:^|\|)\s*lookup\b([^|]*)", re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE
+)
+LOCAL_TRUE = re.compile(r"\blocal\s*=\s*(?:t|true)\b", re.IGNORECASE)
+
+
+def is_empty(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return True
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return not value.strip()
+    return not value
+
+
+def is_deprecated(path, content_root):
+    return "deprecated" in path.relative_to(content_root).parts
+
+
+def is_production(content):
+    # Macros do not currently define a status; treat them as active unless a
+    # status is explicitly present and is not production.
+    return content.get("status", "production").lower() == "production"
+
+
+def load_rules():
+    files = sorted(RULES.rglob("*.yml")) + sorted(RULES.rglob("*.yaml"))
+    rules = []
+    for path in files:
+        if is_deprecated(path, RULES):
+            continue
+        rule = yaml.safe_load(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) or {}
+        if (
+            isinstance(rule, dict)
+            and rule.get("type") in TYPES
+            and is_production(rule)
+        ):
+            rules.append((path.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix(), rule))
+    return rules
+
+
+def load_macros():
+    files = sorted(MACROS.rglob("*.yml")) + sorted(MACROS.rglob("*.yaml"))
+    macros = []
+    for path in files:
+        if is_deprecated(path, MACROS):
+            continue
+        macro = yaml.safe_load(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) or {}
+        if (
+            isinstance(macro, dict)
+            and is_production(macro)
+            and isinstance(macro.get("definition"), str)
+        ):
+            macros.append((path.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix(), macro))
+    return macros
+
+
+def test_missing_fields(rules):
+    errors = {}
+    for path, rule in rules:
+        missing = [field for field in FIELDS if field not in rule]
+        if missing:
+            errors[path] = [f"missing: {', '.join(missing)}"]
+    return errors
+
+
+def test_empty_fields(rules):
+    errors = {}
+    for path, rule in rules:
+        empty = [field for field in FIELDS if field in rule and is_empty(rule[field])]
+        if empty:
+            errors[path] = [f"empty: {', '.join(empty)}"]
+    return errors
+
+
+def test_lookup_local_flags(content):
+    errors = {}
+    for path, item in content:
+        definition = item.get("search", item.get("definition", ""))
+        violations = [
+            match.group(0).strip()
+            for match in LOOKUP_COMMAND.finditer(definition)
+            if not LOCAL_TRUE.search(match.group(1))
+        ]
+        if violations:
+            errors[path] = [
+                f"lookup command(s) missing local=t/true: {len(violations)}"
+            ]
+    return errors
+
+
+def print_table(rules, errors):
+    rows = []
+    for path, _ in rules:
+        if path in errors:
+            rows.append((path, "; ".join(errors[path])))
+    headers = ("Rule", "Errors")
+    widths = [max(len(headers[i]), *(len(row[i]) for row in rows)) for i in range(2)]
+    line = "-+-".join("-" * width for width in widths)
+    print(" | ".join(f"{headers[i]:<{widths[i]}}" for i in range(2)))
+    print(line)
+    for row in rows:
+        print(" | ".join(f"{row[i]:<{widths[i]}}" for i in range(2)))
+
+
+def main():
+    rules = load_rules()
+    macros = load_macros()
+    content = rules + macros
+    errors = test_missing_fields(rules)
+    for path, fields in test_empty_fields(rules).items():
+        errors.setdefault(path, []).extend(fields)
+    for path, lookup_errors in test_lookup_local_flags(content).items():
+        errors.setdefault(path, []).extend(lookup_errors)
+    if errors:
+        print_table(content, errors)
+        print(
+            f"\n{len(errors)} content item(s) failed out of "
+            f"{len(rules)} rule(s) and {len(macros)} macro(s)"
+        )
+        return 1
+    print(f"PASS: {len(rules)} rule(s) and {len(macros)} macro(s) checked")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())