Lint Rego Policies Before Promotion With Regal

---
name: "Lint Rego Policies Before Promotion with Regal"
slug: "lint-rego-policies-before-promotion-with-regal"
description: "Analyze Rego policy files for style, correctness, and maintainability issues before policy bundles are promoted."
github_stars: 373
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/StyraInc/regal"
author: "Styra"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Security & Verification"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "StyraInc/regal"
  github_stars: 373
---

# Lint Rego Policies Before Promotion with Regal

Analyze Rego policy files for style, correctness, and maintainability issues before policy bundles are promoted.

## Prerequisites

Regal, Rego policy files, OPA-compatible policy repository

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install regal
- docker pull ghcr.io/open-policy-agent/regal:latest

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- **Docker**
- page, and published Docker images at the [packages](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/regal/pkgs/container/regal)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### Download Regal
- shell
- # macOS

- Source: https://github.com/StyraInc/regal
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StyraInc/regal/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://www.openpolicyagent.org/projects/regal/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/lint-rego-policies-before-promotion-with-regal/)