diff --git a/core/tools/implementations/createRuleBlock.test.ts b/core/tools/implementations/createRuleBlock.test.ts
index 4808037b48b..1aaa6dc9121 100644
--- a/core/tools/implementations/createRuleBlock.test.ts
+++ b/core/tools/implementations/createRuleBlock.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ test("createRuleBlockImpl should create a rule with glob pattern", async () => {
   const { frontmatter, markdown } = parseMarkdownRule(fileContent);
 
   expect(frontmatter).toEqual({
+    name: "TypeScript Rule",
     alwaysApply: true,
     description: "Always use interfaces",
     globs: "**/*.{ts,tsx}",
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ test("createRuleBlockImpl should create a rule with description pattern", async
   const { frontmatter, markdown } = parseMarkdownRule(fileContent);
 
   expect(frontmatter).toEqual({
+    name: "Description Test",
     alwaysApply: true,
     description: "This is a detailed explanation of the rule",
   });
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ test("createRuleBlockImpl should include both globs and description in frontmatt
   const { frontmatter, markdown } = parseMarkdownRule(fileContent);
 
   expect(frontmatter).toEqual({
+    name: "Complete Rule",
     alwaysApply: false,
     description: "This rule enforces our team standards",
     globs: "**/*.js",
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ test("createRuleBlockImpl should create a rule with alwaysApply set to false", a
   const { frontmatter } = parseMarkdownRule(fileContent);
 
   expect(frontmatter).toEqual({
+    name: "Conditional Rule",
     alwaysApply: false,
     description: "Optional rule",
   });
diff --git a/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.test.ts b/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.test.ts
index 7a88c165eb6..9d48a42f175 100644
--- a/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ describe("createRuleMarkdown", () => {
 
     const parsed = markdownToRule(result, mockPackageId);
 
+    expect(parsed.name).toBe("Test Rule");
     expect(parsed.description).toBe("Test description");
     expect(parsed.globs).toEqual(["*.ts", "*.js"]);
     expect(parsed.alwaysApply).toBe(true);
@@ -112,12 +113,20 @@ describe("createRuleMarkdown", () => {
 
     const parsed = markdownToRule(result, mockPackageId);
 
+    expect(parsed.name).toBe("Simple Rule");
     expect(parsed.description).toBeUndefined();
     expect(parsed.globs).toBeUndefined();
     expect(parsed.alwaysApply).toBeUndefined();
     expect(parsed.rule).toBe("Simple content");
   });
 
+  it("should trim the name", () => {
+    const result = createRuleMarkdown("  Padded Name  ", "Content");
+
+    const parsed = markdownToRule(result, mockPackageId);
+    expect(parsed.name).toBe("Padded Name");
+  });
+
   it("should handle string globs", () => {
     const result = createRuleMarkdown("String Glob Rule", "Content", {
       globs: "*.py",
diff --git a/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.ts b/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.ts
index b868bbb51fa..8327a28a220 100644
--- a/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.ts
+++ b/packages/config-yaml/src/markdown/createMarkdownRule.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ export function createRuleMarkdown(
     invokable?: boolean;
   } = {},
 ): string {
-  const frontmatter: RuleFrontmatter = {};
+  const frontmatter: RuleFrontmatter = {
+    name: name.trim(),
+  };
 
   if (options.globs) {
     frontmatter.globs =