diff --git a/modules/programs/opencode.nix b/modules/programs/opencode.nix
index c8855dfe6..53b675aa6 100644
--- a/modules/programs/opencode.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/opencode.nix
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ in
     };
 
     rules = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.lines;
+      type = lib.types.either lib.types.lines lib.types.path;
       default = "";
+      description = ''
+         You can provide global custom instructions to opencode.
+         The value is either:
+         - Inline content as a string
+         - A path to a file containing the content
+        This value is written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/opencode/AGENTS.md`.
+      '';
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         '''
           # TypeScript Project Rules
@@ -73,10 +80,6 @@ in
           Read the following file immediately as it's relevant to all workflows: @rules/general-guidelines.md.
         '''
       '';
-      description = ''
-        You can provide global custom instructions to opencode; this value is
-        written to {file}`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/opencode/AGENTS.md`.
-      '';
     };
 
     commands = lib.mkOption {
@@ -162,9 +165,14 @@ in
         );
       };
 
-      "opencode/AGENTS.md" = mkIf (cfg.rules != "") {
-        text = cfg.rules;
-      };
+      "opencode/AGENTS.md" = (
+        if lib.isPath cfg.rules then
+          { source = cfg.rules; }
+        else
+          (mkIf (cfg.rules != "") {
+            text = cfg.rules;
+          })
+      );
     }
     // lib.mapAttrs' (
       name: content:
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/opencode/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/opencode/default.nix
index 22188c670..48771b2a2 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/opencode/default.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/opencode/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   opencode-settings = ./settings.nix;
   opencode-empty-settings = ./empty-settings.nix;
-  opencode-rules = ./rules.nix;
+  opencode-rules-inline = ./rules-inline.nix;
+  opencode-rules-path = ./rules-path.nix;
   opencode-empty-rules = ./empty-rules.nix;
   opencode-agents-inline = ./agents-inline.nix;
   opencode-commands-inline = ./commands-inline.nix;
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules.nix b/tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules-inline.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules.nix
rename to tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules-inline.nix
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules-path.nix b/tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules-path.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a4a93a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/opencode/rules-path.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  programs.opencode = {
+    enable = true;
+    rules = ./AGENTS.md;
+  };
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertFileExists home-files/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md
+    assertFileContent home-files/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md \
+      ${./AGENTS.md}
+  '';
+}