diff --git a/mdl_rules.rb b/mdl_rules.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd741df9c
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+++ b/mdl_rules.rb
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+all
+exclude_rule 'MD001'
+exclude_rule 'MD002'
+exclude_rule 'MD003'
+exclude_rule 'MD004'
+exclude_rule 'MD005'
+exclude_rule 'MD006'
+exclude_rule 'MD007'
+exclude_rule 'MD009'
+exclude_rule 'MD010'
+exclude_rule 'MD011'
+exclude_rule 'MD012'
+exclude_rule 'MD013'
+exclude_rule 'MD014'
+exclude_rule 'MD018'
+exclude_rule 'MD019'
+exclude_rule 'MD020'
+exclude_rule 'MD021'
+exclude_rule 'MD022'
+exclude_rule 'MD023'
+exclude_rule 'MD024'
+exclude_rule 'MD025'
+exclude_rule 'MD026'
+exclude_rule 'MD027'
+exclude_rule 'MD028'
+exclude_rule 'MD029'
+exclude_rule 'MD030'
+exclude_rule 'MD031'
+exclude_rule 'MD032'
+exclude_rule 'MD033'
+exclude_rule 'MD034'
+exclude_rule 'MD035'
+exclude_rule 'MD036'
+exclude_rule 'MD037'
+exclude_rule 'MD038'
+exclude_rule 'MD039'
+exclude_rule 'MD040'
+exclude_rule 'MD041'
+exclude_rule 'MD046'
+exclude_rule 'MD047'