diff --git a/core/config/markdown/loadMarkdownRules.ts b/core/config/markdown/loadMarkdownRules.ts
index 91ed7216485..34762c95dd9 100644
--- a/core/config/markdown/loadMarkdownRules.ts
+++ b/core/config/markdown/loadMarkdownRules.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,15 @@ export async function loadMarkdownRules(ide: IDE): Promise<{
             uriType: "file",
             fileUri: file.path,
           });
-          rules.push({ ...rule, source: "rules-block", sourceFile: file.path });
+          if (rule.invokable) {
+            // skip prompt files which are invokable
+          } else {
+            rules.push({
+              ...rule,
+              source: "rules-block",
+              sourceFile: file.path,
+            });
+          }
         } catch (e) {
           errors.push({
             fatal: false,
diff --git a/core/promptFiles/getPromptFiles.ts b/core/promptFiles/getPromptFiles.ts
index 6a3837e3ab6..f92a728a2a6 100644
--- a/core/promptFiles/getPromptFiles.ts
+++ b/core/promptFiles/getPromptFiles.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export async function getPromptFilesFromDir(
     const uris = await walkDir(dir, ide, {
       source: "get dir prompt files",
     });
-    const promptFilePaths = uris.filter((p) => p.endsWith(".prompt"));
+    const promptFilePaths = uris.filter(
+      (p) => p.endsWith(".prompt") || p.endsWith(".md"),
+    );
     const results = promptFilePaths.map(async (uri) => {
       const content = await ide.readFile(uri); // make a try catch
       return { path: uri, content };
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ export async function getAllPromptFiles(
     await Promise.all(fullDirs.map((dir) => getPromptFilesFromDir(ide, dir)))
   ).flat();
 
+  console.log("debug1 prompt files", promptFiles);
+
   // Also read from ~/.continue/prompts and ~/.continue/rules
   promptFiles.push(...readAllGlobalPromptFiles());
 
@@ -68,10 +72,12 @@ export async function getAllPromptFiles(
   );
   promptFiles.push(...promptFilesFromRulesDirectory);
 
-  return await Promise.all(
+  const result = await Promise.all(
     promptFiles.map(async (file) => {
       const content = await ide.readFile(file.path);
       return { path: file.path, content };
     }),
   );
+  console.log("debug1 result", result);
+  return result;
 }