diff --git a/snag.json b/snag.json
index d8f176b..0cdee67 100644
--- a/snag.json
+++ b/snag.json
@@ -10,5 +10,15 @@
 	"postsnag": [
 		"/usr/bin/ls",
 		"/usr/local/bin/script.sh"
-	]
+	],
+	"rules": {
+		"tracking": [
+			"/etc/*.conf"
+		],
+		"ignore": [
+			"/usr/exit/.gitignore",
+			"/usr/exit/dd",
+			"/file1"
+		]
+	}
 }
diff --git a/source/snag/config/config.d b/source/snag/config/config.d
index 75de340..635cc6d 100644
--- a/source/snag/config/config.d
+++ b/source/snag/config/config.d
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import std.file;
 import std.path;
 import std.string;
 import snag.lib;
+import std.algorithm;
+import std.array;
 
 import snag.config.exception;
 
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ class SnagConfig {
 	private string _project;
 	private string _email;
 	private string _author;
+	private string[] _tracking;
+	private string[] _ignore;
 
 	this(string configFile) {
 		string jsonText;
@@ -93,10 +97,34 @@ class SnagConfig {
 			throw new SnagConfigException(
 				"The \"author\" parameter must contain an author name"
 			);
+
+		if ("rules" in jsonData) {
+			if (jsonData["rules"].type != JSONType.object)
+				throw new SnagConfigException(
+					"The \"rules\" parameter must be an object"
+				);
+			auto rules = jsonData["rules"];
+			if ("tracking" in rules) {
+				if (rules["tracking"].type != JSONType.array)
+					throw new SnagConfigException(
+						"The \"tracking\" parameter must be an array containing a set of paths to tracked files"
+					);
+				_tracking = rules["tracking"].array.map!(item => item.str).array;
+			}
+			if ("ignore" in rules) {
+				if (rules["ignore"].type != JSONType.array)
+					throw new SnagConfigException(
+						"The \"ignore\" parameter must contain a gitignore rule"
+					);
+				_ignore = rules["ignore"].array.map!(item => item.str).array;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@property string git() const { return _git; }
 	@property string project() const { return _project; }
 	@property string email() const { return _email; }
 	@property string author() const { return _author; }
+	@property const(string[]) tracking() const { return _tracking; }
+	@property const(string[]) ignore() const { return _ignore; }
 }