diff --git a/pkg/waf/waap_rule.go b/pkg/waf/waap_rule.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cc934a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/waf/waap_rule.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package waf
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type VPatchRule struct {
+	//Those 2 together represent something like ARGS.foo
+	//If only target is set, it's used for variables that are not a collection (REQUEST_METHOD, etc)
+	Target   string `yaml:"target"`
+	Variable string `yaml:"var"`
+
+	Match     string       `yaml:"match"`           //@rx
+	Equals    string       `yaml:"equals"`          //@eq
+	Transform string       `yaml:"transform"`       //t:lowercase, t:uppercase, etc
+	Detect    string       `yaml:"detect"`          //@detectXSS, @detectSQLi, etc
+	Logic     string       `yaml:"logic,omitempty"` // "AND", "OR", or empty if not applicable
+	SubRules  []VPatchRule `yaml:"sub_rules,omitempty"`
+
+	id int
+}
+
+func (v *VPatchRule) String() string {
+	return strings.Trim(v.constructRule(0), "\n")
+}
+
+func countTotalRules(rules []VPatchRule) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, rule := range rules {
+		count++
+		if rule.Logic == "AND" {
+			count += countTotalRules(rule.SubRules)
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+func (v *VPatchRule) constructRule(depth int) string {
+	var result string
+	result = v.singleRuleString()
+
+	if len(v.SubRules) == 0 {
+		return result + "\n"
+	}
+
+	switch v.Logic {
+	case "AND":
+		// Add "chain" to the current rule
+		result = strings.TrimSuffix(result, `"`) + `,chain"` + "\n"
+		for _, subRule := range v.SubRules {
+			result += subRule.constructRule(depth + 1)
+		}
+	case "OR":
+		skips := countTotalRules(v.SubRules) - 1
+		// If the "OR" rule is at the top level and is followed by any rule, we need to count that too
+		if depth == 0 {
+			skips++ // For the current rule
+		}
+		// Add the skip directive to the current rule too
+		result = strings.TrimSuffix(result, `"`) + fmt.Sprintf(`,skip:%d"`+"\n", skips)
+		for _, subRule := range v.SubRules {
+			skips--
+			if skips > 0 {
+				// Append skip directive and decrease the skip count
+				result += strings.TrimSuffix(subRule.singleRuleString(), `"`) + fmt.Sprintf(`,skip:%d"`+"\n", skips)
+			} else {
+				// If no skip is required, append only a newline
+				result += subRule.singleRuleString() + "\n"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (v *VPatchRule) singleRuleString() string {
+	var operator string
+	var ruleStr string
+
+	if v.Match != "" {
+		operator = fmt.Sprintf("@rx %s", v.Match)
+	} else if v.Equals != "" {
+		operator = fmt.Sprintf("@eq %s", v.Equals)
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if v.Variable != "" {
+		ruleStr = fmt.Sprintf(`SecRule %s:%s "%s"`, v.Target, v.Variable, operator)
+	} else {
+		ruleStr = fmt.Sprintf(`SecRule %s "%s"`, v.Target, operator)
+	}
+
+	actions := fmt.Sprintf(` "id:%d,deny,log`, v.id)
+
+	// Handle transformation
+	if v.Transform != "" {
+		actions = actions + fmt.Sprintf(",t:%s", v.Transform)
+	}
+	actions = actions + `"`
+	ruleStr = ruleStr + actions
+
+	return ruleStr
+}
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waap_rule_test.go b/pkg/waf/waap_rule_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59cc7f897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/waf/waap_rule_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package waf
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestVPatchRuleString(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		rule     VPatchRule
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Base Rule",
+			rule: VPatchRule{
+				Target:    "ARGS",
+				Variable:  "foo",
+				Match:     "[^a-zA-Z]",
+				Transform: "lowercase",
+			},
+			expected: `SecRule ARGS:foo "@rx [^a-zA-Z]" "id:0,deny,log,t:lowercase"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "AND Logic Rule",
+			rule: VPatchRule{
+				Target:   "ARGS",
+				Variable: "bar",
+				Match:    "[0-9]",
+				Logic:    "AND",
+				SubRules: []VPatchRule{
+					{
+						Target: "REQUEST_URI",
+						Match:  "/joomla/index.php/component/users/",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `SecRule ARGS:bar "@rx [0-9]" "id:0,deny,log,chain"
+SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx /joomla/index.php/component/users/" "id:0,deny,log"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "OR Logic Rule",
+			rule: VPatchRule{
+				Target:   "REQUEST_HEADERS",
+				Variable: "User-Agent",
+				Match:    "BadBot",
+				Logic:    "OR",
+				SubRules: []VPatchRule{
+					{
+						Target:   "REQUEST_HEADERS",
+						Variable: "Referer",
+						Match:    "EvilReferer",
+					},
+					{
+						Target: "REQUEST_METHOD",
+						Equals: "POST",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:User-Agent "@rx BadBot" "id:0,deny,log,skip:2"
+SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Referer "@rx EvilReferer" "id:0,deny,log,skip:1"
+SecRule REQUEST_METHOD "@eq POST" "id:0,deny,log"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "AND-OR Logic Mix",
+			rule: VPatchRule{
+				Target: "REQUEST_URI",
+				Match:  "/api/",
+				Logic:  "AND",
+				SubRules: []VPatchRule{
+					{
+						Target:   "ARGS",
+						Variable: "username",
+						Match:    "admin",
+						Logic:    "OR",
+						SubRules: []VPatchRule{
+							{
+								Target: "REQUEST_METHOD",
+								Equals: "POST",
+								Logic:  "AND",
+								SubRules: []VPatchRule{
+									{
+										Target:   "ARGS",
+										Variable: "action",
+										Match:    "delete",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: `SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx /api/" "id:0,deny,log,chain"
+SecRule ARGS:username "@rx admin" "id:0,deny,log,skip:2"
+SecRule REQUEST_METHOD "@eq POST" "id:0,deny,log,chain"
+SecRule ARGS:action "@rx delete" "id:0,deny,log"`,
+		},
+		// Additional OR test case would be here, but note that the OR logic representation with `skip` is very simplistic.
+		// It may not be robust enough for complex OR rules in a real-world ModSecurity setup.
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := tt.rule.String()
+			if actual != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s", tt.expected, actual)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go b/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
index f43564b31..0e3cc9edd 100644
--- a/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
+++ b/pkg/waf/waap_rules_collection.go
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ type WaapCollection struct {
 
 // to be filled w/ seb update
 type WaapCollectionConfig struct {
-	Type              string   `yaml:"type"`
-	Name              string   `yaml:"name"`
-	SecLangFilesRules []string `yaml:"seclang_files_rules"`
-	SecLangRules      []string `yaml:"seclang_rules"`
+	Type              string       `yaml:"type"`
+	Name              string       `yaml:"name"`
+	SecLangFilesRules []string     `yaml:"seclang_files_rules"`
+	SecLangRules      []string     `yaml:"seclang_rules"`
+	Rules             []VPatchRule `yaml:"rules"`
 }
 
 func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 
 		var rule WaapCollectionConfig
 
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal(content, &rule)
+		err = yaml.UnmarshalStrict(content, &rule)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("unable to unmarshal file %s : %s", hubWafRuleItem.LocalPath, err)
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 		return WaapCollection{}, fmt.Errorf("no waap rules found for collection %s", collection)
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Found rule collection %s with %+v", loadedRule.Name, loadedRule)
+
 	waapCol := WaapCollection{
 		collectionName: loadedRule.Name,
 	}
@@ -102,6 +105,13 @@ func LoadCollection(collection string) (WaapCollection, error) {
 		waapCol.Rules = append(waapCol.Rules, loadedRule.SecLangRules...)
 	}
 
+	if loadedRule.Rules != nil {
+		for _, rule := range loadedRule.Rules {
+			log.Infof("Adding rule %s", rule.String())
+			waapCol.Rules = append(waapCol.Rules, rule.String())
+		}
+	}
+
 	return waapCol, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/waf/waf_rule.go b/pkg/waf/waf_rule.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a3ad40ad..000000000
--- a/pkg/waf/waf_rule.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package waf
-
-type VPatchRule struct {
-	//Those 2 together represent something like ARGS.foo
-	//If only target is set, it's used for variables that are not a collection (REQUEST_METHOD, etc)
-	Target   string `yaml:"target"`
-	Variable string `yaml:"var"`
-
-	//Operations
-	Match     string `yaml:"match"`     //@rx
-	Equals    string `yaml:"equals"`    //@eq
-	Transform string `yaml:"transform"` //t:lowercase, t:uppercase, etc
-	Detect    string `yaml:"detect"`    //@detectXSS, @detectSQLi, etc
-
-	RulesOr  []VPatchRule `yaml:"rules_or"`
-	RulesAnd []VPatchRule `yaml:"rules_and"`
-}
-
-func (v *VPatchRule) String() string {
-	//ret := "SecRule "
-
-	if v.Target != "" {
-	}
-	return ""
-}