diff --git a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/App.css b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/App.css
index 345a08da8d..57a7ab51a2 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/App.css
+++ b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/App.css
@@ -125,3 +125,19 @@ table {
 [data-theme='dark'] .app-header {
   border-bottom-color: #444;
 }
+
+/* Warning box styles */
+.warning-box {
+  background-color: #fff3cd;
+  color: #856404;
+  padding: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 2rem;
+  border-radius: var(--pico-border-radius);
+  border: 1px solid #ffeeba;
+}
+
+[data-theme='dark'] .warning-box {
+  background-color: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.15);
+  color: #ffca28;
+  border-color: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.3);
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/components/RuleList.tsx b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/components/RuleList.tsx
index 076fe2e33c..764eeac0d2 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/components/RuleList.tsx
+++ b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/app/components/RuleList.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ interface RuleListProps {
 export function RuleList(props: RuleListProps) {
   return (
     <div class="rule-list-container">
-      <div class="grid">
+      <div className="grid">
         <div>
           <h2>Automation Rules</h2>
         </div>
+        <div className="warning-box">
+          <strong>Warning:</strong> The plugin is very powerful and using it can destroy your data.
+          Use at your own risk!
+        </div>
+
         <div style={{ 'text-align': 'right' }}>
           <button class="outline" onClick={props.onCreate}>
             + New Rule
@@ -23,19 +28,6 @@ export function RuleList(props: RuleListProps) {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div
-        style={{
-          'background-color': 'var(--pico-color-amber-100)',
-          color: 'var(--pico-color-amber-900)',
-          padding: '1rem',
-          'margin-bottom': '1rem',
-          'border-radius': 'var(--pico-border-radius)',
-          border: '1px solid var(--pico-color-amber-200)',
-        }}
-      >
-        <strong>Warning:</strong> The plugin is very powerful and using it can destroy ones data
-      </div>
-
       <figure>
         <table role="grid">
           <thead>
@@ -61,7 +53,7 @@ export function RuleList(props: RuleListProps) {
                 <tr>
                   <td>{rule.name}</td>
                   <td>{rule.trigger.type}</td>
-                  <td>
+                  <td style={{ 'text-align': 'right', 'white-space': 'nowrap' }}>
                     <label>
                       <input
                         type="checkbox"
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ export function RuleList(props: RuleListProps) {
                       {rule.isEnabled ? ' Enabled' : ' Disabled'}
                     </label>
                   </td>
-                  <td style={{ 'text-align': 'right' }}>
+                  <td style={{ 'text-align': 'right', 'white-space': 'nowrap' }}>
                     <button
                       class="outline"
                       onClick={() => props.onEdit(rule)}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/core/rule-registry.ts b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/core/rule-registry.ts
index df312cf170..a133529f99 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/core/rule-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-dev/automations/src/core/rule-registry.ts
@@ -27,40 +27,7 @@ export class RuleRegistry {
 
   private initDefaultRules() {
     // Hardcoded example rules for MVP
-    this.rules = [
-      {
-        id: '1',
-        name: 'Automatic Onboarding Tasks',
-        isEnabled: true,
-        trigger: { type: 'taskCreated' },
-        conditions: [{ type: 'titleContains', value: 'feature' }],
-        actions: [{ type: 'createTask', value: 'Write acceptance criteria' }],
-      },
-      {
-        id: '2',
-        name: 'Tag Newly Created Tasks Automatically',
-        isEnabled: true,
-        trigger: { type: 'taskCreated' },
-        conditions: [{ type: 'projectIs', value: 'General Inbox' }],
-        actions: [{ type: 'addTag', value: 'inbox' }],
-      },
-      {
-        id: '3',
-        name: 'Automatically Follow Up Changes',
-        isEnabled: true,
-        trigger: { type: 'taskUpdated' },
-        conditions: [{ type: 'titleContains', value: 'urgent' }],
-        actions: [{ type: 'addTag', value: 'prioritized' }],
-      },
-      {
-        id: '4',
-        name: 'Turn Task Updates Into Workflows',
-        isEnabled: true,
-        trigger: { type: 'taskUpdated' },
-        conditions: [{ type: 'hasTag', value: 'review' }],
-        actions: [{ type: 'createTask', value: 'Check notes before finishing' }],
-      },
-    ];
+    this.rules = [];
   }
 
   async saveRules() {