diff --git a/AppInspector.RulesEngine/Schema/RuleSchemaProvider.cs b/AppInspector.RulesEngine/Schema/RuleSchemaProvider.cs
index c3214d70..d0902414 100644
--- a/AppInspector.RulesEngine/Schema/RuleSchemaProvider.cs
+++ b/AppInspector.RulesEngine/Schema/RuleSchemaProvider.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,34 @@ public RuleSchemaProvider(string? customSchemaPath = null)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Private constructor for factory methods
+        /// </summary>
+        private RuleSchemaProvider(JsonSchema schema)
+        {
+            _schema = schema;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a schema provider from schema content string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="schemaContent">The JSON schema content as a string</param>
+        /// <returns>A new RuleSchemaProvider instance</returns>
+        public static RuleSchemaProvider FromSchemaContent(string schemaContent)
+        {
+            if (schemaContent is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(schemaContent));
+            }
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(schemaContent))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Schema content cannot be empty or whitespace.", nameof(schemaContent));
+            }
+            
+            var schema = LoadSchemaFromContent(schemaContent);
+            return new RuleSchemaProvider(schema);
+        }
+
         private JsonSchema LoadEmbeddedSchema()
         {
             var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
@@ -42,13 +70,18 @@ private JsonSchema LoadEmbeddedSchema()
                 ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Could not find embedded schema resource: {SCHEMA_RESOURCE_NAME}");
             using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
             var schemaJson = reader.ReadToEnd();
-            return JsonSchema.FromText(schemaJson);
+            return LoadSchemaFromContent(schemaJson);
         }
 
         private JsonSchema LoadSchemaFromFile(string path)
         {
             var schemaJson = File.ReadAllText(path);
-            return JsonSchema.FromText(schemaJson);
+            return LoadSchemaFromContent(schemaJson);
+        }
+
+        private static JsonSchema LoadSchemaFromContent(string schemaContent)
+        {
+            return JsonSchema.FromText(schemaContent);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/AppInspector.Tests/RuleProcessor/SchemaValidationTests.cs b/AppInspector.Tests/RuleProcessor/SchemaValidationTests.cs
index ea7c18b1..03df7e2f 100644
--- a/AppInspector.Tests/RuleProcessor/SchemaValidationTests.cs
+++ b/AppInspector.Tests/RuleProcessor/SchemaValidationTests.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,92 @@ public void SchemaProvider_LoadsEmbeddedSchema()
             Assert.NotNull(schema);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void SchemaProvider_FromSchemaContent_LoadsSchema()
+        {
+            // Load embedded schema content first to use as test data
+            var defaultProvider = new RuleSchemaProvider();
+            var schemaJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(defaultProvider.GetSchema());
+            
+            // Create provider from schema content
+            var provider = RuleSchemaProvider.FromSchemaContent(schemaJson);
+            var schema = provider.GetSchema();
+            
+            Assert.NotNull(schema);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SchemaProvider_FromSchemaContent_WithNullContent_ThrowsException()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => RuleSchemaProvider.FromSchemaContent(null));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SchemaProvider_FromSchemaContent_WithEmptyContent_ThrowsException()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => RuleSchemaProvider.FromSchemaContent(string.Empty));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SchemaProvider_FromSchemaContent_ValidatesRules()
+        {
+            // Use a minimal schema that requires id and name
+            var minimalSchema = @"{
+                ""$schema"": ""http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"",
+                ""type"": ""array"",
+                ""items"": {
+                    ""type"": ""object"",
+                    ""required"": [""id"", ""name"", ""tags"", ""patterns""],
+                    ""properties"": {
+                        ""id"": { ""type"": ""string"", ""minLength"": 1 },
+                        ""name"": { ""type"": ""string"" },
+                        ""description"": { ""type"": ""string"" },
+                        ""tags"": { 
+                            ""type"": ""array"",
+                            ""minItems"": 1,
+                            ""items"": { ""type"": ""string"" }
+                        },
+                        ""patterns"": {
+                            ""type"": ""array"",
+                            ""minItems"": 1,
+                            ""items"": {
+                                ""type"": ""object"",
+                                ""required"": [""pattern"", ""type""],
+                                ""properties"": {
+                                    ""pattern"": { ""type"": ""string"" },
+                                    ""type"": { ""type"": ""string"" }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }";
+
+            var provider = RuleSchemaProvider.FromSchemaContent(minimalSchema);
+            
+            var validRule = new Rule
+            {
+                Id = "TEST001",
+                Name = "Test Rule",
+                Description = "A test rule",
+                Tags = new[] { "Test.Tag" },
+                Patterns = new[]
+                {
+                    new SearchPattern
+                    {
+                        Pattern = "test",
+                        PatternType = PatternType.String,
+                        Scopes = new[] { PatternScope.Code },
+                        Confidence = Confidence.High
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var result = provider.ValidateRule(validRule);
+            
+            Assert.True(result.IsValid);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ValidRule_PassesSchemaValidation()
         {