diff --git a/docker-security/configure.py b/docker-security/configure.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Conservative XML edits preserving unrelated Wazuh configuration/comments."""
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import sys
+from xml.dom import minidom
+
+LOG = '/var/log/wazuh-docker-security/events.jsonl'
+
+
+def parse_fragment(text):
+    if '<!DOCTYPE' in text.upper() or '<!ENTITY' in text.upper():
+        raise ValueError('XML entities/DOCTYPE are unsupported')
+    text = re.sub(r'^\s*<\?xml[^?]*\?>', '', text, count=1)
+    return minidom.parseString('<configuration_fragments>' + text + '</configuration_fragments>')
+
+
+def element_children(parent, tag):
+    return [n for n in parent.childNodes if n.nodeType == n.ELEMENT_NODE and n.tagName == tag]
+
+
+def value(node):
+    return ''.join(n.data for n in node.childNodes if n.nodeType == n.TEXT_NODE).strip()
+
+
+def set_child(document, parent, tag, text):
+    nodes = element_children(parent, tag)
+    if len(nodes) > 1:
+        raise ValueError('ambiguous duplicate ' + tag)
+    node = nodes[0] if nodes else document.createElement(tag)
+    if not nodes:
+        parent.appendChild(node)
+    for child in list(node.childNodes):
+        node.removeChild(child)
+    node.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text))
+
+
+def configure(text, listener, scans):
+    doc = parse_fragment(text)
+    roots = element_children(doc.documentElement, 'ossec_config')
+    if not roots:
+        raise ValueError('ossec_config missing')
+    if listener:
+        matches = [n for root in roots for n in element_children(root, 'wodle')
+                   if n.getAttribute('name') == 'docker-listener']
+        if len(matches) > 1:
+            raise ValueError('multiple docker-listener blocks; resolve manually')
+        node = matches[0] if matches else doc.createElement('wodle')
+        if not matches:
+            node.setAttribute('name', 'docker-listener')
+            roots[0].appendChild(node)
+        set_child(doc, node, 'disabled', 'no')
+    if scans:
+        matches = [n for root in roots for n in element_children(root, 'localfile')
+                   if any(value(x) == LOG for x in element_children(n, 'location'))]
+        if len(matches) > 1:
+            raise ValueError('multiple managed scan log blocks')
+        node = matches[0] if matches else doc.createElement('localfile')
+        if not matches:
+            roots[0].appendChild(doc.createComment(' Managed by wazuh-docker-security '))
+            roots[0].appendChild(node)
+        set_child(doc, node, 'location', LOG)
+        set_child(doc, node, 'log_format', 'json')
+        set_child(doc, node, 'only-future-events', 'no')
+    return ''.join(n.toxml() for n in doc.documentElement.childNodes).rstrip() + '\n'
+
+
+def check_rule_collisions(rules_dir, target, new_rules):
+    wanted = set(re.findall(r'<rule\s+id="(\d+)"', new_rules))
+    for directory in (Path(rules_dir), Path(rules_dir).parents[1] / 'ruleset/rules'):
+        if not directory.exists():
+            continue
+        for path in directory.glob('*.xml'):
+            if path.resolve() == Path(target).resolve():
+                continue
+            existing = set(re.findall(r'<rule\b[^>]*\bid\s*=[\'"](\d+)[\'"]', path.read_text()))
+            if wanted & existing:
+                raise ValueError('rule IDs already used in ' + str(path))
+
+
+def main():
+    mode = sys.argv[1]
+    if mode == 'agent':
+        source, output = map(Path, sys.argv[2:4])
+        if source.is_symlink() or not source.is_file():
+            raise ValueError('ossec.conf must be a regular file')
+        output.write_text(configure(source.read_text(), sys.argv[4] == '1', sys.argv[5] == '1'))
+    elif mode == 'rules':
+        source, target = map(Path, sys.argv[2:4])
+        new_rules = source.read_text()
+        parse_fragment(new_rules)
+        if target.is_symlink():
+            raise ValueError('rule file is a symlink')
+        if target.exists() and 'Managed by wazuh-docker-security' not in target.read_text():
+            raise ValueError('unmanaged rule file already exists')
+        check_rule_collisions(target.parent, target, new_rules)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('unknown mode')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()