diff --git a/detection_rules/devtools.py b/detection_rules/devtools.py
index 425ea677a..d26d07d70 100644
--- a/detection_rules/devtools.py
+++ b/detection_rules/devtools.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def kibana_commit(ctx, local_repo: str, github_repo: str, ssh: bool, kibana_dire
 
         branch_name = branch_name or f"detection-rules/{package_name}-{short_commit_hash}"
 
-        git("checkout", "-b", branch_name, show_output=True)
+        git("checkout", "-b", branch_name, print_output=True)
         git("rm", "-r", kibana_directory)
 
         source_dir = os.path.join(release_dir, "rules")
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def kibana_commit(ctx, local_repo: str, github_repo: str, ssh: bool, kibana_dire
 
         git("add", kibana_directory)
         git("commit", "--no-verify", "-m", message)
-        git("status", show_output=True)
+        git("status", print_output=True)
 
         if push:
             git("push", "origin", branch_name)
diff --git a/detection_rules/rule_loader.py b/detection_rules/rule_loader.py
index ade4d6d7c..d45c6dc8d 100644
--- a/detection_rules/rule_loader.py
+++ b/detection_rules/rule_loader.py
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 
 """Load rule metadata transform between rule and api formats."""
 import io
-import typing
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, List, Iterable, Callable, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Iterable, Callable, Optional, Union
 
 import click
 import pytoml
 
+from . import utils
 from .mappings import RtaMappings
 from .rule import TOMLRule, TOMLRuleContents
 from .schemas import definitions
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class RuleCollection:
         return filtered_collection
 
     @staticmethod
-    def deserialize_toml_string(contents: typing.Union[bytes, str]) -> dict:
+    def deserialize_toml_string(contents: Union[bytes, str]) -> dict:
         return pytoml.loads(contents)
 
     def _load_toml_file(self, path: Path) -> dict:
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class RuleCollection:
         # use pytoml instead of toml because of annoying bugs
         # https://github.com/uiri/toml/issues/152
         # might also be worth looking at https://github.com/sdispater/tomlkit
-        with io.open(str(path.resolve()), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        with io.open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             toml_dict = self.deserialize_toml_string(f.read())
             self._toml_load_cache[path] = toml_dict
             return toml_dict
@@ -168,6 +168,21 @@ class RuleCollection:
             print(f"Error loading rule in {path}")
             raise
 
+    def load_git_branch(self, branch: str):
+        """Load rules from a Git branch."""
+        git = utils.make_git()
+        rules_dir = DEFAULT_RULES_DIR.relative_to(get_path("."))
+        paths = git("ls-files", "--with-tree", branch, rules_dir).splitlines()
+
+        for path in paths:
+            path = Path(path)
+            if path.suffix != ".toml":
+                continue
+
+            contents = git("show", f"{branch}:{path}")
+            toml_dict = self.deserialize_toml_string(contents)
+            self.load_dict(toml_dict, path)
+
     def load_files(self, paths: Iterable[Path]):
         """Load multiple files into the collection."""
         for path in paths:
@@ -262,7 +277,6 @@ def load_github_pr_rules(labels: list = None, repo: str = 'elastic/detection-rul
 
 rta_mappings = RtaMappings()
 
-
 __all__ = (
     "FILE_PATTERN",
     "DEFAULT_RULES_DIR",
diff --git a/detection_rules/utils.py b/detection_rules/utils.py
index 3ed9bdd32..9f8dc799a 100644
--- a/detection_rules/utils.py
+++ b/detection_rules/utils.py
@@ -330,15 +330,20 @@ def make_git(*prefix_args) -> Optional[Callable]:
 
         return
 
-    def git(*args, show_output=False):
+    def git(*args, print_output=False):
         full_args = [git_exe] + prefix_args + [str(arg) for arg in args]
-        if show_output:
-            return subprocess.check_output(full_args, encoding="utf-8").rstrip()
-        return subprocess.check_call(full_args)
+        if print_output:
+            return subprocess.check_call(full_args)
+        return subprocess.check_output(full_args, encoding="utf-8").rstrip()
 
     return git
 
 
+def git(*args, **kwargs):
+    """Find and run a one-off Git command."""
+    return make_git()(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 def add_params(*params):
     """Add parameters to a click command."""