diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py b/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
index 1516b13e..5e83c3b2 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from capa.features import MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE, Bytes, String, Characteristic
 from capa.features.insn import Number, Offset, Mnemonic
 from capa.features.extractors.viv.indirect_calls import NotFoundError, resolve_indirect_call
 
-
 # security cookie checks may perform non-zeroing XORs, these are expected within a certain
 # byte range within the first and returning basic blocks, this helps to reduce FP features
 SECURITY_COOKIE_BYTES_DELTA = 0x40
diff --git a/capa/ida/explorer/model.py b/capa/ida/explorer/model.py
index 3325e283..888cb71c 100644
--- a/capa/ida/explorer/model.py
+++ b/capa/ida/explorer/model.py
@@ -7,19 +7,10 @@ from PyQt5 import Qt, QtGui, QtCore
 
 import capa.ida.helpers
 import capa.render.utils as rutils
-from capa.ida.explorer.item import (
-    CapaExplorerDataItem,
-    CapaExplorerRuleItem,
-    CapaExplorerBlockItem,
-    CapaExplorerDefaultItem,
-    CapaExplorerFeatureItem,
-    CapaExplorerByteViewItem,
-    CapaExplorerFunctionItem,
-    CapaExplorerSubscopeItem,
-    CapaExplorerRuleMatchItem,
-    CapaExplorerStringViewItem,
-    CapaExplorerInstructionViewItem,
-)
+from capa.ida.explorer.item import (CapaExplorerDataItem, CapaExplorerRuleItem, CapaExplorerBlockItem,
+                                    CapaExplorerDefaultItem, CapaExplorerFeatureItem, CapaExplorerByteViewItem,
+                                    CapaExplorerFunctionItem, CapaExplorerSubscopeItem, CapaExplorerRuleMatchItem,
+                                    CapaExplorerStringViewItem, CapaExplorerInstructionViewItem)
 
 # default highlight color used in IDA window
 DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT = 0xD096FF
diff --git a/capa/main.py b/capa/main.py
index 503f5f09..2672e061 100644
--- a/capa/main.py
+++ b/capa/main.py
@@ -334,12 +334,12 @@ def get_rules(rule_path):
     return rules
 
 
-def collect_metadata(argv, path, format, extractor):
+def collect_metadata(argv, sample_path, rules_path, format, extractor):
     md5 = hashlib.md5()
     sha1 = hashlib.sha1()
     sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
 
-    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+    with open(sample_path, "rb") as f:
         buf = f.read()
 
     md5.update(buf)
@@ -354,11 +354,12 @@ def collect_metadata(argv, path, format, extractor):
             "md5": md5.hexdigest(),
             "sha1": sha1.hexdigest(),
             "sha256": sha256.hexdigest(),
-            "path": os.path.normpath(path),
+            "path": os.path.normpath(sample_path),
         },
         "analysis": {
             "format": format,
             "extractor": extractor.__class__.__name__,
+            "rules": rules_path,
             "base_address": extractor.get_base_address(),
         },
     }
@@ -437,17 +438,18 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
         if hasattr(sys, "frozen") and hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS"):
             logger.debug("detected running under PyInstaller")
-            args.rules = os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, "rules")
-            logger.debug("default rule path (PyInstaller method): %s", args.rules)
+            rules_path = os.path.join(sys._MEIPASS, "rules")
+            logger.debug("default rule path (PyInstaller method): %s", rules_path)
         else:
             logger.debug("detected running from source")
-            args.rules = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "rules")
-            logger.debug("default rule path (source method): %s", args.rules)
+            rules_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "rules")
+            logger.debug("default rule path (source method): %s", rules_path)
     else:
-        logger.info("using rules path: %s", args.rules)
+        rules_path = args.rules
+        logger.info("using rules path: %s", rules_path)
 
     try:
-        rules = get_rules(args.rules)
+        rules = get_rules(rules_path)
         rules = capa.rules.RuleSet(rules)
         logger.info("successfully loaded %s rules", len(rules))
         if args.tag:
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
             logger.error("-" * 80)
             return -1
 
-    meta = collect_metadata(argv, args.sample, format, extractor)
+    meta = collect_metadata(argv, args.sample, args.rules, format, extractor)
 
     capabilities, counts = find_capabilities(rules, extractor)
     meta["analysis"].update(counts)
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ def ida_main():
     rules = get_rules(rules_path)
     rules = capa.rules.RuleSet(rules)
 
-    meta = capa.ida.helpers.collect_metadata()
+    meta = collect_metadata([], '', rules_path, format, 'IdaExtractor')
 
     capabilities, counts = find_capabilities(rules, capa.features.extractors.ida.IdaFeatureExtractor())
     meta["analysis"].update(counts)
diff --git a/capa/render/verbose.py b/capa/render/verbose.py
index 4b096206..99a78f23 100644
--- a/capa/render/verbose.py
+++ b/capa/render/verbose.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def render_meta(ostream, doc):
         format               auto
         extractor            VivisectFeatureExtractor
         base address         0x10000000
+        rules                (embedded rules)
         function count       42
         total feature count  1918
     """
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def render_meta(ostream, doc):
         ("format", doc["meta"]["analysis"]["format"]),
         ("extractor", doc["meta"]["analysis"]["extractor"]),
         ("base address", hex(doc["meta"]["analysis"]["base_address"])),
+        ("rules", doc["meta"]["analysis"]["rules"]),
         ("function count", len(doc["meta"]["analysis"]["feature_counts"]["functions"])),
         (
             "total feature count",
diff --git a/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py b/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
index 80b09b7b..a5d7615c 100644
--- a/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
+++ b/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
                 logger.error("-" * 80)
                 return -1
 
-        meta = capa.main.collect_metadata(argv, args.sample, format, extractor)
+        meta = capa.main.collect_metadata(argv, args.sample, args.rules, format, extractor)
         capabilities, counts = capa.main.find_capabilities(rules, extractor)
         meta["analysis"].update(counts)