# linter-docs

A reference for rules in ESLint, Ruff, Pylint, RuboCop, Stylelint and Clippy. Use it when writing or debugging a vigiles enforce() rule.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 15
- Author: zernie
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zernie/vigiles/tree/HEAD/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/linter-docs

## What it does

The skill opens a per-linter file with exact rule names, AST selectors, config details and auto-fix behaviour. Six files ship inside: `eslint.md`, `ruff.md`, `pylint.md`, `rubocop.md`, `stylelint.md`, `clippy.md`. ESLint gets a plugin table and type-aware rules, Ruff covers 800+ reimplemented rules plus selection in `pyproject`, Pylint covers its plugin table and the astroid AST, RuboCop covers gems and the node pattern DSL, Stylelint covers the PostCSS AST and SCSS, Clippy covers lint groups and configuration.

This is a reference, not an action. The skill carries `disable-model-invocation: true`, so it never fires on its own — you open the file you need by hand. Reach for it when you want the exact rule name, or when a rule is reported missing or disabled and you need to know why. The `strengthen` and `edit-spec` skills read these files when matching a guidance rule to a real linter rule.

JVM and Go linters — detekt, ktlint, Checkstyle, golangci-lint — plus Cedar are cross-referenced by `enforce()` but have no deep-dive file here. Their capabilities and known limits live in `docs/linter-support.md`. Two limits worth knowing before you dig: ktlint is format-only, and Checkstyle enabled-state is whitelist-only. Writing a rule for Go or JVM? Skip this skill and go straight to `docs/linter-support.md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zernie/vigiles --skill linter-docs -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/linter-docs/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zernie/vigiles --skill linter-docs -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zernie/vigiles --skill linter-docs -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zernie/vigiles linter-docs
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zernie/vigiles --skill linter-docs -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zernie/vigiles --path skills/linter-docs
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zernie/vigiles --skill linter-docs -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/zernie/vigiles/tree/HEAD/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find the exact ESLint rule name for a case
- work out why vigiles reports a rule as disabled
- configure Ruff rule selection in pyproject
- get the node pattern DSL right in RuboCop
- match a guidance rule to a real linter rule

## Example prompts
- Open `eslint.md` and find the rule that bans `any` in function arguments
- I need to write an `enforce()` rule for Ruff — show me how rule selection works in `pyproject`
- Why does vigiles treat this Pylint rule as missing? Check `pylint.md`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: linter-docs
description: Deep linter reference for authoring or debugging a vigiles enforce() rule — plugin tables, AST selectors, type-aware rules, auto-fix, and edge cases for ESLint, Ruff, Pylint, RuboCop, Stylelint, and Clippy. Use when you need the exact rule name or config for a specific linter, not for running a linter. (JVM/Go linters — detekt, ktlint, Checkstyle, golangci-lint — and Cedar have no deep-dive file yet; their reference lives in docs/linter-support.md.)
disable-model-invocation: true
---

Reference material for the linters vigiles cross-references. Open the file for
the linter you're working with when you need exact rule names, AST selectors,
or config details to author an `enforce()` rule (or diagnose why one is reported
missing or disabled).

| Linter    | Reference                                                                              |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ESLint    | [`eslint.md`](eslint.md) — plugin table, AST selectors, type-aware rules, auto-fix     |
| Ruff      | [`ruff.md`](ruff.md) — 800+ reimplemented rules, selection, auto-fix, pyproject config |
| Pylint    | [`pylint.md`](pylint.md) — plugin table, astroid AST, type inference, custom checkers  |
| RuboCop   | [`rubocop.md`](rubocop.md) — gem table, node pattern DSL, auto-correct, custom cops    |
| Stylelint | [`stylelint.md`](stylelint.md) — plugin table, PostCSS AST, custom rules, SCSS         |
| Clippy    | [`clippy.md`](clippy.md) — Rust lint groups and configuration                          |

**JVM/Go linters (detekt, ktlint, Checkstyle, golangci-lint) and Cedar** are
cross-referenced by `enforce()` but have no deep-dive file here yet — their
capabilities, config surfaces, and known limits (e.g. ktlint is format-only,
Checkstyle enabled-state is whitelist-only) are documented in
[`docs/linter-support.md`](../../docs/linter-support.md).

These are read by the `strengthen` and `edit-spec` skills when matching a
guidance rule to a real linter rule. This skill is user-invoked (a reference,
not an action), so it never fires on its own — open the relevant file directly.
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© zernie · MIT · https://github.com/zernie/vigiles/tree/HEAD/skills/linter-docs/SKILL.md

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