rslint

name	rslint
description	Use this skill when the user wants to lint JavaScript or TypeScript code with a fast, ESLint-compatible linter. rslint is 20-40x faster than ESLint with typed linting enabled by default.

rslint Plugin

Lightning-fast JavaScript/TypeScript linter built with Go and typescript-go. 20-40x faster than ESLint with minimal config, typed linting by default, and ESLint-compatible rules.

Commands

Linting

• rslint lint check — Lint JavaScript/TypeScript files

Utility

• rslint self version — Print rslint version
• rslint _ _ — Passthrough to rslint CLI

Usage Examples

• "Lint the current directory"
• "Lint this TypeScript file"
• "Check for lint errors in the src folder"
• "Run the linter with auto-fix"
• "Show all available lint rules"

Installation

npm install -g @rslint/cli

Or download a pre-built binary from GitHub Releases.

Examples

# Lint the current directory
rslint lint check

# Lint specific files or directories
rslint lint check src/
rslint lint check src/index.ts

# Lint with auto-fix
rslint _ _ --fix

# Show help for all commands
rslint _ _ --help

# Lint with a specific config file
rslint _ _ --config ./rslint.config.js

# Lint and output results in a specific format
rslint _ _ --format json

Key Features

• Lightning Fast — Built with Go and typescript-go, 20-40x faster than ESLint
• Minimal Configuration — Typed linting enabled by default, minimal setup required
• ESLint Compatible — Compatible with most ESLint and TypeScript-ESLint configurations
• TypeScript First — Uses TypeScript Compiler semantics as the single source of truth
• Project-Level Analysis — Cross-module analysis by default, more powerful than file-level linting
• Monorepo Ready — First-class support for large-scale monorepos with TypeScript project references
• Batteries Included — Ships with all TypeScript-ESLint rules and widely-used ESLint rules out of the box
• Extensible — Exposes AST, type information, and global checker data for custom rules

Notes

• rslint is currently in an experimental phase but under active development by the web-infra-dev team (ByteDance)
• It is a fork of tsgolint, building upon the innovative proof-of-concept work by @auvred
• rslint performs cross-module analysis by default, enabling more powerful semantic analysis
• Use --help to see all available commands and flags
• For detailed setup, see the rslint guide