qlty

name	qlty
description	Use this skill when the user wants to run linting, auto-formatting, security scanning, or code quality metrics analysis across multiple languages in a unified way.

qlty Plugin

Universal code quality CLI for linting, auto-formatting, security scanning, and maintainability.

Commands

Setup

• qlty init run — Initialize qlty in a Git repository

Quality Checks

• qlty check run — Run lint checks
• qlty fmt run — Auto-format code
• qlty smells run — Scan for code smells (duplication, complexity)

Metrics

• qlty metrics run — Review code quality metrics

Usage Examples

• "Initialize qlty in this project"
• "Run lint checks"
• "Auto-format all code"
• "Scan for code smells"
• "Review code quality metrics"

Installation

curl https://qlty.sh | bash

Examples

# Initialize in a repo
qlty init

# Run lint checks
qlty check

# Sample of 5 issues
qlty check --sample=5

# Auto-format all files
qlty fmt --all

# Scan for smells
qlty smells --all

# Review metrics
qlty metrics --sort complexity --max-depth=2

Supported Languages

• 40+ languages via 70+ tools
• ESLint, Prettier, Ruff, golangci-lint, etc.
• Security: Semgrep, TruffleHog, Trivy, Gitleaks
• Coverage for Go, Java, Python, Ruby, Rust, TypeScript, and more