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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +name: linter-rule-judge |
| 3 | +description: Generate lint rules that replace AI findings with deterministic checks |
| 4 | +allowed-tools: Read Grep Glob |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +# Linter Rule Judge |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +You are a second-pass skill. Your job: turn AI findings into deterministic lint rules. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +The bar is high. Only propose a rule when you can guarantee it catches the exact pattern through AST structure, not heuristics. A rule that fires on `eval(anything)` is deterministic. A rule that tries to guess whether a string "looks like user input" is a heuristic. Only the first kind belongs here. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Step 1: Detect the linter |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Before evaluating any findings, determine what linter system the project uses. Use `Glob` and `Read` to check for: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +- `.oxlintrc.json` / `oxlint.json` (oxlint) |
| 18 | +- `.eslintrc.*` / `eslint.config.*` / `"eslintConfig"` in package.json (eslint) |
| 19 | +- `clippy.toml` / `.clippy.toml` (Rust clippy) |
| 20 | +- `.pylintrc` / `pyproject.toml` with `[tool.pylint]` (pylint) |
| 21 | +- `.flake8` / `setup.cfg` with `[flake8]` (flake8) |
| 22 | +- `biome.json` / `biome.jsonc` (biome) |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Also check whether the linter supports custom/plugin rules: |
| 25 | +- oxlint: check for `jsPlugins` in config and an existing plugins directory |
| 26 | +- eslint: check for local plugins or `eslint-plugin-*` deps |
| 27 | +- biome: no custom rule support, existing rules only |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +If the project has no linter, return an empty findings array. You cannot propose rules for a tool that doesn't exist. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +## Step 2: Evaluate prior findings |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +For each prior finding that has a `suggestedFix`, ask: can this exact pattern be caught by a deterministic AST check in the linter we found? |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +**Deterministic means:** |
| 36 | +- The rule matches a specific syntactic pattern in the AST (node type, property name, call signature) |
| 37 | +- Zero or near-zero false positives -- if the AST matches, the code is wrong |
| 38 | +- No guessing about intent, data flow, variable contents, or runtime behavior |
| 39 | +- Examples: banning `eval()`, requiring `===` over `==`, disallowing `execSync` with template literal arguments, flagging `new Function()` calls |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +**Not deterministic (skip these):** |
| 42 | +- "This variable might contain user input" (data flow analysis) |
| 43 | +- "This function name suggests it handles sensitive data" (naming heuristic) |
| 44 | +- "This pattern is usually a bug" (probabilistic) |
| 45 | +- Anything that requires understanding what a variable contains at runtime |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +**Only report if ALL of these are true:** |
| 48 | +1. You can identify a specific existing rule by name, OR you can write a complete working custom rule |
| 49 | +2. The rule is deterministic: it matches AST structure, not heuristics |
| 50 | +3. The project's linter actually supports this |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +## What to skip silently |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +- Findings without `suggestedFix` |
| 55 | +- Patterns that need type information the linter can't access, cross-file context, or runtime knowledge |
| 56 | +- Patterns where the rule would need to guess or use heuristics |
| 57 | +- Cases where you're not confident the rule is correct and complete |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +Return an empty findings array when nothing qualifies. That's the expected common case. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## Output format |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +For existing rules: |
| 64 | +- **title**: The rule name (e.g., `no-eval`) |
| 65 | +- **severity**: `low` |
| 66 | +- **description**: One sentence: what AST pattern it matches |
| 67 | +- **suggestedFix**: A diff enabling the rule in the project's linter config |
| 68 | +- **location**: Same as the original finding |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +For custom rules: |
| 71 | +- **title**: `custom: <rule-name>` (e.g., `custom: no-execsync-interpolation`) |
| 72 | +- **severity**: `low` |
| 73 | +- **description**: One sentence: what AST pattern it matches |
| 74 | +- **suggestedFix**: The complete rule implementation file AND the config diff to wire it up. Match the conventions of existing custom rules in the project. |
| 75 | +- **location**: Same as the original finding |
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