shellcheck
Agent-readyInfraSecurityShell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal.
Shell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal. Built by koalaman.
Task fit
shell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal.
Lane
Work with Kubernetes, Terraform, containers, and ops tooling with more confidence.
Operator brief
Use shellcheck for shell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal.
Run `shellcheck script.sh` and see what comes back.
Repository family
koalaman
First trust check
shellcheck responds locally and is ready for the first real command.
Safe first loop
Install, verify, then run one real command.
Infra inspection loop
Install command
$ brew install shellcheckOperator pack
Copy or export the working notes for this CLI before handing it to an agent.
Verify
$ shellcheck --versionshellcheck responds locally and is ready for the first real command.
First real command
$ shellcheck script.shFirst steps
- 01Install shellcheck.
- 02Run `shellcheck --version` first.
- 03Start with `shellcheck script.sh`.
- 04Install the infra CLI and verify kubeconfig, Docker context, or cloud credentials.
When to use / hold off when
Best for
shell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal.
Use this when
You need security scanning in both local dev and CI.
Hold off when
Trust and constraints
Why operators pick it
- shellcheck fits infra well, especially for shell linting, bash safety, and script review from the terminal.
- 26,120 homebrew installs (30d).
- Easy to automate.
Constraints
- Output is mostly plain text.
Repository context
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