# MegaLinter

> Use this tool when you need to analyze code quality, formatting, and security issues across multiple programming languages and formats. It solves problems related to code maintenance, security vulnerabilities, and consistency by providing comprehensive linting and analysis. The MegaLinter tool takes in code files as input and outputs detailed reports on code quality, formatting, and security issues, making it ideal for use in development workflows and continuous integration pipelines.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter

## Description

Wraps the Ox Security MegaLinter tool to provide code linting and analysis across multiple programming languages and formats. Runs mega-linter-runner locally to check code quality, formatting, and security issues. Community-maintained and sanctioned by Ox Security as a complement to their official tools.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-05-27

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/downatthebottomofthemolehole/megalinter-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-downatthebottomofthemolehole-megalinter/pull`

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