biome linting vcs-integration typescript formatter

Biome hits 97% Prettier compatibility, adds VCS integration

VCS-aware linting with `--changed` flag eliminates lint-staged; new `biome explain` command provides offline rule documentation.

Summary

Reduces CI friction by processing only modified files and printing GitHub PR annotations natively, cutting tool chain complexity. Offline rule lookup accelerates onboarding without web dependency.

Why it matters

Reduces CI friction by processing only modified files and printing GitHub PR annotations natively, cutting tool chain complexity. Offline rule lookup accelerates onboarding without web dependency.

Implementation verdict

Replaces lint-staged for changed-file detection; requires VCS config (git, defaultBranch) and GitHub workflow permission write on pull-requests. Ready now—v1.5.0 is stable, migrate command updates schema automatically.

Sources

1.Our TypeScript, JSX and JavaScript formatting has surpassed the 97% compatibility rate with Prettier
2.Biome now provides over 190 lint rules
3.This feature practically makes some utilities such as lint-staged obsolete
4.the command ci can detect the GitHub CI environment and print annotation in the PRs
5.This command will serve as an "offline" documentation tool

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