revive

Spec sheet

What it does

Revive is a fast, configurable, extensible linter for Go.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Purpose

Revive is a fast, configurable, extensible linter for Go and a drop-in replacement for golint.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

License

The repository lists the project license as MIT.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

CI integrations

The documentation describes a GitHub Action with annotation support and use through golangci-lint and MegaLinter.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Configuration

Rules can be enabled, disabled, and configured in a TOML file, including per-rule severity and exit codes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Custom extensions

Users can extend Revive with custom rules or formatters, or use it as a linting library.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Editor and CI integrations

The documentation describes use with VSCode, GoLand, vim, GitHub Actions, golangci-lint, and MegaLinter.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Editor support

The documentation describes editor support for VS Code, GoLand, and Vim.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Formatters

Built-in output formatters include friendly, stylish, plain, unix, JSON, NDJSON, checkstyle, and SARIF.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Inline control

Comments can disable a rule or the whole linter for a file or range of lines.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Inline controls

Comments can disable a rule or the whole linter for a file or a range of lines.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Installation

The documentation describes installation with Homebrew, from Go source, with Docker, or as a precompiled binary.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Library use

Revive can be used as a library in another library or command-line application.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Output formats

Built-in formatters include friendly, stylish, plain, unix, JSON, NDJSON, checkstyle, and SARIF.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Rule coverage

Its 100+ rules cover style and naming, complexity, errors, and Go idioms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Rules

It offers more than 100 rules covering style and naming, complexity, errors, and Go idioms.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Security and compliance

The opened official pages do not state security certifications or compliance claims.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Speed

The documentation says Revive is 2× faster than golint when running the same rules, and over 6× faster when type checking is disabled where rules allow it.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Type checking limitation

Rules that use type checking depend on GOROOT and GOPATH, and the documentation warns they may not work as expected in some build or GitHub Actions setups.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Who it is for

The project is intended for Go codebases and documents use in projects including TiDB, Grafana, etcd, and Gitea.Read 9 Oct 2026 · revive.run

Where Specifiction places it

• Linters#32 of 336.8