Concepts
Why contextlint exists, why static analysis was chosen, and why the feedback is split into three layers. This category covers the design philosophy and concepts that sit behind the tool.
Get Started covers how to use the tool, while Configuration and Rules cover the rule specifications. Concepts focuses on why things are the way they are.
What this category covers
Section titled “What this category covers”- Why contextlint exists — the integrity problems that AI-era Markdown documents face, and where contextlint stands in response
- Semantic vs syntax linters — what a semantic linter is, contrasted with markdownlint
- Three-layer feedback design — why feedback is split into LSP / MCP / CI
- Context Graph — why a document dependency graph sits at the foundation