Output formats

alint check renders the same findings in eight output formats. Select one with --format <name>.

A single Report fans out to each format:

Format	Aliases	For
human	pretty, text	The default. Colorized, grouped by file, for reading in a terminal.
json		Stable machine shape behind schema_version: 1. General-purpose integration.
sarif		SARIF 2.1.0, for GitHub code scanning and other SARIF consumers.
github	github-actions	GitHub Actions workflow commands (inline annotations on a run).
markdown	md	GitHub-flavored Markdown, for posting as a PR comment.
junit	junit-xml	JUnit XML, for CI test-report viewers.
gitlab	gitlab-codequality, code-quality	GitLab Code Quality report.
agent	agentic, ai	LLM-shaped JSON with a templated agent_instruction per violation.

Each format is shown by example in the quickstart. The agent format has its own reference because its shape is purpose-built for AI coding agents.