# Run only the relevant linters and formatters on changed files with Precious

> Run just the applicable quality checks on changed files so pre-commit and CI feedback stays fast and targeted.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/run-only-the-relevant-linters-and-formatters-on-changed-file` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/run-only-the-relevant-linters-and-formatters-on-changed-file`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/run-only-the-relevant-linters-and-formatters-on-changed-file/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/run-only-the-relevant-linters-and-formatters-on-changed-file

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# Run only the relevant linters and formatters on changed files with Precious

Run just the applicable quality checks on changed files so pre-commit and CI feedback stays fast and targeted.

## Prerequisites

precious

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- You must pass either --auto or at least one --component. In --auto mode, precious will look
- the commands. prefix must be unique. You **can** have run the same executable differently with
- a command can be run in multiple ways, and how quickly it completes depends on how many files or

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Wouldn't it be great if you could run all of them with just one command? Wouldn't it be great if
- that command just had one config file to define what tools to run on each part of your project?
- Precious is a code quality tool that lets you run all of your linters and tidiers with a single

- Source: https://github.com/houseabsolute/precious
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/houseabsolute/precious/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/houseabsolute/precious

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-only-the-relevant-linters-and-formatters-on-changed-files-with-precious/)