diff --git a/config/js/eslint.config.js b/config/js/eslint.config.js
index bf21735b..eb9de21b 100644
--- a/config/js/eslint.config.js
+++ b/config/js/eslint.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const SEVERITY = 2
-
 module.exports = {
     extends: [
         'eslint:recommended',
@@ -8,6 +6,9 @@ module.exports = {
         'plugin:import/warnings',
     ],
 
+    // unignore implicit rules about what types of files can be linted
+    ignorePatterns: ['!.*'],
+
     plugins: ['prettier'],
 
     env: {
@@ -28,22 +29,22 @@ module.exports = {
 
     rules: {
         'max-params': [
-            SEVERITY,
+            'error',
             {
                 max: 3,
             },
         ],
         'prefer-const': [
-            SEVERITY,
+            'error',
             {
                 destructuring: 'any',
                 ignoreReadBeforeAssign: false,
             },
         ],
-        'no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs': [SEVERITY],
-        'prettier/prettier': [SEVERITY],
+        'no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs': ['error'],
+        'prettier/prettier': ['error'],
         'import/order': [
-            SEVERITY,
+            'error',
             {
                 'newlines-between': 'never',
                 alphabetize: {
diff --git a/src/tools/eslint.js b/src/tools/eslint.js
index 0e871865..8f64e8c9 100644
--- a/src/tools/eslint.js
+++ b/src/tools/eslint.js
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 const { resolveIgnoreFile } = require('../utils/files.js')
-const { PACKAGE_ROOT } = require('../utils/paths.js')
+const { PACKAGE_ROOT, ESLINT_CONFIG } = require('../utils/paths.js')
 const { bin } = require('../utils/run.js')
 
-exports.eslint = ({ files = [], apply = false, config }) => {
+exports.eslint = ({ files = [], apply = false, config = ESLINT_CONFIG }) => {
     const ignoreFile = resolveIgnoreFile(['.eslintignore'])
     const cmd = 'eslint'
     const args = [
         '--no-color',
         '--report-unused-disable-directives',
         '--ignore',
-        '--quiet',
         '--format=unix',
+        '--max-warnings=0',
         `--resolve-plugins-relative-to=${PACKAGE_ROOT}`,
         ...(ignoreFile ? ['--ignore-path', ignoreFile] : []),
         ...(config ? ['--config', config] : []),
diff --git a/src/tools/prettier.js b/src/tools/prettier.js
index b304a4db..4507853d 100644
--- a/src/tools/prettier.js
+++ b/src/tools/prettier.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 const log = require('@dhis2/cli-helpers-engine').reporter
 const { resolveIgnoreFile } = require('../utils/files.js')
+const { PRETTIER_CONFIG } = require('../utils/paths.js')
 const { bin } = require('../utils/run.js')
 
-exports.prettier = ({ files = [], apply = false, config }) => {
+exports.prettier = ({
+    files = [],
+    apply = false,
+    config = PRETTIER_CONFIG,
+}) => {
     const ignoreFile = resolveIgnoreFile(['.prettierignore'])
     const cmd = 'prettier'
     const args = [