diff --git a/scripts/linter_runner.py b/scripts/linter_runner.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/scripts/linter_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,530 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Linter Runner — detect languages and run linters across a repo.
+
+Acceptance criteria for #155:
+  [x] Detects language per repo
+  [x] Runs: pylint, eslint, shellcheck, etc.
+  [x] Collects violations (file, line, message, severity)
+  [x] Output: lint report per repo
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/linter_runner.py --repo .
+    python3 scripts/linter_runner.py --all  # Scan all repos in knowledge/repos/
+    python3 scripts/linter_runner.py --repo . --format json  # Machine-readable output
+    python3 scripts/linter_runner.py --repo . --fail-on error  # Exit non-zero if errors found
+
+Output format (console):
+  === Lint Report: repo ===
+  Python: 3 issues (1 error, 2 warnings)
+  Shell:  1 issue (1 error)
+  Total:  4 issues
+
+Output format (JSON): --format json
+  {"repo": "...", "issues": [...], "summary": {...}}
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+REPO_ROOT = SCRIPT_DIR.parent
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Violation:
+    """A single lint violation."""
+    file: str
+    line: Optional[int]
+    column: Optional[int]
+    message: str
+    severity: str  # "error", "warning", "info"
+    linter: str
+    code: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LinterResult:
+    """Result from running a single linter."""
+    linter_name: str
+    language: str
+    violations: list[Violation]
+    timed_out: bool = False
+    error: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Language detection
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+EXTENSION_TO_LANGUAGE = {
+    ".py": "python",
+    ".js": "javascript",
+    ".ts": "typescript",
+    ".jsx": "javascript",
+    ".tsx": "typescript",
+    ".sh": "shell",
+    ".bash": "shell",
+    ".zsh": "shell",
+    ".yaml": "yaml",
+    ".yml": "yaml",
+    ".json": "json",
+    ".md": "markdown",
+    ".rb": "ruby",
+    ".go": "go",
+    ".rs": "rust",
+    ".c": "c",
+    ".cpp": "cpp",
+    ".h": "c",
+    ".java": "java",
+    ".php": "php",
+    ".swift": "swift",
+    ".kt": "kotlin",
+    ".scala": "scala",
+}
+
+# Which linters to run per language, in order of preference
+LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE = {
+    "python": [
+        ("pylint", ["pylint", "--output-format=json", "--reports=no"]),
+        ("ruff", ["ruff", "check", "--output-format=json"]),
+        ("flake8", ["flake8", "--format=json"]),
+    ],
+    "javascript": [
+        ("eslint", ["eslint", "--format=json", "--max-warnings=0"]),
+    ],
+    "typescript": [
+        ("eslint", ["eslint", "--format=json", "--max-warnings=0"]),
+    ],
+    "shell": [
+        ("shellcheck", ["shellcheck", "--format=json1"]),
+    ],
+    "yaml": [
+        ("yamllint", ["yamllint", "-f", "parsable"]),
+    ],
+    "json": [
+        ("jsonlinter", ["python3", "-m", "json.tool"]),  # Simple syntax check
+    ],
+    "markdown": [],  # No linter yet
+    "ruby": [
+        ("rubocop", ["rubocop", "--format", "json"]),
+    ],
+    "go": [
+        ("golangci-lint", ["golangci-lint", "run", "--out-format", "json"]),
+    ],
+    "rust": [
+        ("cargo clippy", ["cargo", "clippy", "--message-format=json"]),
+    ],
+}
+
+
+def detect_languages(repo_path: Path) -> dict[str, list[Path]]:
+    """
+    Scan repo and return mapping: language -> list of file paths.
+    Only includes languages we have linters for."""
+    language_files: dict[str, list[Path]] = {lang: [] for lang in LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE.keys()}
+
+    if not repo_path.exists():
+        return language_files
+
+    exclude_dirs = {".git", ".gitea", "node_modules", "__pycache__", ".venv", "venv", "build", "dist"}
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(repo_path):
+        # Prune excluded dirs
+        dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if d not in exclude_dirs]
+
+        for fname in files:
+            file_path = Path(root) / fname
+            suffix = file_path.suffix.lower()
+            lang = EXTENSION_TO_LANGUAGE.get(suffix)
+            if lang and lang in LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE and LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE[lang]:
+                language_files[lang].append(file_path)
+
+    # Remove empty languages
+    return {lang: files for lang, files in language_files.items() if files}
+
+
+def find_linter_executable(name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Find linter binary in PATH, return full path or None."""
+    for path_dir in os.environ.get("PATH", "").split(os.pathsep):
+        candidate = Path(path_dir) / name
+        if candidate.exists():
+            return str(candidate)
+    # Special handling for multi-word linters like "cargo clippy"
+    if " " in name:
+        primary = name.split()[0]
+        for path_dir in os.environ.get("PATH", "").split(os.pathsep):
+            candidate = Path(path_dir) / primary
+            if candidate.exists():
+                return name  # Return full command string
+    return None
+
+
+def run_linter(
+    linter_name: str,
+    command_template: list[str],
+    files: list[Path],
+    repo_path: Path,
+) -> LinterResult:
+    """
+    Execute a linter on a set of files.
+    Returns LinterResult with violations or error.
+    """
+    # Build command: [linter_bin, args..., files...]
+    # Most linters accept file paths as positional args at the end
+    cmd = [linter_name] if " " not in linter_name else linter_name.split()
+    cmd.extend(command_template[1:])  # Skip the duplicated linter name from template
+
+    # Add file paths, relative to repo root for cleaner output
+    rel_files = [str(f.relative_to(repo_path)) for f in files]
+    cmd.extend(rel_files)
+
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(
+            cmd,
+            cwd=repo_path,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=60,
+        )
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return LinterResult(
+            linter_name=linter_name,
+            language="unknown",
+            violations=[],
+            timed_out=True,
+            error="Linter timed out after 60s",
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return LinterResult(
+            linter_name=linter_name,
+            language="unknown",
+            violations=[],
+            error=f"Linter not found: {linter_name}",
+        )
+
+    # Parse output based on linter type
+    violations = parse_linter_output(linter_name, proc.stdout, proc.stderr, repo_path)
+
+    return LinterResult(
+        linter_name=linter_name,
+        language=guess_language_for_linter(linter_name),
+        violations=violations,
+        error=proc.stderr.strip() if proc.returncode != 0 and not violations else None,
+    )
+
+
+def guess_language_for_linter(linter_name: str) -> str:
+    """Map linter name back to language category."""
+    mapping = {
+        "pylint": "python",
+        "ruff": "python",
+        "flake8": "python",
+        "eslint": "javascript",
+        "shellcheck": "shell",
+        "yamllint": "yaml",
+        "jsonlinter": "json",
+        "rubocop": "ruby",
+        "golangci-lint": "go",
+        "cargo clippy": "rust",
+    }
+    return mapping.get(linter_name, "unknown")
+
+
+def parse_linter_output(
+    linter_name: str,
+    stdout: str,
+    stderr: str,
+    repo_path: Path,
+) -> list[Violation]:
+    """
+    Parse linter output into Violation objects.
+    Supports JSON output (pylint, ruff, eslint, shellcheck json1, yamllint parsable).
+    """
+    violations: list[Violation] = []
+
+    if linter_name in ("pylint", "ruff", "eslint"):
+        # JSON array output
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(stdout)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return []
+
+        if linter_name == "pylint":
+            for msg in data:
+                violations.append(Violation(
+                    file=msg.get("path", "").lstrip("./"),
+                    line=msg.get("line"),
+                    column=msg.get("column"),
+                    message=msg.get("message", ""),
+                    severity="error" if msg.get("type") == "error" else "warning",
+                    linter=linter_name,
+                    code=msg.get("symbol"),
+                ))
+        elif linter_name == "ruff":
+            for entry in data:
+                violations.append(Violation(
+                    file=entry.get("filename", "").lstrip("./"),
+                    line=entry.get("location", {}).get("row"),
+                    column=entry.get("location", {}).get("column"),
+                    message=entry.get("message", ""),
+                    severity="error",  # ruff treats all as errors
+                    linter=linter_name,
+                    code=entry.get("code"),
+                ))
+        elif linter_name == "eslint":
+            for entry in data:
+                violations.append(Violation(
+                    file=entry.get("fileName", "").lstrip("./"),
+                    line=entry.get("range", {}).get("start", {}).get("line"),
+                    column=entry.get("range", {}).get("start", {}).get("column"),
+                    message=entry.get("message", ""),
+                    severity=entry.get("severity", 1) and "error" or "warning",
+                    linter=linter_name,
+                    code=entry.get("ruleId"),
+                ))
+
+    elif linter_name == "shellcheck":
+        # shellcheck --format=json1
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(stdout)
+            for issue in data.get("issues", []):
+                violations.append(Violation(
+                    file=issue.get("file", "").lstrip("./"),
+                    line=issue.get("line"),
+                    column=issue.get("column"),
+                    message=issue.get("message", ""),
+                    severity="error" if issue.get("level") == "error" else "warning",
+                    linter=linter_name,
+                    code=str(issue.get("code")),
+                ))
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+    elif linter_name == "yamllint":
+        # parsable: file:line:col: level message [rule]
+        # Example: test.yaml:3:1: [error] wrong document start (document-start)
+        for line in stdout.splitlines():
+            parts = line.split(":")
+            if len(parts) >= 4:
+                file_rel = parts[0].lstrip("./")
+                line_num = int(parts[1]) if parts[1].isdigit() else None
+                col_num = int(parts[2]) if parts[2].isdigit() else None
+                rest = ":".join(parts[3:]).strip()
+                # Parse: "[error] message (rule)"
+                import re
+                m = re.match(r'\[(\w+)\]\s+(.+?)(?:\s+\(([^)]+)\))?$', rest)
+                if m:
+                    severity = m.group(1).lower()
+                    message = m.group(2)
+                    code = m.group(3)
+                    violations.append(Violation(
+                        file=file_rel,
+                        line=line_num,
+                        column=col_num,
+                        message=message,
+                        severity=severity,
+                        linter=linter_name,
+                        code=code,
+                    ))
+
+    elif linter_name == "jsonlinter":
+        # json.tool syntax check — no violations, just exit code
+        if proc.returncode != 0:
+            violations.append(Violation(
+                file="(multiple)",
+                line=None,
+                column=None,
+                message="JSON syntax error (run json.tool on each file individually)",
+                severity="error",
+                linter="json.tool",
+            ))
+
+    return violations
+
+
+def run_linters_for_language(
+    language: str,
+    files: list[Path],
+    repo_path: Path,
+) -> LinterResult:
+    """
+    Run the first available linter for this language.
+    Returns the first successful run, or aggregates all errors if none available.
+    """
+    linter_options = LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE.get(language, [])
+    if not linter_options:
+        return LinterResult(linter_name="none", language=language, violations=[],
+                            error=f"No linter configured for {language}")
+
+    for linter_name, cmd_template in linter_options:
+        # Check if linter exists
+        if not find_linter_executable(linter_name):
+            continue  # Try next linter for this language
+
+        result = run_linter(linter_name, cmd_template, files, repo_path)
+        if not result.error and not result.timed_out:
+            return result
+        # If this linter failed to start (not found), try next
+        if result.error and "not found" in result.error.lower():
+            continue
+
+    # All linters failed
+    errors = []
+    for linter_name, _ in linter_options:
+        if find_linter_executable(linter_name):
+            errors.append(f"{linter_name}: not runnable")
+        else:
+            errors.append(f"{linter_name}: not installed")
+    return LinterResult(
+        linter_name="/".join(l[0] for l in linter_options),
+        language=language,
+        violations=[],
+        error="; ".join(errors),
+    )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Main
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def parse_args():
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Linter Runner for compounding-intelligence")
+    p.add_argument("--repo", type=str, help="Path to repository (absolute or relative)")
+    p.add_argument("--all", action="store_true", help="Scan all repos in knowledge/repos/")
+    p.add_argument("--format", choices=["console", "json"], default="console",
+                   help="Output format (default: console)")
+    p.add_argument("--fail-on", choices=["error", "warning", "any"], default="error",
+                   help="Exit non-zero if any violations at this level are found")
+    p.add_argument("--output", type=str, help="Write report to file (default: stdout)")
+    return p.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    if not args.repo and not args.all:
+        print("ERROR: Must specify --repo <path> or --all", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    repos_to_scan = []
+    if args.repo:
+        repos_to_scan.append(Path(args.repo).resolve())
+    if args.all:
+        repos_dir = REPO_ROOT / "knowledge" / "repos"
+        if repos_dir.exists():
+            for yaml_file in repos_dir.glob("*.yaml"):
+                # Extract repo name from filename
+                repos_to_scan.append(REPO_ROOT / yaml_file.stem)
+        else:
+            print(f"WARNING: knowledge/repos/ not found, --all has nothing to scan", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    all_results: dict[str, dict] = {}
+    exit_code = 0
+
+    for repo_path in repos_to_scan:
+        if not repo_path.exists():
+            print(f"WARNING: Repo not found: {repo_path}", file=sys.stderr)
+            continue
+
+        repo_name = repo_path.name
+        print(f"\n=== Scanning: {repo_name} ===") if args.format == "console" else None
+
+        lang_files = detect_languages(repo_path)
+        results_by_lang: dict[str, LinterResult] = {}
+
+        for language, files in sorted(lang_files.items()):
+            # Limit files for sanity (first 200 for now)
+            if len(files) > 200:
+                print(f"  {language}: {len(files)} files (limiting to first 200)", file=sys.stderr)
+                files = files[:200]
+
+            result = run_linters_for_language(language, files, repo_path)
+            results_by_lang[language] = result
+
+            if args.format == "console":
+                _print_language_result(language, result, repo_name)
+            else:
+                pass  # JSON aggregation below
+
+        # Build summary
+        total_issues = sum(len(r.violations) for r in results_by_lang.values())
+        total_errors = sum(1 for v in (v for r in results_by_lang.values() for v in r.violations)
+                           if v.severity == "error")
+        total_warnings = sum(1 for v in (v for r in results_by_lang.values() for v in r.violations)
+                             if v.severity == "warning")
+
+        if args.format == "console":
+            print(f"  Summary: {total_issues} issues  ({total_errors} errors, {total_warnings} warnings)")
+        else:
+            all_results[repo_name] = {
+                "languages": {lang: _result_to_dict(res) for lang, res in results_by_lang.items()},
+                "summary": {
+                    "total_issues": total_issues,
+                    "errors": total_errors,
+                    "warnings": total_warnings,
+                },
+            }
+
+        # Determine exit code based on --fail-on
+        if args.fail_on == "error" and total_errors > 0:
+            exit_code = 1
+        elif args.fail_on == "warning" and total_issues > 0:
+            exit_code = 1
+        elif args.fail_on == "any" and total_issues > 0:
+            exit_code = 1
+
+    if args.format == "json":
+        output = json.dumps({"repos": all_results, "meta": {"scanned": len(repos_to_scan)}}, indent=2)
+        if args.output:
+            Path(args.output).write_text(output)
+        else:
+            print(output)
+
+    sys.exit(exit_code)
+
+
+def _print_language_result(language: str, result: LinterResult, repo_name: str):
+    """Pretty-print a single language's lint results."""
+    status = "✓"
+    if result.error:
+        status = "✗"
+        print(f"  {language}: {result.error}")
+    elif result.timed_out:
+        status = "⌛"
+        print(f"  {language}: timed out")
+    else:
+        n_violations = len(result.violations)
+        if n_violations == 0:
+            print(f"  {language}: clean")
+        else:
+            errors = sum(1 for v in result.violations if v.severity == "error")
+            warnings = n_violations - errors
+            print(f"  {language}: {n_violations} issues ({errors} errors, {warnings} warnings)")
+            # Show first 3 violations as preview
+            for v in result.violations[:3]:
+                loc = f"{v.file}:{v.line or '?'}"
+                print(f"    {loc} [{v.severity.upper()}] {v.message[:70]}")
+            if len(result.violations) > 3:
+                print(f"    ... and {len(result.violations) - 3} more")
+
+
+def _result_to_dict(result: LinterResult) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "linter": result.linter_name,
+        "language": result.language,
+        "violations": [asdict(v) for v in result.violations],
+        "timed_out": result.timed_out,
+        "error": result.error,
+    }
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_linter_runner.py b/tests/test_linter_runner.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3dea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_linter_runner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for linter_runner module (Issue #155).
+
+Tests cover:
+- Language detection by file extension
+- Linter result aggregation
+- Violation parsing (JSON output formats)
+- Exit code logic (fail-on)
+- Report formatting (console/JSON)
+"""
+import json
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+# Add scripts to path
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "scripts"))
+
+from linter_runner import (
+    Violation,
+    LinterResult,
+    detect_languages,
+    parse_linter_output,
+    _result_to_dict,
+    EXTENSION_TO_LANGUAGE,
+    LINTERS_BY_LANGUAGE,
+)
+
+
+class TestLanguageDetection:
+    """Test detect_languages() identifies languages correctly."""
+
+    def test_detects_python_files(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "main.py").write_text("print('hello')")
+        (tmp_path / "lib" / "utils.py").mkdir(parents=True)
+        (tmp_path / "lib" / "utils.py").write_text("def foo(): pass")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "python" in result
+        assert len(result["python"]) == 2
+
+    def test_detects_javascript_files(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "app.js").write_text("console.log('hi')")
+        (tmp_path / "component.jsx").write_text("<div/>")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "javascript" in result
+        assert len(result["javascript"]) == 2
+
+    def test_detects_shell_files(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "setup.sh").write_text("#!/bin/bash\necho hi")
+        (tmp_path / "build.sh").write_text("make")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "shell" in result
+        assert len(result["shell"]) == 2
+
+    def test_detects_yaml_files(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "config.yml").write_text("key: value")
+        (tmp_path / "env.yaml").write_text("env: test")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "yaml" in result
+        assert len(result["yaml"]) == 2
+
+    def test_ignores_git_directory(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        git_dir = tmp_path / ".git"
+        git_dir.mkdir()
+        (git_dir / "config").write_text("placeholder")
+        (tmp_path / "script.py").write_text("print(1)")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "python" in result
+        assert not any(".git" in str(f) for f in result.get("python", []))
+
+    def test_returns_empty_for_nonexistent_path(self):
+        result = detect_languages(Path("/nonexistent/path/xyz"))
+        assert result == {}
+
+    def test_mixed_languages(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "app.py").write_text("")
+        (tmp_path / "main.js").write_text("")
+        (tmp_path / "deploy.sh").write_text("")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        langs = set(result.keys())
+        assert {"python", "javascript", "shell"} <= langs
+
+    def test_limits_files_to_known_languages(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "readme.txt").write_text("text")
+        (tmp_path / "data.csv").write_text("a,b,c")
+
+        result = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert len(result) == 0
+
+
+class TestViolationParsing:
+    """Test parse_linter_output parses various linter formats."""
+
+    def test_parses_pylint_json(self):
+        stdout = json.dumps([
+            {"type": "error", "module": "test.py", "line": 10, "column": 5,
+             "message": "Missing docstring", "symbol": "missing-docstring"},
+            {"type": "warning", "module": "test.py", "line": 15, "column": 1,
+             "message": "Line too long", "symbol": "line-too-long"},
+        ])
+        violations = parse_linter_output("pylint", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert len(violations) == 2
+        assert violations[0].severity == "error"
+        assert violations[0].message == "Missing docstring"
+        assert violations[1].severity == "warning"
+        assert violations[1].code == "line-too-long"
+
+    def test_parses_ruff_json(self):
+        stdout = json.dumps([
+            {"filename": "src/main.py", "location": {"row": 5, "column": 1},
+             "code": "E501", "message": "Line too long"},
+        ])
+        violations = parse_linter_output("ruff", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert len(violations) == 1
+        assert violations[0].file == "src/main.py"
+        assert violations[0].line == 5
+        assert violations[0].code == "E501"
+
+    def test_parses_eslint_json(self):
+        stdout = json.dumps([
+            {"fileName": "app.js", "range": {"start": {"line": 2, "column": 0}},
+             "message": "Unexpected console statement", "severity": 2, "ruleId": "no-console"},
+        ])
+        violations = parse_linter_output("eslint", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert len(violations) == 1
+        assert violations[0].severity == "error"
+        assert violations[0].code == "no-console"
+
+    def test_parses_shellcheck_json1(self):
+        stdout = json.dumps({
+            "issues": [
+                {"file": "script.sh", "line": 3, "column": 1,
+                 "message": "Quote this to prevent word splitting", "level": "warning", "code": "SC2086"},
+            ]
+        })
+        violations = parse_linter_output("shellcheck", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert len(violations) == 1
+        assert violations[0].severity == "warning"
+        assert violations[0].code == "SC2086"
+
+    def test_parses_yamllint_parsable(self):
+        stdout = "config.yaml:3:1: [error] wrong document start (document-start)\n"
+        violations = parse_linter_output("yamllint", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert len(violations) == 1
+        assert violations[0].file == "config.yaml"
+        assert violations[0].line == 3
+        assert violations[0].severity == "error"
+        assert violations[0].code == "document-start"
+
+    def test_returns_empty_on_invalid_json(self):
+        stdout = "Not valid JSON"
+        violations = parse_linter_output("pylint", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert violations == []
+
+    def test_strips_leading_slash_from_paths(self):
+        stdout = json.dumps([{"type": "error", "module": "/repo/src/test.py",
+                              "line": 1, "column": 1, "message": "test", "symbol": "T001"}])
+        violations = parse_linter_output("pylint", stdout, "", Path("/repo"))
+        assert violations[0].file == "src/test.py"
+
+
+class TestLinterResult:
+    """Test LinterResult and JSON serialization."""
+
+    def test_result_to_dict_roundtrip(self):
+        v = Violation(file="test.py", line=10, column=5, message="msg",
+                      severity="error", linter="pylint", code="E001")
+        r = LinterResult(linter_name="pylint", language="python", violations=[v])
+        d = _result_to_dict(r)
+        assert d["linter"] == "pylint"
+        assert d["violations"][0]["file"] == "test.py"
+        assert d["violations"][0]["code"] == "E001"
+
+
+class TestIntegration:
+    """End-to-end integration tests with temporary repos."""
+
+    def test_linter_runner_accepts_repo_path(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "main.py").write_text("print('hello')")
+        (tmp_path / "bad.py").write_text("import unused_module\nx=1")
+
+        from linter_runner import detect_languages, run_linters_for_language
+
+        langs = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        assert "python" in langs
+
+        result = run_linters_for_language("python", langs["python"][:1], tmp_path)
+        assert result.language == "python"
+        assert result.violations or result.error  # either linter output or not-installed
+
+    def test_json_output_structure(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        (tmp_path / "script.py").write_text("print(1)")
+
+        from linter_runner import detect_languages, run_linters_for_language, _result_to_dict
+
+        langs = detect_languages(tmp_path)
+        if "python" not in langs:
+            pytest.skip("No Python files detected")
+
+        result = run_linters_for_language("python", langs["python"], tmp_path)
+        report = {
+            "repo": tmp_path.name,
+            "languages": {"python": _result_to_dict(result)},
+            "summary": {
+                "total_issues": len(result.violations),
+                "errors": sum(1 for v in result.violations if v.severity == "error"),
+            },
+        }
+        json.dumps(report)  # should not raise
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Run: pytest tests/test_linter_runner.py -v")
+