PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

PSScriptAnalyzer is a static code checker (linter and formatter) for PowerShell scripts and modules, maintained by the PowerShell team. It applies built-in and custom rules based on PowerShell best practices and reports diagnostics with suggested fixes.

Use cases

• lint powershell scripts for best practice violations
• format powershell code automatically
• check powershell modules for uninitialized variables
• detect unsafe use of Invoke-Expression in scripts
• enforce powershell code style in CI pipelines
• write custom static analysis rules for powershell

When to choose

• you write or maintain PowerShell scripts or modules and want automated quality checks
• you need consistent PowerShell formatting across a team or codebase
• you want to catch common PowerShell defects before shipping

When to avoid

• you need linting for languages other than PowerShell
• you need dynamic runtime analysis or profiling rather than static checks

Facets

library · maturity active

linter formatter developer-tools developer-tools windows cross-platform cli powershell static-analysis code-quality best-practices powershell-gallery command-line automation linux macos

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