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MinAlertLevel

MinAlertLevel

Learn about how to set the minimum alert level for Vale.

ini
StylesPath = styles
MinAlertLevel = suggestion

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale

The MinAlertLevel key allows you to set the minimum alert level that Vale will report. The supported levels are suggestion (default), warning, and error.

error-level alerts will result in a non-zero exit code, while warning- and suggestion-level alerts will not. This is useful for controlling which rules will fail CI builds.

Overriding

The MinAlertLevel key can be overridden from the command line using the --minAlertLevel flag:

bash
$ vale --minAlertLevel=warning README.md

This allows you to, for example, show all alerts in your editor while only running error-level alerts in CI.

Editing

You can edit the severity of a rule by modifying its level in your local .vale.ini file:

ini
[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale

Vale.Spelling = warning
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