diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/improvement.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/improvement.md
index 090ad43..7c992be 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/improvement.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/improvement.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ## Related ticket
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Please replace `[ISSUE-NUMBER]` with the issue-number that tracks this bug fix. If there is no such
+> Please replace `[ISSUE-NUMBER]` with the issue-number that tracks this improvement. If there is no such
 > ticket yet, create one via [this issue template](../ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new?template=improvement.md).
 
 closes [ISSUE-NUMBER] (improvement ticket)
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index ac5b607..72af2a9 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
 
-module(name = "score_cpp_policies")
+module(
+    name = "score_cpp_policies",
+    version = "0.0.0",
+)
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.1.5")
 
+bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_lint", version = "2.5.0")
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 707ea02..58470dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ cd tests
 
 bazel test --config=asan_ubsan_lsan //...
 bazel test --config=tsan //...
+bazel test --config=clang-tidy //...
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/clang_tidy/.clang-tidy b/clang_tidy/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19502ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+---
+# Default clang-tidy configuration for S-CORE C++ modules.
+# NOTE: the set of enabled checks is yet subject to be tailored per module.
+Checks: >-
+  -*,
+  clang-analyzer-*,
+  cert-*,
+  cppcoreguidelines-*,
+  bugprone-*,
+  misc-*,
+  performance-*,
+  readability-*,
+  modernize-*
+
+# NOTE: WarningsAsErrors is yet subject to be expanded per module as compliance increases.
+WarningsAsErrors: >-
+  clang-analyzer-*
+
+# Exclude third-party and generated headers from analysis.
+HeaderFilterRegex: '^(?!.*/(third_party|bazel-out|external)/).*$'
+
+FormatStyle: file
+
+# NOTE: CheckOptions are yet subject to be provided for each enabled check per module.
+#CheckOptions:
+# none yet
diff --git a/clang_tidy/BUILD.bazel b/clang_tidy/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2ad96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+exports_files(
+    [
+        ".clang-tidy",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/clang_tidy/README.md b/clang_tidy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6921cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Clang-Tidy Integration
+
+Centralized clang-tidy configuration and Bazel macros for Eclipse S-CORE C++ modules.
+
+## What This Provides
+
+- **`//clang_tidy:defs.bzl`** — `make_clang_tidy_aspect` / `make_clang_tidy_test` macros wrapping `aspect_rules_lint`
+- **`clang_tidy/.clang-tidy`** — default S-CORE check set (conservative baseline, tailorable per module)
+
+## Usage
+
+### Add Dependency
+
+```python
+bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies", version = "0.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm", version = "1.5.0")
+```
+
+Set up `@llvm_toolchain` via the `llvm` extension (see `tests/MODULE.bazel` for an example).
+
+### Add the Bazelrc Snippet
+
+There is no importable `.bazelrc` from an external module — `%workspace%` resolves to the
+consuming workspace, not to `@score_cpp_policies`. Copy these lines into your own `.bazelrc`
+instead:
+
+```bazelrc
+test:clang-tidy --output_groups=+rules_lint_report
+# Pin the LLVM toolchain for clang-tidy — adjust the target for your host arch:
+test:clang-tidy --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux
+test:clang-tidy --aspects=//tools/lint:linters.bzl%clang_tidy_aspect
+```
+
+> **Note**: The `--extra_toolchains` line hard-codes `x86_64-linux`. On AArch64 hosts (Apple
+> Silicon CI runners, etc.) replace it with `cc-toolchain-aarch64-linux`.
+
+### Create `tools/lint/linters.bzl`
+
+```python
+load("@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:defs.bzl", "make_clang_tidy_aspect", "make_clang_tidy_test")
+
+clang_tidy_aspect = make_clang_tidy_aspect(
+    # binary MUST be a Label literal here — string labels silently resolve to the wrong repo.
+    binary = Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy"),
+    configs = [Label("//:.clang-tidy")],
+)
+
+clang_tidy_test = make_clang_tidy_test(aspect = clang_tidy_aspect)
+```
+
+### Add a `.clang-tidy` Config
+
+Place a `.clang-tidy` at your repo root. Use
+[`@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:.clang-tidy`](.clang-tidy) as the starting point.
+
+> **Advisory checks**: The enabled checks (`cppcoreguidelines-*`, `modernize-*`, etc.) are
+> advisory — only `clang-analyzer-*` is `WarningsAsErrors`. Module owners should tighten
+> `WarningsAsErrors` incrementally as compliance improves.
+
+### Run
+
+```bash
+# Lint all C++ targets
+bazel test --config=clang-tidy //...
+```
+
+Reports are written to `bazel-out/.../rules_lint_report/` as text files.
diff --git a/clang_tidy/defs.bzl b/clang_tidy/defs.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f0618c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/defs.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+"""Clang-tidy support macros for S-CORE C++ modules.
+
+Provides macros to create a clang-tidy aspect and test rule with S-CORE defaults.
+Consuming projects call make_clang_tidy_aspect() in their own linters.bzl to
+create a project-specific aspect bound to their toolchain and .clang-tidy config.
+
+Example usage in your project's tools/lint/linters.bzl:
+
+    load("@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:defs.bzl", "make_clang_tidy_aspect", "make_clang_tidy_test")
+
+    clang_tidy_aspect = make_clang_tidy_aspect(
+        binary = Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy"),
+        configs = [Label("//:.clang-tidy")],
+    )
+
+    clang_tidy_test = make_clang_tidy_test(aspect = clang_tidy_aspect)
+"""
+
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:clang_tidy.bzl", "lint_clang_tidy_aspect")
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:lint_test.bzl", "lint_test")
+
+def make_clang_tidy_aspect(
+        binary,
+        configs,
+        lint_target_headers = True,
+        angle_includes_are_system = True,
+        verbose = False):
+    """Creates a clang-tidy lint aspect with S-CORE defaults.
+
+    Args:
+        binary: Label of the clang-tidy binary.
+                Must be resolved in the calling .bzl file's repository context,
+                e.g. Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy").
+        configs: List of Labels to .clang-tidy config files that clang-tidy needs
+                 as inputs, e.g. [Label("//:.clang-tidy")].
+        lint_target_headers: Whether to lint headers owned by analyzed targets (default: True).
+        angle_includes_are_system: Treat angle bracket includes as system headers (default: True).
+        verbose: Enable verbose clang-tidy output (default: False).
+
+    Returns:
+        A clang-tidy aspect. Assign to a top-level variable in your .bzl file
+        so it can be referenced via --aspects= in .bazelrc.
+    """
+    return lint_clang_tidy_aspect(
+        binary = binary,
+        configs = configs,
+        lint_target_headers = lint_target_headers,
+        angle_includes_are_system = angle_includes_are_system,
+        verbose = verbose,
+    )
+
+def make_clang_tidy_test(aspect):
+    """Creates a clang-tidy lint test rule for per-target testing.
+
+    Args:
+        aspect: The clang-tidy aspect returned by make_clang_tidy_aspect().
+
+    Returns:
+        A rule that can be instantiated in BUILD files to run clang-tidy
+        on individual cc_library / cc_binary / cc_test targets.
+
+    Example usage in a BUILD file:
+        load("//tools/lint:linters.bzl", "clang_tidy_test")
+        clang_tidy_test(name = "my_lib_tidy", srcs = [":my_lib"])
+    """
+    return lint_test(aspect = aspect)
diff --git a/tests/.bazelrc b/tests/.bazelrc
index d2b7f84..e1930d9 100644
--- a/tests/.bazelrc
+++ b/tests/.bazelrc
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # Import centralized sanitizer configurations
 import %workspace%/../sanitizers/sanitizers.bazelrc
 
+# Clang-tidy: bazel test --config=clang-tidy //...
+test:clang-tidy --aspects=//tools/lint:linters.bzl%clang_tidy_aspect
+test:clang-tidy --output_groups=+rules_lint_report
+test:clang-tidy --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux
+
 common --registry=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-score/bazel_registry/main/
 common --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
 
diff --git a/tests/.clang-tidy b/tests/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c234a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+---
+# Clang-tidy configuration for the score_cpp_policies test workspace.
+# NOTE: conservative check set so that existing sample_test.cpp passes cleanly.
+Checks: >
+  -*,
+  clang-analyzer-*,
+  bugprone-*
+
+WarningsAsErrors: ""
+
+# Exclude third-party and googletest headers from analysis.
+HeaderFilterRegex: '^(?!.*/third_party/)(?!.*/googletest/).*'
+
+FormatStyle: file
diff --git a/tests/BUILD.bazel b/tests/BUILD.bazel
index 7a4a276..40f1317 100644
--- a/tests/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_test")
 
+# Required as input to the clang-tidy aspect (configs = [Label("//:.clang-tidy")]).
+exports_files([".clang-tidy"])
+
 # ==============================================================================
 # Positive tests - verify clean code passes with all sanitizers
 # ==============================================================================
diff --git a/tests/MODULE.bazel b/tests/MODULE.bazel
index 62d0e1b..ad2800c 100644
--- a/tests/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -13,19 +13,27 @@
 
 module(
     name = "score_cpp_policies_tests",
+    version = "0.0.0",
 )
 
 bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.17.0.bcr.2")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.1.5")
-bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm", version = "1.7.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.60.0", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go")
 
-bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies")
+bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies", version = "0.0.0")
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "score_cpp_policies",
     path = "..",
 )
 
-llvm = use_extension("@toolchains_llvm//toolchain/extensions:llvm.bzl", "llvm")
+# LLVM toolchain for clang-tidy (provides @llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy).
+bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm", version = "1.7.0")
+
+llvm = use_extension(
+    "@toolchains_llvm//toolchain/extensions:llvm.bzl",
+    "llvm",
+)
 llvm.toolchain(
     llvm_version = "19.1.7",
     extra_known_features = [
diff --git a/tests/tools/lint/BUILD.bazel b/tests/tools/lint/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206c4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/lint/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+exports_files(
+    ["linters.bzl"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/tests/tools/lint/linters.bzl b/tests/tools/lint/linters.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e1c4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/lint/linters.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+"""Clang-tidy aspect and test rule for the score_cpp_policies test workspace."""
+
+load("@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:defs.bzl", "make_clang_tidy_aspect", "make_clang_tidy_test")
+
+clang_tidy_aspect = make_clang_tidy_aspect(
+    binary = Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy"),
+    configs = [Label("//:.clang-tidy")],
+)
+
+clang_tidy_test = make_clang_tidy_test(aspect = clang_tidy_aspect)