Vale
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Jan 13, 2026first mention
Sep 23, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“You might be interested in Val - https://docs.vale.sh/”
“you can also consider using something deterministic like vale.sh”
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“it does help eliminate a lot of the common tells”
“the author would be advised to use vale”
Caveats and dissent
“don't even get me started on Vale, which generally just annoys the hell out of contributors instead of helping them.”
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All comments 7
“You might be interested in Val - https://docs.vale.sh/”
“you can also consider using something deterministic like vale.sh”
“it does help eliminate a lot of the common tells”
“Might give that a try.”
“the author would be advised to use vale”
“Turned this into a ruleset[0] for vale.sh[1]”
“don't even get me started on Vale, which generally just annoys the hell out of contributors instead of helping them.”