Output Formats¶

tally supports multiple output formats so it can fit into both terminals and automation.

text (default)¶

Human-readable output with source snippets:

tally lint Dockerfile

json¶

Machine-readable output:

tally lint --format json Dockerfile

sarif¶

Static analysis output for code scanning tools:

tally lint --format sarif --output tally.sarif .

github-actions¶

Emits GitHub Actions annotations:

tally lint --format github-actions .

markdown¶

Concise markdown tables (useful for AI tooling and reports):

tally lint --format markdown Dockerfile