Fixing SwiftLint Configuration Not Working in Monorepo Projects

TL;DR: SwiftLint may fail to apply lint rules in monorepo setups when packages are opened individually in VSCode or Cursor. To fix this, configure swiftlint.configSearchPaths in both root and sub-package .vscode/settings.json files to correctly locate the shared .swiftlint.yml. Also, explicitly define included paths in the config file (wildcards won't work) to ensure proper linting across all modules.

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Background

When managing Swift projects using a monorepo structure, developers often create a single .swiftlint.yml configuration file in the root directory. However, when opening the project root or a specific Package…