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..d858cc0 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ 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..bed49c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # score_cpp_policies
 
-Centralized C++ quality tool policies for Eclipse S-CORE, providing sanitizer configurations reusable across all S-CORE modules (logging, communication, baselibs, etc.).
+Centralized C++ quality tool policies for Eclipse S-CORE, providing sanitizer
+configurations and clang-tidy integration reusable across all S-CORE modules
+(logging, communication, baselibs, etc.).
 
-Planned: clang-tidy, clang-format, code coverage policies.
+Planned: clang-format, code coverage policies.
 
 ## What This Provides
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ Planned: clang-tidy, clang-format, code coverage policies.
 - **`sanitizers/sanitizers.bazelrc`** — canonical config that consumers import or copy
 - **Suppression files** — per-sanitizer suppression lists for known false positives (GoogleTest, etc.)
 - **Constraint system** — `target_compatible_with` settings for sanitizer-incompatible targets
+- **`clang_tidy/.clang-tidy`** — centralized default check set (conservative baseline, tailorable per module)
+- **`clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc`** — `--config=clang-tidy` bazelrc config consumers can import
 
 ## Available Sanitizer Configurations
 
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ Planned: clang-tidy, clang-format, code coverage policies.
 ### Add Dependency
 
 ```python
-bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies", version = "0.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies")
 ```
 
 ### Configure Sanitizers
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ 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..b8dbb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# 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",
+        "clang_tidy.bazelrc",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/clang_tidy/README.md b/clang_tidy/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6254a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# Clang-Tidy
+
+Centralized clang-tidy configuration for Eclipse S-CORE C++ modules.
+
+## What This Provides
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `.clang-tidy` | Canonical S-CORE check set (conservative baseline, tailorable per module) |
+| `clang_tidy.bazelrc` | Importable Bazel flags that activate the `clang-tidy` test config |
+
+This module ships **policy assets**, not API wrappers. Consumers wire up
+`lint_clang_tidy_aspect` / `lint_test` from `@aspect_rules_lint` directly —
+exactly the same pattern used by the `sanitizers` module.
+
+## Setup (8 steps)
+
+### 1 — Add Bazel dependencies
+
+In your `MODULE.bazel`:
+
+```python
+bazel_dep(name = "score_cpp_policies", version = "<version>")
+bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_lint", version = "2.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm",   version = "1.7.0")
+```
+
+Register an LLVM toolchain via the `llvm` extension (see `tests/MODULE.bazel` for a
+minimal example).
+
+### 2 — Import `clang_tidy.bazelrc`
+
+In your workspace `.bazelrc`:
+
+```bazelrc
+import %workspace%/path/to/clang_tidy.bazelrc   # if vendored locally
+# — or, once Bazel supports external-repo imports —
+# import %workspace%/../clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc
+```
+
+> **Tip**: If your repo layout places `score_cpp_policies` as a sibling (as in the
+> `tests/` self-test workspace here), a relative `import` works. Otherwise vendor
+> the three lines from `clang_tidy.bazelrc` into your own `.bazelrc`.
+
+### 3 — Create `tools/lint/BUILD.bazel`
+
+```python
+# tools/lint/BUILD.bazel  (empty package marker is sufficient)
+```
+
+### 4 — Create `tools/lint/linters.bzl`
+
+```python
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:clang_tidy.bzl", "lint_clang_tidy_aspect")
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:lint_test.bzl",  "lint_test")
+
+clang_tidy_aspect = lint_clang_tidy_aspect(
+    binary  = Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy"),
+    configs = [
+        Label("@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:.clang-tidy"),  # central baseline
+        Label("//:.clang-tidy"),                               # local overrides (optional)
+    ],
+    lint_target_headers = True,
+    angle_includes_are_system = True,
+)
+
+clang_tidy_test = lint_test(aspect = clang_tidy_aspect)
+```
+
+If you do not need per-module overrides, omit the `Label("//:.clang-tidy")` entry and
+skip step 5.
+
+### 5 — (Optional) Add a local `.clang-tidy` override
+
+Place a `.clang-tidy` at your repo root to extend or tighten the central check set.
+Use [`@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:.clang-tidy`](.clang-tidy) as the starting point.
+
+> **Advisory checks**: Checks in the `cppcoreguidelines-*` and `modernize-*` families are
+> advisory (warnings only). Only `clang-analyzer-*` is `WarningsAsErrors` by default.
+> Module owners should tighten `WarningsAsErrors` incrementally as compliance improves.
+
+### 6 — Expose `clang_tidy_test` in a `BUILD` file
+
+```python
+load("//tools/lint:linters.bzl", "clang_tidy_test")
+
+clang_tidy_test(
+    name = "clang_tidy",
+    srcs = ["//..."],  # or a more targeted glob
+)
+```
+
+### 7 — Run
+
+```bash
+bazel test --config=clang-tidy //...
+```
+
+Reports are written to `bazel-out/.../rules_lint_report/` as text files next to each
+linted target.
+
+### 8 — CI integration
+
+Add a workflow job that runs:
+
+```bash
+bazel test --config=clang-tidy //...
+```
diff --git a/clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc b/clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12fde45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# 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
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+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
diff --git a/tests/.bazelrc b/tests/.bazelrc
index d2b7f84..b2ae9e4 100644
--- a/tests/.bazelrc
+++ b/tests/.bazelrc
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
 
-# Import centralized sanitizer configurations
 import %workspace%/../sanitizers/sanitizers.bazelrc
 
+import %workspace%/../clang_tidy/clang_tidy.bazelrc
+
 common --registry=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse-score/bazel_registry/main/
 common --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
 
-# Use LLVM toolchain for sanitizer configs (same as consuming modules)
 build:asan_ubsan_lsan --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux
 build:tsan --extra_toolchains=@llvm_toolchain//:cc-toolchain-x86_64-linux
diff --git a/tests/MODULE.bazel b/tests/MODULE.bazel
index 62d0e1b..93ffc75 100644
--- a/tests/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -11,13 +11,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
 
-module(
-    name = "score_cpp_policies_tests",
-)
+module(name = "score_cpp_policies_tests")
 
 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 = "score_cpp_policies")
 local_path_override(
@@ -25,7 +22,13 @@ local_path_override(
     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..d7d4cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/lint/linters.bzl
@@ -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 aspect and test rule."""
+
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:clang_tidy.bzl", "lint_clang_tidy_aspect")
+load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:lint_test.bzl", "lint_test")
+
+clang_tidy_aspect = lint_clang_tidy_aspect(
+    binary = Label("@llvm_toolchain//:clang-tidy"),
+    configs = [Label("@score_cpp_policies//clang_tidy:.clang-tidy")],
+    lint_target_headers = True,
+    angle_includes_are_system = True,
+
+)
+
+clang_tidy_test = lint_test(aspect = clang_tidy_aspect)