diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ab59c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+Checks: '
+-*,
+bugprone-*,
+-bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters,
+-bugprone-exception-escape,
+-bugprone-move-forwarding-reference,
+-bugprone-narrowing-conversions,
+-bugprone-reserved-identifier,
+misc-*,
+-misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
+-misc-no-recursion,
+-misc-unconventional-assign-operator,
+-misc-unused-parameters,
+modernize-*,
+-modernize-avoid-c-arrays,
+-modernize-concat-nested-namespaces,
+-modernize-deprecated-headers,
+-modernize-use-nodiscard,
+-modernize-use-trailing-return-type,
+-modernize-use-using,
+performance-*,
+-performance-noexcept-move-constructor,
+readability-*,
+-readability-braces-around-statements,
+-readability-convert-member-functions-to-static,
+-readability-else-after-return,
+-readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
+-readability-identifier-length,
+-readability-implicit-bool-conversion,
+-readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,
+-readability-magic-numbers,
+-readability-named-parameter,
+-readability-uppercase-literal-suffix,
+-readability-use-anyofallof,
+'
+CheckOptions:
+ - key: modernize-use-override.IgnoreDestructors
+   value: true
+HeaderFilterRegex: 'example/calculator.h|example/init.h|example/printer.h|include/mp/proxy-io.h|include/mp/proxy-types.h|include/mp/proxy.h|include/mp/util.h|test/mp/test/foo-types.h|test/mp/test/foo.h'
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 717e38a5..04f68c8b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ project("Libmultiprocess" CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES)
 
+option(Libmultiprocess_ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY "Run clang-tidy with the compiler." OFF)
+if(Libmultiprocess_ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY)
+  find_program(CLANG_TIDY_EXECUTABLE NAMES clang-tidy)
+  if(NOT CLANG_TIDY_EXECUTABLE)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Libmultiprocess_ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY is ON but clang-tidy is not found.")
+  endif()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY "${CLANG_TIDY_EXECUTABLE}")
+endif()
+
 include(CMakePushCheckState)
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
diff --git a/include/mp/proxy-io.h b/include/mp/proxy-io.h
index 07e83a0f..1f3b4ccb 100644
--- a/include/mp/proxy-io.h
+++ b/include/mp/proxy-io.h
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ class EventLoop
         logger << "{" << LongThreadName(m_exe_name) << "} ";
         return logger;
     }
-    Logger logPlain() { return Logger(false, m_log_fn); }
-    Logger raise() { return Logger(true, m_log_fn); }
+    Logger logPlain() { return {false, m_log_fn}; }
+    Logger raise() { return {true, m_log_fn}; }
 
     //! Process name included in thread names so combined debug output from
     //! multiple processes is easier to understand.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class Connection
     }
     Connection(EventLoop& loop,
         kj::Own<kj::AsyncIoStream>&& stream_,
-        std::function<::capnp::Capability::Client(Connection&)> make_client)
+        const std::function<::capnp::Capability::Client(Connection&)>& make_client)
         : m_loop(loop), m_stream(kj::mv(stream_)),
           m_network(*m_stream, ::capnp::rpc::twoparty::Side::SERVER, ::capnp::ReaderOptions()),
           m_rpc_system(::capnp::makeRpcServer(m_network, make_client(*this)))
diff --git a/include/mp/proxy-types.h b/include/mp/proxy-types.h
index 902bd240..9f4b0345 100644
--- a/include/mp/proxy-types.h
+++ b/include/mp/proxy-types.h
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ decltype(auto) CustomReadField(TypeList<LocalType>,
     InvokeContext& invoke_context,
     Input&& input,
     ReadDest&& read_dest,
-    typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<LocalType>::value>::type* enable = 0)
+    typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral<LocalType>::value>::type* enable = nullptr)
 {
     auto value = input.get();
     if (value < std::numeric_limits<LocalType>::min() || value > std::numeric_limits<LocalType>::max()) {
diff --git a/include/mp/util.h b/include/mp/util.h
index ccbea6c9..9ccd3fac 100644
--- a/include/mp/util.h
+++ b/include/mp/util.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct AsyncCallable
     }
     AsyncCallable(const AsyncCallable&) = default;
     AsyncCallable(AsyncCallable&&) = default;
-    ~AsyncCallable() noexcept {}
+    ~AsyncCallable() noexcept = default;
     ResultOf<Callable> operator()() const { return (m_callable->value)(); }
     mutable std::shared_ptr<DestructorCatcher<Callable>> m_callable;
 };
diff --git a/src/mp/gen.cpp b/src/mp/gen.cpp
index 7c13ae00..a027ab33 100644
--- a/src/mp/gen.cpp
+++ b/src/mp/gen.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct Format
         m_os << value;
         return *this;
     }
-    operator std::string() { return m_os.str(); }
+    operator std::string() const { return m_os.str(); }
     std::ostringstream m_os;
 };
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void Generate(kj::StringPtr src_prefix,
     }
 
     std::string include_base = include_path;
-    std::string::size_type p = include_base.rfind(".");
+    std::string::size_type p = include_base.rfind('.');
     if (p != std::string::npos) include_base.erase(p);
 
     std::vector<std::string> args;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void Generate(kj::StringPtr src_prefix,
     GetAnnotationText(file_schema.getProto(), NAMESPACE_ANNOTATION_ID, &message_namespace);
 
     std::string base_name = include_base;
-    size_t output_slash = base_name.rfind("/");
+    size_t output_slash = base_name.rfind('/');
     if (output_slash != std::string::npos) {
         base_name.erase(0, output_slash + 1);
     }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     auto cwd = fs->getCurrentPath();
 #endif
     for (size_t i = 4; i < argc; ++i) {
-        import_paths.push_back(argv[i]);
+        import_paths.emplace_back(argv[i]);
     }
     for (const char* path : {CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/include", capnp_PREFIX "/include"}) {
 #ifdef HAVE_KJ_FILESYSTEM
diff --git a/src/mp/proxy.cpp b/src/mp/proxy.cpp
index e1ae9b84..adf10e18 100644
--- a/src/mp/proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/mp/proxy.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void EventLoop::removeClient(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>& lock)
         m_cv.notify_all();
         Unlock(lock, [&] {
             char buffer = 0;
-            KJ_SYSCALL(write(m_post_fd, &buffer, 1));
+            KJ_SYSCALL(write(m_post_fd, &buffer, 1)); // NOLINT(bugprone-suspicious-semicolon)
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mp/util.cpp b/src/mp/util.cpp
index 72043a03..408bbf8a 100644
--- a/src/mp/util.cpp
+++ b/src/mp/util.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ int SpawnProcess(int& pid, FdToArgsFn&& fd_to_args)
 void ExecProcess(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
 {
     std::vector<char*> argv;
+    argv.reserve(args.size());
     for (const auto& arg : args) {
         argv.push_back(const_cast<char*>(arg.c_str()));
     }
diff --git a/test/mp/test/foo.h b/test/mp/test/foo.h
index 769e9eee..b9f881d1 100644
--- a/test/mp/test/foo.h
+++ b/test/mp/test/foo.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class FooImplementation
     void initThreadMap() {}
     int callback(FooCallback& callback, int arg) { return callback.call(arg); }
     int callbackUnique(std::unique_ptr<FooCallback> callback, int arg) { return callback->call(arg); }
-    int callbackShared(std::shared_ptr<FooCallback> callback, int arg) { return callback->call(arg); }
+    int callbackShared(std::shared_ptr<FooCallback> callback, int arg) { return callback->call(arg); } // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-value-param)
     void saveCallback(std::shared_ptr<FooCallback> callback) { m_callback = std::move(callback); }
     int callbackSaved(int arg) { return m_callback->call(arg); }
     int callbackExtended(ExtendedCallback& callback, int arg) { return callback.callExtended(arg); }