diff --git a/internal/golangorgx/staticcheck.conf b/internal/golangorgx/staticcheck.conf
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+# ./internal/golangorgx/... is vendored from intenral golang.org/x/... code
+# so we don't maintain nor lint that code, at least not for now.
+checks = ["-all"]
diff --git a/staticcheck.conf b/staticcheck.conf
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+# Run the default check list, minus some that don't pass just yet.
+# TODO: fix most of the issues below and re-enable their checks.
+checks = [
+  "inherit",
+  "-SA1019", # use of deprecated APIs
+  "-SA4000", # identical expressions in && or || logic
+  "-SA4004", # loop broken unconditionally
+  "-SA4006", # value never used
+  "-S1008", # simplify if/else to bool expression
+  "-S1011", # simplify loop with append
+  "-ST1006", # non-generic receiver names
+  "-U1000", # unused code
+]