diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 8c93bb5..34aa146 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 root = true
 
 [*]
+charset = utf-8
 end_of_line = lf
 insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
-[*.js]
+[*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
+max_line_length = 140
+quote_type = single
 
 [*.py]
 indent_style = space
diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d0ed34..0000000
--- a/.prettierrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "singleQuote": true,
-    "printWidth": 140,
-    "trailingComma": "all"
-}
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index cfb90b1..fa46639 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import ts from 'typescript-eslint';
 
 import jsoncParser from 'jsonc-eslint-parser';
 
-import prettierPlugin from 'eslint-plugin-prettier';
 import importPlugin from 'eslint-plugin-import';
 
-import prettierConfig from 'eslint-config-prettier';
+/* includes the plugin and enables the rules */
+import prettierRecommendedConfig from 'eslint-plugin-prettier/recommended';
 
 import globals from 'globals';
 
@@ -40,16 +40,24 @@ export default ts.config(
   js.configs.recommended,
   ...ts.configs.strictTypeChecked,
   ...airbnbCompat,
-  prettierConfig,
+  prettierRecommendedConfig,
   {
     /* all JS/TS files */
     files: ['**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts}'],
+    linterOptions: {
+      /* disable for now */
+      // reportUnusedDisableDirectives: 'warn',
+    },
     plugins: {
-      prettier: prettierPlugin,
       import: importPlugin,
     },
     rules: {
-      'prettier/prettier': ['error'],
+      'prettier/prettier': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          trailingComma: 'all',
+        },
+      ],
       /* allow names that start with _ to be unused */
       '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': [
         'error',
@@ -57,8 +65,8 @@ export default ts.config(
           args: 'all',
           argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
           caughtErrors: 'all',
-          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: '^_',
           destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          /* varsIgnorePattern affects catch as well */
           varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
         },
       ],
@@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ export default ts.config(
     },
   },
   {
-    files: ['services/**/*.{js,ts}', 'tools/*.js', 'eslint.config.{js,cjs,mjs}', 'webpack.config.js'],
+    files: ['services/**/*.{js,ts}', 'tools/*.js', 'eslint.config.{js,mjs,cjs}', 'webpack.config.js'],
     /* all of these use node */
     languageOptions: {
       globals: {
@@ -140,13 +148,18 @@ export default ts.config(
   },
   {
     files: ['tools/*.js'],
+    languageOptions: {
+      /* these scripts run during build, so they can use recent Node.js */
+      ecmaVersion: 'latest',
+      sourceType: 'script',
+    },
     rules: {
       /* not sure how to tell it these aren't modules */
       '@typescript-eslint/no-var-requires': 'off',
     },
   },
   {
-    files: ['*.config.{js,cjs,mjs}'],
+    files: ['*.config.{js,mjs,cjs}'],
     rules: {
       /* obviously we need dev dependencies */
       'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': [
@@ -159,7 +172,7 @@ export default ts.config(
     },
   },
   {
-    files: ['eslint.config.{js,cjs,mjs}'],
+    files: ['eslint.config.{js,mjs,cjs}'],
     rules: {
       /* necessary for flat config */
       'import/no-default-export': 'off',
@@ -171,4 +184,11 @@ export default ts.config(
       '@typescript-eslint/no-var-requires': 'off',
     },
   },
+  {
+    files: ['babel.config.json', 'tsconfig.json'],
+    rules: {
+      /* has various issues (e.g., forcing arrays/objects onto a single line) */
+      'prettier/prettier': 'off',
+    },
+  },
 );
diff --git a/services/webos-service-remote/execbus.js b/services/webos-service-remote/execbus.js
index ff4ae54..6f518c3 100644
--- a/services/webos-service-remote/execbus.js
+++ b/services/webos-service-remote/execbus.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable max-classes-per-file, no-underscore-dangle */
+/* eslint-disable max-classes-per-file */
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import { asyncExecFile } from '../adapter';
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export default class Handle {
         stdout += data.toString();
         let searchPos = 0;
         let breakPos = 0;
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-cond-assign
         while ((breakPos = stdout.indexOf('\n', searchPos)) > 0) {
           const line = stdout.substring(searchPos, breakPos).trim();
           request.emit('response', Message.constructBody(line, true));
diff --git a/services/webos-service-remote/message.js b/services/webos-service-remote/message.js
index 0b93f9e..0a7e8c4 100644
--- a/services/webos-service-remote/message.js
+++ b/services/webos-service-remote/message.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export default class Message {
   }
 
   //* respond to a message, with a JSON-compatible object
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   respond() {
     throw new Error('Not implemented');
   }