obsidian/wiki/concepts/nextjs16-lint-command-removed.md

title	source	updated	tags
Next.js 16 — next lint Command Removed	daily/2026-05-10.md	2026-05-10	nextjs eslint tooling

Next.js 16 — next lint Command Removed

Change

next lint was removed in Next.js 16. Running it produces an error:

Unknown command: lint

Fix

Replace next lint with a direct ESLint call in package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "lint": "eslint src/"
  }
}

Or if using a flat config with a specific pattern:

"lint": "eslint src/ --ext .ts,.tsx"

Note for Payload CMS Projects

Payload CMS 3.x Next.js templates still ship with "lint": "next lint" in package.json. Update it immediately when upgrading to Next.js 16 or when starting a new project on Next.js 16+.