## TL;DR
Two tools own the same formatting decisions and disagree. Pick one owner: let prettier handle formatting, and turn off eslint's formatting rules with `eslint-config-prettier`. One source of truth, no more fights.

## The error
```text
prettier --check: [warn] src/app.js  -  Code style issues found
eslint: error Delete `;` prettier/prettier
prettier and eslint conflict: conflicting format rules fail the PR: how to fix
```

## Steps
### 1. Confirm the conflict is formatting-only
Check whether the eslint errors are style rules (indent, quotes, semi) rather than real bug findings.
Expected output: the failures are formatting rules both tools claim.

### 2. Install eslint-config-prettier
Run `npm install --save-dev eslint-config-prettier`.
Expected output: the package appears in devDependencies.

### 3. Add it LAST in the eslint extends list
In the eslint config, put `"prettier"` after every other extends entry. Order matters: it must win.
Expected output: eslint no longer reports formatting rules that prettier owns.

### 4. Delete duplicate formatting rules from the eslint config
Remove manual `indent`, `quotes`, `semi`, and similar rules. Keep the bug-finding rules.
Expected output: `npx eslint .` reports zero formatting complaints.

### 5. Run prettier --write once, then verify both gates
Run `npx prettier --write .`, then `npx prettier --check .` and `npx eslint .`.
Expected output: both commands pass, and the PR gate goes green.

## When to use
- prettier and eslint report contradictory formatting errors on the same lines
- `eslint --fix` and `prettier --write` undo each other in a loop
- The PR gate runs both tools and they disagree

## When not to use
- Genuine lint findings (unused vars, bad patterns); those are eslint's job
- Choosing prettier's own config options (singleQuote, printWidth)
- Editor auto-format setup

## Tool compatibility
- eslint 8/9 with eslint-config-prettier v9
- prettier 2/3; the config works with flat config and eslintrc formats
- CI gates on GitHub Actions or pre-commit hooks

## Variant phrasings
### eslint-plugin-prettier vs eslint-config-prettier
The plugin runs prettier as an eslint rule; the config disables conflicting rules. The config approach is simpler: one tool formats, the other lints.

### prettier check fails but eslint passes
Prettier owns formatting, so run `prettier --write` on the flagged files and commit the result.

### .editorconfig conflicts with prettier
Align the editorconfig indent settings with the prettier config, or let prettier override; do not maintain two indent truths.

## Why it happens
Both tools ship formatting opinions. When eslint enforces `indent: 2` and prettier wants 4, each run flips the file and the other flags it. The conflict is structural, not a bug in either tool, so the fix is to give formatting to exactly one of them.

## Edge cases
- Legacy eslintrc without extends support: migrate to a config format that supports extends before adding the package.
- Files prettier should not touch (generated code): add them to .prettierignore and exclude them from the eslint run too.
- Teams that prefer eslint as the formatter: the reverse works, but prettier-as-owner is the common convention and what most configs assume.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_DRfkDLD01O8yt-0J1cWxQQ

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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