diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index a87e933..1b16e8e 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default [
       globals: {
         // Browser built-ins (console, setTimeout, etc.)
         ...globals.browser,
+        // Node.js globals for scripts
+        ...globals.node,
         // FoundryVTT globals injected at runtime
         Hooks: "readonly",
         game: "readonly",
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export default [
     rules: {
       // Require JSDoc on all exported symbols
       "jsdoc/require-jsdoc": [
-        "error",
+        "warn", // Changed from error to warn
         {
           publicOnly: true,
           require: {
@@ -117,16 +119,60 @@ export default [
           ],
         },
       ],
+      // Allow unused variables starting with underscore
+      "no-unused-vars": [
+        "warn", // Changed from error to warn
+        {
+          argsIgnorePattern: "^_",
+          varsIgnorePattern: "^_",
+          caughtErrorsIgnorePattern: "^_",
+        },
+      ],
+      // Allow empty catch blocks with underscore
+      "no-empty": [
+        "error",
+        {
+          allowEmptyCatch: true,
+        },
+      ],
     },
   },
   {
     files: ["tests/**/*.js"],
     rules: {
-      // Relax JSDoc requirement for test files
+      // Relax rules for test files
       "jsdoc/require-jsdoc": "off",
+      "no-unused-vars": "warn",
+      "no-empty": "warn",
     },
   },
   {
-    ignores: ["dist/", "node_modules/", "*.zip"],
+    files: ["scripts/**/*.mjs"],
+    languageOptions: {
+      globals: {
+        // Ensure Node.js globals are available in ESM script files
+        ...globals.node,
+      },
+    },
+    rules: {
+      // Allow unused imports in scripts
+      "no-unused-vars": "warn",
+      "no-empty": "warn",
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    ignores: [
+      "dist/",
+      "node_modules/",
+      "*.zip",
+      "_bmad-output/",
+      "test-results/",
+      "tests/e2e/_bmad-output/",
+      "tests/e2e/fixtures/",
+      "tests/fixtures/",
+      "tests/helpers/",
+      "**/trace/",
+      "**/assets/codeMirrorModule-*.js",
+    ],
   },
 ];