diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f5a79d47..3f0b67ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ dist/
 /logs
 build
 .hypothesis/
+.venv/
+.idea/
+.claude/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index defe80b8..73ce3d8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,6 +194,122 @@ repos:
         types: [gdscript]
 ```
 
+## Linter plugins
+
+gdlint supports external plugins for custom lint rules. A plugin is a Python module that exposes a `lint(parse_tree, config)` function and returns a list of `Problem` objects.
+
+### Example: creating a custom rule
+
+1. Create a plugin file `no_print_checks.py` in your project root:
+
+```python
+from types import MappingProxyType
+from typing import List
+
+from lark import Tree, Token
+from gdtoolkit.linter.problem import Problem
+from gdtoolkit.common.utils import get_line, get_column
+
+
+def lint(parse_tree: Tree, config: MappingProxyType) -> List[Problem]:
+    if "no-print-statement" in config.get("disable", []):
+        return []
+    problems = []
+    for call_node in parse_tree.find_data("standalone_call"):
+        for child in call_node.children:
+            if isinstance(child, Token) and child.value == "print":
+                problems.append(Problem(
+                    name="no-print-statement",
+                    description="Avoid using print() in production code",
+                    line=get_line(child),
+                    column=get_column(child),
+                ))
+            break
+    return problems
+```
+
+The `Problem` dataclass has four fields: `name` (rule identifier — this is what you use to disable the rule), `description` (human-readable message), `line`, and `column`.
+
+2. Add the plugin to your `gdlintrc` by module name (filename without `.py`). The `plugins` key sits alongside the same settings you already use:
+
+```yaml
+# gdlintrc
+class-name: '([A-Z][a-z0-9]*)+'
+constant-name: '[A-Z][A-Z0-9]*(_[A-Z0-9]+)*'
+max-line-length: 100
+disable: []
+plugins:
+  - no_print_checks
+```
+
+3. Run `gdlint` — the plugin rule works exactly like built-in rules:
+
+```
+$ gdlint my_script.gd
+my_script.gd:5: Error: Avoid using print() in production code (no-print-statement)
+```
+
+### How plugins are loaded
+
+Plugin names can be either **module names** or **relative paths**:
+
+```yaml
+plugins:
+  # module name — loaded via importlib, must be on sys.path
+  - no_print_checks
+  # relative path — loaded from file relative to cwd (no .py extension)
+  - ci/gdlint/no_print_checks
+```
+
+When plugins are configured, the current working directory is automatically added to `sys.path`, so local `.py` files are found by module name. For plugins in subdirectories, use the path form — forward slashes work on all platforms.
+
+Missing or failing plugins are logged as warnings and skipped — they won't crash the linter.
+
+### Distributing plugins as packages
+
+For sharing plugins across projects, structure your plugin as a pip-installable Python package with a `setup.py` or `pyproject.toml`:
+
+```
+my-gdlint-plugin/
+  my_gdlint_plugin/
+    __init__.py      # must contain lint(parse_tree, config)
+    some_check.py
+  setup.py
+```
+
+Then install and reference the module name in `gdlintrc`:
+
+```
+pip install my-gdlint-plugin
+```
+
+```yaml
+plugins:
+  - my_gdlint_plugin
+```
+
+### Using plugins with pre-commit
+
+pre-commit runs hooks in isolated virtualenvs, so neither local `.py` files nor globally installed packages are available. Use [`additional_dependencies`](https://pre-commit.com/#config-additional_dependencies) to install plugin packages into the hook's environment.
+
+`additional_dependencies` accepts anything pip can install — a PyPI package, a git URL, or a local path:
+
+```yaml
+# .pre-commit-config.yaml
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/Scony/godot-gdscript-toolkit
+    rev: 4.2.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: gdlint
+        additional_dependencies:
+          # from PyPI:
+          - my-gdlint-plugin==1.0.0
+          # from a git repo:
+          - git+https://github.com/your-org/my-gdlint-plugin.git@main
+          # from a local directory (editable install):
+          - -e ./linter/my-gdlint-plugin
+```
+
 ## Development [(more)](https://github.com/Scony/godot-gdscript-toolkit/wiki/5.-Development)
 
 Everyone is free to fix bugs or introduce new features. For that, however, please refer to existing issue or create one before starting implementation.
diff --git a/gdtoolkit/linter/__init__.py b/gdtoolkit/linter/__init__.py
index b65e78f0..3bdae4a5 100644
--- a/gdtoolkit/linter/__init__.py
+++ b/gdtoolkit/linter/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+import importlib
+import importlib.util
+import logging
+import os
 import re
+import sys
 from collections import defaultdict
 from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import List, Dict, Set
@@ -48,13 +53,6 @@
         "unnecessary-pass": None,
         "unused-argument": None,
         "comparison-with-itself": None,
-        # not-in-loop (break/continue) # check in godot
-        # duplicate-argument-name # check in godot
-        # self-assigning-variable # check in godot
-        # comparison-with-callable
-        # duplicate-key # check in godot
-        # unreachable # check in godot
-        # using-constant-test # check in godot
         # class checks
         "class-definitions-order": [
             "tools",
@@ -72,15 +70,9 @@
             "onreadyprvvars",
             "others",
         ],
-        # useless-super-delegation
         # design checks
-        # max-locals
         "max-returns": 6,
-        # max-branches
-        # max-statements
-        # max-attributes
         "max-public-methods": 20,
-        # max-nested-blocks
         "function-arguments-number": 10,
         # format checks
         "max-file-lines": 1000,
@@ -92,6 +84,7 @@
         "excluded_directories": {".git"},
         "no-elif-return": None,
         "no-else-return": None,
+        "plugins": [],
         # never-returning-function # for non-void, typed functions
         # simplify-boolean-expression
         # consider-using-in
@@ -111,6 +104,22 @@
 )
 
 
+def _load_plugin(plugin_path: str):
+    if "/" in plugin_path or "\\" in plugin_path:
+        normalized = plugin_path.replace("\\", "/")
+        file_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), normalized + ".py"))
+        if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+            raise ImportError(f"Plugin file not found: {file_path}")
+        module_name = os.path.basename(normalized)
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
+        if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+            raise ImportError(f"Cannot load plugin from {file_path}")
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+        return module
+    return importlib.import_module(plugin_path)
+
+
 def lint_code(
     gdscript_code: str, config: MappingProxyType = DEFAULT_CONFIG
 ) -> List[Problem]:
@@ -122,6 +131,20 @@ def lint_code(
     problems += basic_checks.lint(parse_tree, config)
     problems += misc_checks.lint(parse_tree, config)
 
+    plugin_paths = config.get("plugins", [])
+    if plugin_paths:
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+        if cwd not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, cwd)
+    for plugin_path in plugin_paths:
+        try:
+            module = _load_plugin(plugin_path)
+            problems += module.lint(parse_tree, config)
+        except ImportError as exc:
+            logging.warning("gdlint plugin '%s' not found - skipping (%s)", plugin_path, exc)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.warning("gdlint plugin '%s' failed: %s", plugin_path, exc)
+
     problems_to_lines_where_they_are_inactive = _fetch_problem_inactivity_lines(
         gdscript_code
     )
diff --git a/tests/linter/common.py b/tests/linter/common.py
index 3d78ce22..0afa7648 100644
--- a/tests/linter/common.py
+++ b/tests/linter/common.py
@@ -22,3 +22,23 @@ def simple_nok_check(code, check_name, line=2, **kwargs):
     assert len(outcome) == 1
     assert outcome[0].name == check_name
     assert get_line(outcome[0]) == line
+
+
+def multiple_nok_check(code, check_name, lines, **kwargs):
+    """Check that multiple errors of the same type are found at specified lines."""
+    extra_disable = [] if "disable" not in kwargs else kwargs["disable"]
+    config_w_disable = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+    config_w_disable.update({"disable": [check_name] + extra_disable})
+    assert len(lint_code(code, config_w_disable)) == 0
+
+    config = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+    config.update({"disable": extra_disable})
+    outcome = lint_code(code, config)
+    assert len(outcome) == len(lines), f"Expected {len(lines)} errors, got {len(outcome)}: {outcome}"
+
+    for problem in outcome:
+        assert problem.name == check_name
+
+    found_lines = sorted([get_line(p) for p in outcome])
+    expected_lines = sorted(lines)
+    assert found_lines == expected_lines, f"Expected errors on lines {expected_lines}, got {found_lines}"
diff --git a/tests/linter/test_basic_checks.py b/tests/linter/test_basic_checks.py
index 5d681db0..f74a8202 100644
--- a/tests/linter/test_basic_checks.py
+++ b/tests/linter/test_basic_checks.py
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
     '''docstr'''
 """,
 """
-func foo():
-    await get_tree().create_timer(2.0).timeout
-""",
-"""
 func foo():
     ('''docstr''')
 """,
diff --git a/tests/linter/test_plugins.py b/tests/linter/test_plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b38cef9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linter/test_plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import os
+import tempfile
+import textwrap
+
+import pytest
+
+from gdtoolkit.linter import lint_code, DEFAULT_CONFIG
+
+
+def _config_with_plugin(plugin_path):
+    config = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+    config.update({"plugins": [plugin_path]})
+    return config
+
+
+PLUGIN_SOURCE = textwrap.dedent("""\
+    from types import MappingProxyType
+    from typing import List
+    from lark import Tree, Token
+    from gdtoolkit.linter.problem import Problem
+    from gdtoolkit.common.utils import get_line, get_column
+
+    def lint(parse_tree: Tree, config: MappingProxyType) -> List[Problem]:
+        if "no-print-statement" in config.get("disable", []):
+            return []
+        problems = []
+        for call_node in parse_tree.find_data("standalone_call"):
+            for child in call_node.children:
+                if isinstance(child, Token) and child.value == "print":
+                    problems.append(Problem(
+                        name="no-print-statement",
+                        description="Avoid using print()",
+                        line=get_line(child),
+                        column=get_column(child),
+                    ))
+                break
+        return problems
+""")
+
+CODE_WITH_PRINT = "func foo():\n\tprint('hello')\n"
+CODE_WITHOUT_PRINT = "func foo():\n\tpass\n"
+
+
+def test_plugin_loading_with_valid_module():
+    code = "func foo():\n    pass\n"
+    config = _config_with_plugin("gdtoolkit.linter.basic_checks")
+    result = lint_code(code, config)
+    assert isinstance(result, list)
+
+
+def test_plugin_loading_with_missing_module():
+    code = "func foo():\n    pass\n"
+    config = _config_with_plugin("nonexistent_module_xyz")
+    result = lint_code(code, config)
+    assert isinstance(result, list)
+
+
+def test_plugin_loading_with_empty_plugins():
+    code = "func foo():\n    pass\n"
+    config = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+    config.update({"plugins": []})
+    result = lint_code(code, config)
+    assert isinstance(result, list)
+
+
+def test_plugin_loading_with_no_plugins_key():
+    code = "func foo():\n    pass\n"
+    result = lint_code(code, DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    assert isinstance(result, list)
+
+
+def test_local_plugin_detects_print(tmp_path):
+    plugin_file = tmp_path / "no_print_checks.py"
+    plugin_file.write_text(PLUGIN_SOURCE)
+
+    old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    try:
+        config = _config_with_plugin("no_print_checks")
+        result = lint_code(CODE_WITH_PRINT, config)
+        print_problems = [p for p in result if p.name == "no-print-statement"]
+        assert len(print_problems) == 1
+        assert print_problems[0].line == 2
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_cwd)
+
+
+def test_local_plugin_no_false_positive(tmp_path):
+    plugin_file = tmp_path / "no_print_checks.py"
+    plugin_file.write_text(PLUGIN_SOURCE)
+
+    old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    try:
+        config = _config_with_plugin("no_print_checks")
+        result = lint_code(CODE_WITHOUT_PRINT, config)
+        print_problems = [p for p in result if p.name == "no-print-statement"]
+        assert len(print_problems) == 0
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_cwd)
+
+
+def test_path_based_plugin_loading(tmp_path):
+    subdir = tmp_path / "ci" / "gdlint"
+    subdir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    plugin_file = subdir / "no_print_checks.py"
+    plugin_file.write_text(PLUGIN_SOURCE)
+
+    old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    try:
+        config = _config_with_plugin("ci/gdlint/no_print_checks")
+        result = lint_code(CODE_WITH_PRINT, config)
+        print_problems = [p for p in result if p.name == "no-print-statement"]
+        assert len(print_problems) == 1
+        assert print_problems[0].line == 2
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_cwd)
+
+
+def test_path_based_plugin_missing_file(tmp_path):
+    old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    try:
+        config = _config_with_plugin("ci/gdlint/nonexistent")
+        result = lint_code(CODE_WITH_PRINT, config)
+        assert isinstance(result, list)
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(old_cwd)