diff --git a/e2e/playwright/flow-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/flow-tests.spec.ts
index f5e51aac6..0c123d532 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/flow-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/flow-tests.spec.ts
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ test('if you write invalid kcl you get inlined errors', async ({ page }) => {
 
   // error text on hover
   await page.hover('.cm-lint-marker-error')
-  await expect(page.getByText('syntax: Unexpected token')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByText('Unexpected token')).toBeVisible()
 
   // select the line that's causing the error and delete it
   await page.getByText('$ error').click()
diff --git a/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts b/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
index 685d96a6c..79604ab68 100644
--- a/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
+++ b/src/lang/KclSingleton.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { executeAst } from 'useStore'
+import { executeAst, lintAst } from 'useStore'
 import { Selections } from 'lib/selections'
 import { KCLError, kclErrorsToDiagnostics } from './errors'
 import { uuidv4 } from 'lib/utils'
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ export class KclManager {
       ast,
       engineCommandManager: this.engineCommandManager,
     })
+
+    editorManager.addDiagnostics(await lintAst({ ast: ast }))
+
     sceneInfra.modelingSend({ type: 'code edit during sketch' })
     defaultSelectionFilter(programMemory, this.engineCommandManager)
 
@@ -261,7 +264,10 @@ export class KclManager {
       return
     }
     const newAst = this.safeParse(newCode)
-    if (!newAst) return
+    if (!newAst) {
+      this.clearAst()
+      return
+    }
     codeManager.updateCodeEditor(newCode)
     // Write the file to disk.
     await codeManager.writeToFile()
@@ -278,6 +284,9 @@ export class KclManager {
       engineCommandManager: this.engineCommandManager,
       useFakeExecutor: true,
     })
+
+    editorManager.addDiagnostics(await lintAst({ ast: ast }))
+
     this._logs = logs
     this._kclErrors = errors
     this._programMemory = programMemory
diff --git a/src/lang/wasm.ts b/src/lang/wasm.ts
index b22670ff4..d1fe78af0 100644
--- a/src/lang/wasm.ts
+++ b/src/lang/wasm.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import init, {
   parse_wasm,
   recast_wasm,
   execute_wasm,
+  kcl_lint,
   lexer_wasm,
   modify_ast_for_sketch_wasm,
   is_points_ccw,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import { KCLError } from './errors'
 import { KclError as RustKclError } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/KclError'
 import { EngineCommandManager } from './std/engineConnection'
 import { ProgramReturn } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/ProgramReturn'
+import { Discovered } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/Discovered'
 import { MemoryItem } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/MemoryItem'
 import type { Program } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/Program'
 import type { Token } from '../wasm-lib/kcl/bindings/Token'
@@ -205,6 +207,17 @@ export const _executor = async (
   }
 }
 
+export const kclLint = async (ast: Program): Promise<Array<Discovered>> => {
+  try {
+    const discovered_findings: Array<Discovered> = await kcl_lint(
+      JSON.stringify(ast)
+    )
+    return discovered_findings
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    return Promise.reject(e)
+  }
+}
+
 export const recast = (ast: Program): string | Error => {
   return recast_wasm(JSON.stringify(ast))
 }
diff --git a/src/useStore.ts b/src/useStore.ts
index 0a1de16de..26953bb2c 100644
--- a/src/useStore.ts
+++ b/src/useStore.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import {
   _executor,
   ProgramMemory,
   programMemoryInit,
+  kclLint,
 } from './lang/wasm'
 import { enginelessExecutor } from './lib/testHelpers'
 import { EngineCommandManager } from './lang/std/engineConnection'
 import { KCLError } from './lang/errors'
 import { SidebarType } from 'components/ModelingSidebar/ModelingPanes'
+import { Diagnostic } from '@codemirror/lint'
 
 export type ToolTip =
   | 'lineTo'
@@ -187,3 +189,24 @@ export async function executeAst({
     }
   }
 }
+
+export async function lintAst({
+  ast,
+}: {
+  ast: Program
+}): Promise<Array<Diagnostic>> {
+  try {
+    const discovered_findings = await kclLint(ast)
+    return discovered_findings.map((lint) => {
+      return {
+        message: lint.finding.title,
+        severity: 'info',
+        from: lint.pos[0],
+        to: lint.pos[1],
+      }
+    })
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    console.log(e)
+    return []
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lint/rule.rs b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lint/rule.rs
index 4668a8036..20b729b0e 100644
--- a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lint/rule.rs
+++ b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lint/rule.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
+use serde::Serialize;
 use tower_lsp::lsp_types::{Diagnostic, DiagnosticSeverity};
 
 use crate::{executor::SourceRange, lint::Node, lsp::IntoDiagnostic};
@@ -22,8 +24,10 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Specific discovered lint rule Violation of a particular Finding.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, ts_rs::TS, Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[ts(export)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "pyo3", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Discovered {
     /// Zoo Lint Finding information.
     pub finding: Finding,
@@ -83,8 +87,10 @@ impl IntoDiagnostic for Discovered {
 }
 
 /// Abstract lint problem type.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, ts_rs::TS, Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[ts(export)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "pyo3", pyo3::pyclass)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Finding {
     /// Unique identifier for this particular issue.
     pub code: &'static str,
diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lsp/kcl/mod.rs b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lsp/kcl/mod.rs
index 49a12c707..2566504e7 100644
--- a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lsp/kcl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/lsp/kcl/mod.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ use super::backend::{InnerHandle, UpdateHandle};
 use crate::{
     ast::types::VariableKind,
     executor::SourceRange,
-    lint::checks,
     lsp::{backend::Backend as _, safemap::SafeMap, util::IntoDiagnostic},
     parser::PIPE_OPERATOR,
 };
 
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use crate::lint::checks;
+
 /// A subcommand for running the server.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", derive(Parser))]
@@ -256,12 +258,14 @@ impl crate::lsp::backend::Backend for Backend {
         // This function automatically executes if we should & updates the diagnostics if we got
         // errors.
         if self.execute(&params, ast.clone()).await.is_err() {
-            // if there was an issue, let's bail and avoid trying to lint.
             return;
         }
 
-        for discovered_finding in ast.lint(checks::lint_variables).into_iter().flatten() {
-            self.add_to_diagnostics(&params, discovered_finding).await;
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+        {
+            for discovered_finding in ast.lint(checks::lint_variables).into_iter().flatten() {
+                self.add_to_diagnostics(&params, discovered_finding).await;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/src/wasm.rs b/src/wasm-lib/src/wasm.rs
index be4828d30..2a59ecf81 100644
--- a/src/wasm-lib/src/wasm.rs
+++ b/src/wasm-lib/src/wasm.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use gloo_utils::format::JsValueSerdeExt;
-use kcl_lib::{coredump::CoreDump, engine::EngineManager, executor::ExecutorSettings};
+use kcl_lib::{coredump::CoreDump, engine::EngineManager, executor::ExecutorSettings, lint::checks};
 use tower_lsp::{LspService, Server};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ pub async fn execute_wasm(
     JsValue::from_serde(&memory).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
+// wasm_bindgen wrapper for execute
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub async fn kcl_lint(program_str: &str) -> Result<JsValue, String> {
+    console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
+
+    let program: kcl_lib::ast::types::Program = serde_json::from_str(program_str).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let mut findings = vec![];
+    for discovered_finding in program.lint(checks::lint_variables).into_iter().flatten() {
+        findings.push(discovered_finding);
+    }
+
+    Ok(JsValue::from_serde(&findings).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?)
+}
+
 // wasm_bindgen wrapper for creating default planes
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub async fn make_default_planes(