diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index 1621485..6b06b7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
         run: slotscheck -m mcproto
 
       - name: Run basedpyright type checker
-        run: basedpyright .
+        run: basedpyright --warnings .
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yml b/.pre-commit-config.yml
index 9b6641b..cd00636 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yml
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ repos:
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: basedpyright
-        name: BasedPyright
-        description: Run BasedPyright type checker
-        entry: poetry run basedpyright
+        name: Based Pyright
+        description: Run basedpyright type checker
+        entry: poetry run basedpyright --warnings
         language: system
         types: [python]
         pass_filenames: false # pyright runs for the entire project, it can't run for single files
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e574b08..909e5bd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ ignore = [
   "D416", # Section name should end with a colon
   "D417", # Missing argument descrition in the docstring
 
-  "ANN002", # Missing type annotation for *args
-  "ANN003", # Missing type annotation for **kwargs
   "ANN101", # Missing type annotation for self in method
   "ANN102", # Missing type annotation for cls in classmethod
   "ANN204", # Missing return type annotation for special method
@@ -131,25 +129,36 @@ max-statements = 250
 [tool.ruff.format]
 line-ending = "lf"
 
-[tool.pyright]
+[tool.basedpyright]
+pythonPlatform = "All"
 pythonVersion = "3.11"
-typeCheckingMode = "standard"
+typeCheckingMode = "all"
 
-reportUntypedFunctionDecorator = "error"
-reportUntypedClassDecorator = "error"
-reportUntypedNamedTuple = "error"
-reportTypeCommentUsage = "error"
-reportConstantRedefinition = "error"
-reportDeprecated = "warning"
-reportIncompatibleMethodOverride = "error"
-reportOverlappingOverload = "error"
-reportUnnecessaryIsInstance = "error"
-reportUnnecessaryCast = "error"
-reportUnnecessaryComparison = "error"
-reportUnnecessaryContains = "error"
-reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment = "error"
-reportImplicitOverride = "error"
-reportShadowedImports = "error"
+# Diagnostic behavior settings
+strictListInference = false
+strictDictionaryInference = false
+strictSetInference = false
+analyzeUnannotatedFunctions = true
+strictParameterNoneValue = true
+enableTypeIgnoreComments = true
+deprecateTypingAliases = true
+enableExperimentalFeatures = false
+disableBytesTypePromotions = true
+
+# Diagnostic rules
+reportAny = false
+reportImplicitStringConcatenation = false
+reportUnreachable = "information"
+reportMissingTypeStubs = "information"
+reportUninitializedInstanceVariable = false # until https://github.com/DetachHead/basedpyright/issues/491
+reportMissingParameterType = false          # ruff's flake8-annotations (ANN) already covers this + gives us more control
+
+# Unknown type reporting rules (too strict for most code-bases)
+reportUnknownArgumentType = false
+reportUnknownVariableType = false
+reportUnknownMemberType = false
+reportUnknownParameterType = false
+reportUnknownLambdaType = false
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 minversion = "6.0"
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ cmd = "pytest -v --failed-first"
 help = "Run pytest tests"
 
 [tool.poe.tasks.pyright]
-cmd = "basedpyright ."
+cmd = "basedpyright --warnings ."
 help = "Run BasedPyright type-checker"
 
 [tool.poe.tasks.retest]