diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index bb7a5e07..bb868dd1 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -5,17 +5,29 @@
         "prettier"
     ],
     "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
-    "rules": {
-        "prefer-const": "warn",
-        "no-var": "warn",
-        "no-self-assign": "warn",
-        "no-case-declarations": "warn",
-        "no-constant-condition": "warn",
-        "no-empty": "warn",
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain": "warn",
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "warn",
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-namespace": "warn",
-        "@typescript-eslint/ban-types": "warn",
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": "warn"
-    }
+    "overrides": [
+        {
+            // These are files with more lenient lint config because they have not been "fixed" yet
+            // Once a directory here is fixed, it should be removed from here so the strict rules applies
+            "files": [
+                "src/keri/app/**",
+                "src/keri/core/**",
+                "src/keri/end/**",
+                "examples/integration-scripts/**"
+            ],
+            "rules": {
+                "prefer-const": "warn",
+                "no-var": "warn",
+                "no-self-assign": "warn",
+                "no-case-declarations": "warn",
+                "no-constant-condition": "warn",
+                "no-empty": "warn",
+                "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain": "warn",
+                "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "warn",
+                "@typescript-eslint/no-namespace": "warn",
+                "@typescript-eslint/ban-types": "warn",
+                "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": "warn"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/test/app/clienting.test.ts b/test/app/clienting.test.ts
index 687dde0a..c1c93c69 100644
--- a/test/app/clienting.test.ts
+++ b/test/app/clienting.test.ts
@@ -360,18 +360,18 @@ describe('SignifyClient', () => {
             'EGFi9pCcRaLK8dPh5S7JP9Em62fBMiR1l4gW1ZazuuAO'
         );
 
-        let heads = new Headers();
+        const heads = new Headers();
         heads.set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
-        let treqInit = {
+        const treqInit = {
             headers: heads,
             method: 'POST',
             body: JSON.stringify({ foo: true }),
         };
-        let turl = 'http://example.com/test';
-        let treq = await client.createSignedRequest('aid1', turl, treqInit);
-        let tres = await fetch(treq);
+        const turl = 'http://example.com/test';
+        const treq = await client.createSignedRequest('aid1', turl, treqInit);
+        await fetch(treq);
         lastCall = fetchMock.mock.calls[fetchMock.mock.calls.length - 1]!;
-        let resReq = lastCall[0] as Request;
+        const resReq = lastCall[0] as Request;
         assert.equal(resReq.url, 'http://example.com/test');
         assert.equal(resReq.method, 'POST');
         lastBody = await resReq.json();
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe('SignifyClient', () => {
             true
         );
 
-        let aid = await client.identifiers().get('aid1');
+        const aid = await client.identifiers().get('aid1');
         const keeper = client.manager!.get(aid);
         const signer = keeper.signers[0];
         const created = lastHeaders
diff --git a/test/app/credentialing.test.ts b/test/app/credentialing.test.ts
index 33aa0d1e..99f36dcc 100644
--- a/test/app/credentialing.test.ts
+++ b/test/app/credentialing.test.ts
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ describe('Ipex', () => {
         const ipex = client.ipex();
 
         const holder = 'ELjSFdrTdCebJlmvbFNX9-TLhR2PO0_60al1kQp5_e6k';
-        const [_, acdc] = Saider.saidify(mockCredential.sad);
+        const [, acdc] = Saider.saidify(mockCredential.sad);
 
         // Create iss
         const vs = versify(Ident.KERI, undefined, Serials.JSON, 0);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ describe('Ipex', () => {
             dt: mockCredential.sad.a.dt,
         };
 
-        const [issSaider, iss] = Saider.saidify(_iss);
+        const [, iss] = Saider.saidify(_iss);
         const iserder = new Serder(iss);
         const anc = interact({
             pre: mockCredential.sad.i,
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ describe('Ipex', () => {
         const ipex = client.ipex();
 
         const holder = 'ELjSFdrTdCebJlmvbFNX9-TLhR2PO0_60al1kQp5_e6k';
-        const [_, acdc] = Saider.saidify(mockCredential.sad);
+        const [, acdc] = Saider.saidify(mockCredential.sad);
 
         const [offer, offerSigs, offerEnd] = await ipex.offer({
             senderName: 'multisig',
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ describe('Ipex', () => {
         await ipex.submitOffer('multisig', offer, offerSigs, offerEnd, [
             holder,
         ]);
-        let lastCall = fetchMock.mock.calls[fetchMock.mock.calls.length - 1]!;
+        const lastCall = fetchMock.mock.calls[fetchMock.mock.calls.length - 1]!;
         assert.equal(
             lastCall[0],
             'http://127.0.0.1:3901/identifiers/multisig/ipex/offer'
diff --git a/test/app/delegating.test.ts b/test/app/delegating.test.ts
index 5cc61e53..6f7336fe 100644
--- a/test/app/delegating.test.ts
+++ b/test/app/delegating.test.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ describe('delegate', () => {
             },
         };
         assert.equal(
-            lastCall[1]!.body?.toString()!,
+            lastCall[1]?.body?.toString(),
             JSON.stringify(expectedBody)
         );
     });
diff --git a/test/app/exchanging.test.ts b/test/app/exchanging.test.ts
index 33ba5b96..e1c01d40 100644
--- a/test/app/exchanging.test.ts
+++ b/test/app/exchanging.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 import {
     b,
     d,
-    Dict,
     Diger,
     exchange,
     Ilks,
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ describe('exchange', () => {
             b: [],
             c: [],
             a: [],
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
 
         const serder = new Serder(ked0);
         const siger = skp0.sign(b(serder.raw), 0);
@@ -251,13 +250,13 @@ describe('exchange', () => {
             s: '0',
             bt: toad.toString(16),
             b: [],
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
         const vcp = new Serder(ked1);
 
         const embeds = {
             icp: [serder, siger.qb64],
             vcp: [vcp, undefined],
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
 
         [exn, end] = exchange(
             '/multisig/vcp',
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ describe('exchange', () => {
             b: [],
             c: [],
             a: [],
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
 
         const serder = new Serder(ked0);
 
diff --git a/test/core/counter.test.ts b/test/core/counter.test.ts
index deb9c2ec..d6d4cc5c 100644
--- a/test/core/counter.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/counter.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('int to b64 and back', () => {
         });
 
         // verify all Codes have hs > 0 and ss > 0 and fs = hs + ss and not fs % 4
-        Counter.Sizes.forEach((val, _) => {
+        Counter.Sizes.forEach((val) => {
             assert.equal(
                 val.hs > 0 &&
                     val.ss > 0 &&
diff --git a/test/core/eventing.test.ts b/test/core/eventing.test.ts
index b5b697b6..30e8047b 100644
--- a/test/core/eventing.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/eventing.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Saider } from '../../src/keri/core/saider';
 import { Diger } from '../../src/keri/core/diger';
 import { b, d, Ilks } from '../../src/keri/core/core';
 import { Siger } from '../../src/keri/core/siger';
-import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
 
 describe('key event function', () => {
     it('incept should create inception events', async () => {
diff --git a/test/core/prefixer.test.ts b/test/core/prefixer.test.ts
index 8ae25b5d..24595679 100644
--- a/test/core/prefixer.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/prefixer.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import libsodium from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
 import {
-    Dict,
     Ident,
     Ilks,
     Serials,
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ describe('Prefixer', () => {
             wt: toad.toString(16), // hex string no leading zeros lowercase
             w: wits, // list of qb64 may be empty
             c: cnfg, // list of config ordered mappings may be empty
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
 
         prefixer = new Prefixer({ code: MtrDex.Blake3_256 }, ked);
         assert.equal(
diff --git a/test/core/saider.test.ts b/test/core/saider.test.ts
index 542e022a..fa39424a 100644
--- a/test/core/saider.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/saider.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {
-    Dict,
-    Ident,
-    Serials,
-    versify,
-    Versionage,
-} from '../../src/keri/core/core';
+import { Ident, Serials, versify, Versionage } from '../../src/keri/core/core';
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 import { MtrDex } from '../../src/keri/core/matter';
 import libsodium from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
@@ -30,8 +24,8 @@ describe('Saider', () => {
                 i: 'EB0_D51cTh_q6uOQ-byFiv5oNXZ-cxdqCqBAa4JmBLtb',
                 name: 'John Jones',
                 role: 'Founder',
-            } as Dict<any>,
-        } as Dict<any>;
+            },
+        };
         const saider = new Saider({}, sad4); // default version string code, kind, and label
         assert.equal(saider.code, code);
         assert.equal(
diff --git a/test/core/serder.test.ts b/test/core/serder.test.ts
index 65fe2f06..b97807d7 100644
--- a/test/core/serder.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/serder.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {
-    deversify,
-    Dict,
-    Ilks,
-    Serials,
-    Version,
-} from '../../src/keri/core/core';
+import { deversify, Ilks, Serials, Version } from '../../src/keri/core/core';
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 import { Salter, Tier } from '../../src/keri/core/salter';
 import { MtrDex } from '../../src/keri/core/matter';
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ describe('Serder', () => {
             b: [],
             c: [],
             a: [],
-        } as Dict<any>;
+        };
 
         const serder = new Serder(ked0);
         assert.equal(
@@ -92,9 +86,12 @@ describe('Serder', () => {
         aid0 = new Prefixer({ code: MtrDex.Blake3_256 }, ked0);
         assert.equal(aid0.qb64, 'ECHOi6qRaswNpvytpCtpvEh2cB2aLAwVHBLFinno3YVW');
 
-        const ked1 = ked0;
-        ked1.a = { n: 'Lenksjö' };
-        const serder1 = new Serder(ked1);
+        const serder1 = new Serder({
+            ...ked0,
+            a: {
+                n: 'Lenksjö',
+            },
+        });
         assert.equal(serder1.ked.v, 'KERI10JSON000139_');
     });
 });