diff --git a/.arcconfig b/.arcconfig
index 44acebb42..71c8a8a5e 100644
--- a/.arcconfig
+++ b/.arcconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "conduit_uri" : "https://reviews.bitcoinabc.org/",
   "repository.callsign": "ABC",
   "base" : "git:HEAD^, hg:.^",
   "git.default-relative-commit" : "HEAD^",
   "git:arc.feature.start.default" : "origin/master",
   "arc.feature.start.default" : "master",
   "history.immutable" : false,
-  "load" : ["arcanist"]
+  "load" : ["arcanist"],
+  "lint.engine": "ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine"
 }
diff --git a/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache b/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
index 07c749944..a0c7f0b63 100644
--- a/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
+++ b/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php b/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
index 211f03d87..e34bb0a20 100644
--- a/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -1,44 +1,52 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
  * This file is automatically generated. Use 'arc liberate' to rebuild it.
  *
  * @generated
  * @phutil-library-version 2
  */
 phutil_register_library_map(array(
   '__library_version__' => 2,
   'class' => array(
     'AssertWithSideEffectsLinter' => 'linter/AssertWithSideEffectsLinter.php',
     'AutoPEP8FormatLinter' => 'linter/AutoPEP8Linter.php',
     'CHeaderLinter' => 'linter/CHeaderLinter.php',
     'CheckDocLinter' => 'linter/CheckDocLinter.php',
     'ClangFormatLinter' => 'linter/ClangFormatLinter.php',
+    'ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine' => 'engine/ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php',
     'FileNameLinter' => 'linter/FileNameLinter.php',
     'FormatStringLinter' => 'linter/FormatStringLinter.php',
+    'GlobalExternalLinter' => 'linter/GlobalExternalLinter.php',
+    'ILintOnce' => 'linter/ILintOnce.php',
     'IncludeGuardLinter' => 'linter/IncludeGuardLinter.php',
     'IncludeQuotesLinter' => 'linter/IncludeQuotesLinter.php',
     'IncludeSourceLinter' => 'linter/IncludeSourceLinter.php',
     'LocaleDependenceLinter' => 'linter/LocaleDependenceLinter.php',
     'PythonFormatLinter' => 'linter/PythonFormatLinter.php',
     'StdintLinter' => 'linter/StdintLinter.php',
     'TestsLinter' => 'linter/TestsLinter.php',
   ),
   'function' => array(),
   'xmap' => array(
     'AssertWithSideEffectsLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'AutoPEP8FormatLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
     'CHeaderLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
-    'CheckDocLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
+    'CheckDocLinter' => 'GlobalExternalLinter',
     'ClangFormatLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
+    'ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine' => 'ArcanistLintEngine',
     'FileNameLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'FormatStringLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
+    'GlobalExternalLinter' => array(
+      'ArcanistExternalLinter',
+      'ILintOnce',
+    ),
     'IncludeGuardLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'IncludeQuotesLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'IncludeSourceLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'LocaleDependenceLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'PythonFormatLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
     'StdintLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'TestsLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
   ),
 ));
diff --git a/arcanist/engine/ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php b/arcanist/engine/ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37e31a519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arcanist/engine/ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ExtendedConfigurationDrivenLintEngine extends ArcanistLintEngine {
+
+  public function buildLinters() {
+    $configurationDrivenLintEngine = newv(
+      ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine::class, array())
+      ->setWorkingCopy($this->getWorkingCopy())
+      ->setConfigurationManager($this->getConfigurationManager())
+      ->setPaths($this->getPaths());
+
+    $linters = $configurationDrivenLintEngine->buildLinters();
+
+    foreach ($linters as $linter) {
+      $paths = $linter->getPaths();
+
+      /*
+       * If the linter implements `ILintOnce` this is a global linter.
+       */
+      if ($linter instanceof ILintOnce && !empty($paths)) {
+        /*
+         * Even if global linters have no use of the path, at least one should
+         * be set in order to run the linter.
+         */
+        $linter->setPaths(array($paths[0]));
+        PhutilConsole::getConsole()->writeLog(
+          "%s\n",
+          pht("Linter '%s' will run once.", $linter->getLinterName()));
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $linters;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/arcanist/linter/CheckDocLinter.php b/arcanist/linter/CheckDocLinter.php
index 9e098a619..525cf14b6 100644
--- a/arcanist/linter/CheckDocLinter.php
+++ b/arcanist/linter/CheckDocLinter.php
@@ -1,98 +1,98 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
  * Uses the check-doc.py script to enfore command line arguments documentation
  */
-final class CheckDocLinter extends ArcanistExternalLinter {
+final class CheckDocLinter extends GlobalExternalLinter {
 
   public function getInfoName() {
     return 'check-doc';
   }
 
   public function getInfoURI() {
     return '';
   }
 
   public function getInfoDescription() {
     return pht('Check that all the command line arguments are documented.');
   }
 
   public function getLinterName() {
     return 'check-doc';
   }
 
   public function getLinterConfigurationName() {
     return 'check-doc';
   }
 
   public function getLinterConfigurationOptions() {
     $options = array();
     return $options + parent::getLinterConfigurationOptions();
   }
 
   public function getDefaultBinary() {
     return Filesystem::resolvePath('test/lint/check-doc.py',
       $this->getProjectRoot());
   }
 
   public function shouldUseInterpreter() {
     return true;
   }
 
   public function getDefaultInterpreter() {
     return "python3";
   }
 
   public function getInstallInstructions() {
     return pht('The test/lint/check-doc.py script is part of the bitcoin-abc '.
       'project');
   }
 
   public function shouldExpectCommandErrors() {
     return false;
   }
 
   protected function getMandatoryFlags() {
     return array();
   }
 
-  protected function parseLinterOutput($path, $err, $stdout, $stderr) {
+  protected function parseGlobalLinterOutput($err, $stdout, $stderr) {
     /* Split stdout:
      * 0 => Empty (before first 'Args' occurrence)
      * 1 => Args used: count
      * 2 => Args documented: count
      * 3 => Args undocumented: count and list
      * 4 => Args unknown: count and list
      */
     $stdoutExploded = preg_split('/Args/', $stdout);
 
     $undocumented = $stdoutExploded[3];
     $unknown = $stdoutExploded[4];
 
     $messages = array();
 
     // Undocumented arguments
     $match = preg_match_all('/-[\w|-]+/', $undocumented, $args);
     foreach ($args[0] as $arg) {
       $messages[] = id(new ArcanistLintMessage())
         ->setGranularity(ArcanistLinter::GRANULARITY_GLOBAL)
         ->setCode('ARGDOC')
         ->setSeverity(ArcanistLintSeverity::SEVERITY_ERROR)
         ->setName('Undocumented argument')
         ->setDescription("'$arg' is undocumented.");
     }
 
     // Unknown arguments
     $match = preg_match_all('/-[\w|-]+/', $unknown, $args);
     foreach ($args[0] as $arg) {
       $messages[] = id(new ArcanistLintMessage())
         ->setGranularity(ArcanistLinter::GRANULARITY_GLOBAL)
         ->setCode('ARGDOC')
         ->setSeverity(ArcanistLintSeverity::SEVERITY_ERROR)
         ->setName('Unknown argument')
         ->setDescription("'$arg' is documented but not used.");
     }
 
     return $messages;
   }
 }
diff --git a/arcanist/linter/GlobalExternalLinter.php b/arcanist/linter/GlobalExternalLinter.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf1f567c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arcanist/linter/GlobalExternalLinter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Abstract external linter class that should run only once independently of the
+ * number of files being modified.
+ * This kind of linter doesn't take a path argument.
+ */
+abstract class GlobalExternalLinter extends ArcanistExternalLinter
+implements ILintOnce {
+  /* A global linter does not require a path as an argument. */
+  final protected function getPathArgumentForLinterFuture($path) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  abstract protected function parseGlobalLinterOutput($err, $stdout, $stderr);
+
+  final protected function parseLinterOutput($path, $err, $stdout, $stderr) {
+    /* The path is irrelevant to a global linter. */
+    return $this->parseGlobalLinterOutput($err, $stdout, $stderr);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/arcanist/linter/ILintOnce.php b/arcanist/linter/ILintOnce.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ba6d5bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arcanist/linter/ILintOnce.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Interface for linters that can run once.
+ */
+interface ILintOnce {
+}