diff --git a/.trunk/configs/.checkov.yaml b/.checkov.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .trunk/configs/.checkov.yaml
rename to .checkov.yaml
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f95997..4c85809 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,4 +44,8 @@ backend.tf.json
 **/*.temp
 **/*.bak
 **/*.*swp
-**/.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# Claude Code - we beleive engineers are responsible for the code they push no matter how it's generated.
+# Therefore, configs specific to their coding practices are their responsibilty to judiciously manage.
+.claude/*
diff --git a/.trunk/configs/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .trunk/configs/.markdownlint.yaml
rename to .markdownlint.yaml
diff --git a/.trunk/configs/.tflint.hcl b/.tflint.hcl
similarity index 100%
rename from .trunk/configs/.tflint.hcl
rename to .tflint.hcl
diff --git a/.trunk/.gitignore b/.trunk/.gitignore
index 15966d0..072b680 100644
--- a/.trunk/.gitignore
+++ b/.trunk/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 plugins
 user_trunk.yaml
 user.yaml
-tmp
+tmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.trunk/trunk.yaml b/.trunk/trunk.yaml
index 472353f..35c1009 100644
--- a/.trunk/trunk.yaml
+++ b/.trunk/trunk.yaml
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ lint:
     - trivy@0.63.0
     - trufflehog@3.88.35
     - yamllint@1.37.1
-  # NOTE(tflint): specific override required so it uses .tflint.hcl file in .trunk/configs directory
-  # https://github.com/trunk-io/plugins/tree/main/linters/tflint
-  definitions:
-    - name: tflint
-      environment:
-        - name: TFLINT_CONFIG_FILE
-          value: ${workspace}/.trunk/configs/.tflint.hcl
   ignore:
     - linters: [tofu]
       paths:
diff --git a/.trunk/configs/.yamllint.yaml b/.yamllint.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .trunk/configs/.yamllint.yaml
rename to .yamllint.yaml