diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
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+unused_args = false
+allow_defined_top = true
+
+read_globals = {
+	"DIR_DELIM",
+	"minetest", "core",
+	"dump",
+	"vector", "nodeupdate",
+	"VoxelManip", "VoxelArea",
+	"PseudoRandom", "ItemStack",
+	"intllib",
+	"default",
+	table = { fields = { "copy", "getn" } },
+	"biome_lib",
+	"stairs", "stairsplus",
+}
+