diff --git a/script/nolint-insert b/script/nolint-insert
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Usage: script/nolint-insert
+#        script/nolint-insert 'nolint:staticcheck // <explanation>'
+set -e
+
+insert-line() {
+  local n=$'\n'
+  sed -i.bak "${2}i\\${n}${3}${n}" "$1"
+  rm "$1.bak"
+}
+
+reverse() {
+  awk '{a[i++]=$0} END {for (j=i-1; j>=0;) print a[j--] }'
+}
+
+comment="${1}"
+
+golangci-lint run --out-format json | jq -r '.Issues[] | [.Pos.Filename, .Pos.Line, .FromLinter, .Text] | @tsv' | reverse | while IFS=$'\t' read -r filename line linter text; do
+  directive="nolint:${linter} // $text"
+  [ -z "$comment" ] || directive="$comment"
+  insert-line "$filename" "$line" "//${directive}"
+done
+
+go fmt ./...