diff --git a/.mega-linter.yml b/.mega-linter.yml
index 595aa61d..d2be5670 100644
--- a/.mega-linter.yml
+++ b/.mega-linter.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ AZURE_COMMENT_REPORTER: true
 # LINTER SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION
 # ----------------------------------------
 
+# ShellCheck rc file
+BASH_SHELLCHECK_ARGUMENTS: "--rcfile .shellcheckrc"
+
 # Markdown Table Formatter configuration - treat warnings as errors
 MARKDOWN_MARKDOWN_TABLE_FORMATTER_DISABLE_ERRORS: false
 MARKDOWN_MARKDOWN_TABLE_FORMATTER_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: '(\.copilot-tracking/.*)'
diff --git a/.shellcheckrc b/.shellcheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30f12682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shellcheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# ShellCheck configuration for edge-ai repository
+# https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/Ignore
+#
+# Conventions:
+# - Scripts use #!/usr/bin/env bash and strict mode (set -e -o pipefail)
+# - Terraform-generated scripts have templatefile variables
+# - External sourced files may not be available during linting
+
+# Default shell dialect
+shell=bash
+
+# Disable codes for project-wide patterns
+# SC1091: Not following sourced files
+#   - Terraform templatefile() scripts source external configs
+#   - Sourced files may not exist at lint time
+disable=SC1091