diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
index 918429c9..a08f3d65 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,100 @@
+#![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
+#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg))]
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lints
+// Forbid lints.
+// Our code, and code generated (e.g macros) cannot overrule these.
+#![forbid(
+    // `unsafe` is allowed but it _must_ be
+    // commented with `SAFETY: reason`.
+    clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks,
+
+    // Never.
+    unused_unsafe,
+    redundant_semicolons,
+    unused_allocation,
+    coherence_leak_check,
+    while_true,
+
+    // Maybe can be put into `#[deny]`.
+    unconditional_recursion,
+    for_loops_over_fallibles,
+    unused_braces,
+    unused_labels,
+    keyword_idents,
+    non_ascii_idents,
+    variant_size_differences,
+    single_use_lifetimes,
+
+    // Probably can be put into `#[deny]`.
+    future_incompatible,
+    let_underscore,
+    break_with_label_and_loop,
+    duplicate_macro_attributes,
+    exported_private_dependencies,
+    large_assignments,
+    overlapping_range_endpoints,
+    semicolon_in_expressions_from_macros,
+    noop_method_call,
+)]
+// Deny lints.
+// Some of these are `#[allow]`'ed on a per-case basis.
+#![deny(
+    clippy::all,
+    clippy::correctness,
+    clippy::suspicious,
+    clippy::style,
+    clippy::complexity,
+    clippy::perf,
+    clippy::pedantic,
+    clippy::nursery,
+    clippy::cargo,
+    unused_doc_comments,
+    unused_mut,
+    missing_docs,
+    deprecated,
+    unused_comparisons,
+    nonstandard_style,
+    // unreachable_pub
+)]
+#![allow(
+    // FIXME: this lint affects crates outside of
+    // `database/` for some reason, allow for now.
+    clippy::cargo_common_metadata,
+
+    // FIXME: adding `#[must_use]` onto everything
+    // might just be more annoying than useful...
+    // although it is sometimes nice.
+    clippy::must_use_candidate,
+
+    // FIXME: good lint but too many false positives
+    // with our `Env` + `RwLock` setup.
+    clippy::significant_drop_tightening,
+
+    // FIXME: good lint but is less clear in most cases.
+    clippy::items_after_statements,
+
+    // TODO
+    rustdoc::bare_urls,
+
+    clippy::multiple_crate_versions,
+    clippy::module_name_repetitions,
+    clippy::module_inception,
+    clippy::redundant_pub_crate,
+    clippy::option_if_let_else,
+)]
+// Allow some lints in tests.
+#![cfg_attr(
+    test,
+    allow(
+        clippy::cognitive_complexity,
+        clippy::needless_pass_by_value,
+        clippy::cast_possible_truncation,
+        clippy::too_many_lines
+    )
+)]
+// TODO: remove after debug and/or v1.0.0 impl.
+#![allow(unused_imports, unreachable_pub, unused_crate_dependencies)]
+
 mod blockchain;
 mod config;
 mod p2p;