diff --git a/cmd/constable/main.go b/cmd/constable/main.go
index 992a88b..1ea8f60 100644
--- a/cmd/constable/main.go
+++ b/cmd/constable/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/complexity"
+	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/errcheck"
 	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/methodical"
 	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/nonmutating"
 	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/predicates"
@@ -15,5 +16,13 @@ import (
 var version string
 
 func main() {
-	driver.Main(version, nonmutating.Analyzer, methodical.Analyzer, predicates.Analyzer, testify.Analyzer, complexity.Analyzer)
+	driver.Main(
+		version,
+		nonmutating.Analyzer,
+		methodical.Analyzer,
+		predicates.Analyzer,
+		testify.Analyzer,
+		complexity.Analyzer,
+		errcheck.Analyzer,
+	)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 77ea8c2..0b51c97 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/nnutter/constable
 go 1.27.3
 
 require (
+	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.30.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.52.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 47a4388..0ecfdac 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.30.0 h1:ZIxNDAfAd4larXHTceoZP/dYPAB90dHg1OYhA2sVh5k=
+github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.30.0/go.mod h1:uiCAInmFuyOje4VDdbQSP9mgqf5gORYSXrDf19XilsI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1 h1:EuwCh5fleGS7H32xRwO3wRGT7DxrDhLAT6FF8MpWDWE=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.12.1/go.mod h1:MDEgiDPPsNp5cuIrHPPCyornHKgEVbtFUmoNlxoYthg=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.5 h1:N6y/pJk8buWs9NY5ERU2HSMfm+IuD/OtfdAnq6kESPw=
diff --git a/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck.go b/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0be609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Package errcheck adapts the errcheck analyzer to constable.
+//
+// constable embeds the analyzer from another module instead of reimplementing
+// it, so this package holds the places where constable's own policy differs
+// from the upstream default.
+package errcheck
+
+import (
+	upstream "github.com/kisielk/errcheck/errcheck"
+
+	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/generated"
+)
+
+// Analyzer reports unchecked errors. It is the upstream analyzer with
+// constable's generated-file policy applied.
+var Analyzer = generated.Skip(upstream.Analyzer)
diff --git a/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck_test.go b/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53dbfe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/analysis/errcheck/errcheck_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package errcheck_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/analysistest"
+
+	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/analysis/errcheck"
+)
+
+func TestAnalyzer(t *testing.T) {
+	analysistest.Run(t, analysistest.TestData(), errcheck.Analyzer, "er")
+}
diff --git a/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/er.go b/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/er.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5d9b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/er.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package er
+
+import "os"
+
+func F() {
+	os.Remove("x") // want `unchecked error`
+}
diff --git a/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/zz_generated.go b/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/zz_generated.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8fd150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/analysis/errcheck/testdata/src/er/zz_generated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Code generated by hand. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package er
+
+import "os"
+
+func Generated() {
+	os.Remove("x")
+}
diff --git a/internal/generated/skip.go b/internal/generated/skip.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..875e4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generated/skip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package generated
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+)
+
+// Skip returns a copy of a that reports no diagnostic in a generated file.
+//
+// constable skips generated files because a diagnostic there is not
+// actionable: the next run of the generator overwrites the file. An analyzer
+// that constable embeds from another module does not know this policy, so
+// Skip applies it.
+func Skip(a *analysis.Analyzer) *analysis.Analyzer {
+	skipped := *a
+	run := a.Run
+	skipped.Run = func(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
+		generated := generatedFiles(pass, pass.Files)
+		if len(generated) == 0 {
+			return run(pass)
+		}
+
+		filtered := *pass
+		report := pass.Report
+		filtered.Report = func(diag analysis.Diagnostic) {
+			if generated[pass.Fset.Position(diag.Pos).Filename] {
+				return
+			}
+			report(diag)
+		}
+		return run(&filtered)
+	}
+	return &skipped
+}
+
+// generatedFiles returns the names of the generated files in files.
+func generatedFiles(pass *analysis.Pass, files []*ast.File) map[string]bool {
+	var names map[string]bool
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if !IsGenerated(file) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if names == nil {
+			names = make(map[string]bool)
+		}
+		names[pass.Fset.Position(file.Pos()).Filename] = true
+	}
+	return names
+}
diff --git a/internal/generated/skip_test.go b/internal/generated/skip_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f08eb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generated/skip_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package generated_test
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/analysistest"
+
+	"github.com/nnutter/constable/internal/generated"
+)
+
+// reportFuncs reports every function declaration, so a test can observe which
+// files the analyzer reaches.
+var reportFuncs = &analysis.Analyzer{
+	Name: "reportfuncs",
+	Doc:  "reports every function declaration",
+	Run: func(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
+		for _, file := range pass.Files {
+			for _, decl := range file.Decls {
+				fn, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				pass.Reportf(fn.Name.Pos(), "func %s", fn.Name.Name)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+	},
+}
+
+func TestSkip(t *testing.T) {
+	analysistest.Run(t, analysistest.TestData(), generated.Skip(reportFuncs), "g")
+}
diff --git a/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/g.go b/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/g.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba9c948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/g.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package g
+
+func Gen() {} // want `func Gen`
diff --git a/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/zz_generated.go b/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/zz_generated.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2e573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/generated/testdata/src/g/zz_generated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Code generated by hand. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package g
+
+func Generated() {}