diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50c4d9633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+Checks: >
+  -*,
+  bugprone-argument-comment,
+  google-explicit-constructor,
+  google-readability-casting,
+  misc-unused-using-decls,
+  modernize-loop-convert,
+  modernize-use-bool-literals,
+  modernize-use-equals-default,
+  modernize-use-equals-delete,
+  modernize-use-nullptr,
+  readability-avoid-const-params-in-decls,
+  readability-else-after-return,
+  readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,
+  readability-make-member-function-const,
+  readability-redundant-control-flow,
+  readability-redundant-member-init,
+  readability-simplify-boolean-expr,
+  readability-static-accessed-through-instance
+WarningsAsErrors: '*'
+HeaderFilterRegex: '(examples|include|src).*(?<!third_party.*repo)'
diff --git a/script/make-pretty b/script/make-pretty
index af73554ce..086ba4c04 100755
--- a/script/make-pretty
+++ b/script/make-pretty
@@ -142,27 +142,6 @@ OT_CLANG_TIDY_BUILD_OPTS=(
 )
 readonly OT_CLANG_TIDY_BUILD_OPTS
 
-OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS="\
--*,\
-google-explicit-constructor,\
-google-readability-casting,\
-misc-unused-using-decls,\
-modernize-loop-convert,\
-modernize-use-bool-literals,\
-modernize-use-equals-default,\
-modernize-use-equals-delete,\
-modernize-use-nullptr,\
-readability-avoid-const-params-in-decls,\
-readability-else-after-return,\
-readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,\
-readability-make-member-function-const,\
-readability-redundant-control-flow,\
-readability-redundant-member-init,\
-readability-simplify-boolean-expr,\
-readability-static-accessed-through-instance,\
-"
-readonly OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS
-
 do_clang_format()
 {
     echo -e '========================================'
@@ -192,7 +171,7 @@ do_clang_tidy_fix()
     (mkdir -p ./build/cmake-tidy \
         && cd ./build/cmake-tidy \
         && THREAD_VERSION=1.3 cmake "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_BUILD_OPTS[@]}" ../.. \
-        && ../../script/clang-tidy -header-filter='.*' -checks="${OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS}" -j"$OT_BUILD_JOBS" "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_FIX_DIRS[@]}" -fix)
+        && ../../script/clang-tidy -j"$OT_BUILD_JOBS" "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_FIX_DIRS[@]}" -fix)
 }
 
 do_clang_tidy_check()
@@ -201,19 +180,10 @@ do_clang_tidy_check()
     echo -e '     check c/c++ (clang-tidy)'
     echo -e '========================================'
 
-    (
-        mkdir -p ./build/cmake-tidy \
-            && cd ./build/cmake-tidy \
-            && THREAD_VERSION=1.3 cmake "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_BUILD_OPTS[@]}" ../.. \
-            && ../../script/clang-tidy -header-filter='.*' -checks="${OT_CLANG_TIDY_CHECKS}" -j"$OT_BUILD_JOBS" "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_FIX_DIRS[@]}" \
-            | grep -v -E "third_party" >output.txt
-        if grep -q "warning: \|error: " output.txt; then
-            echo "You must pass the clang tidy checks before submitting a pull request"
-            echo ""
-            grep --color -E 'warning: |error: ' -A 5 output.txt
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    )
+    (mkdir -p ./build/cmake-tidy \
+        && cd ./build/cmake-tidy \
+        && THREAD_VERSION=1.3 cmake "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_BUILD_OPTS[@]}" ../.. \
+        && ../../script/clang-tidy -j"$OT_BUILD_JOBS" "${OT_CLANG_TIDY_FIX_DIRS[@]}")
 }
 
 do_markdown_format()
diff --git a/third_party/tcplp/tcplp.h b/third_party/tcplp/tcplp.h
index 891d9d023..426963526 100644
--- a/third_party/tcplp/tcplp.h
+++ b/third_party/tcplp/tcplp.h
@@ -66,22 +66,22 @@ struct tcplp_signals
  * Functions that the TCP protocol logic can call to interact with the rest of
  * the system.
  */
-otMessage *   tcplp_sys_new_message(otInstance *instance);
-void          tcplp_sys_free_message(otInstance *instance, otMessage *pkt);
-void          tcplp_sys_send_message(otInstance *instance, otMessage *pkt, otMessageInfo *info);
+otMessage *   tcplp_sys_new_message(otInstance *aInstance);
+void          tcplp_sys_free_message(otInstance *aInstance, otMessage *aMessage);
+void          tcplp_sys_send_message(otInstance *aInstance, otMessage *aMessage, otMessageInfo *aMessageInfo);
 uint32_t      tcplp_sys_get_ticks();
 uint32_t      tcplp_sys_get_millis();
-void          tcplp_sys_set_timer(struct tcpcb *tcb, uint8_t timer_flag, uint32_t delay);
-void          tcplp_sys_stop_timer(struct tcpcb *tcb, uint8_t timer_flag);
-struct tcpcb *tcplp_sys_accept_ready(struct tcpcb_listen *tpl, struct in6_addr *addr, uint16_t port);
-bool          tcplp_sys_accepted_connection(struct tcpcb_listen *tpl,
-                                            struct tcpcb *       accepted,
-                                            struct in6_addr *    addr,
-                                            uint16_t             port);
-void          tcplp_sys_connection_lost(struct tcpcb *tcb, uint8_t errnum);
-void          tcplp_sys_on_state_change(struct tcpcb *tcb, int newstate);
-void          tcplp_sys_log(const char *format, ...);
-void          tcplp_sys_panic(const char *format, ...);
+void          tcplp_sys_set_timer(struct tcpcb *aTcb, uint8_t aTimerFlag, uint32_t aDelay);
+void          tcplp_sys_stop_timer(struct tcpcb *aTcb, uint8_t aTimerFlag);
+struct tcpcb *tcplp_sys_accept_ready(struct tcpcb_listen *aTcbListen, struct in6_addr *aAddr, uint16_t aPort);
+bool          tcplp_sys_accepted_connection(struct tcpcb_listen *aTcbListen,
+                                            struct tcpcb *       aAccepted,
+                                            struct in6_addr *    aAddr,
+                                            uint16_t             aPort);
+void          tcplp_sys_connection_lost(struct tcpcb *aTcb, uint8_t aErrNum);
+void          tcplp_sys_on_state_change(struct tcpcb *aTcb, int aNewState);
+void          tcplp_sys_log(const char *aFormat, ...);
+void          tcplp_sys_panic(const char *aFormat, ...);
 bool          tcplp_sys_autobind(otInstance *      aInstance,
                                  const otSockAddr *aPeer,
                                  otSockAddr *      aToBind,