diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad72e980c17..38d6c10bc20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ dependency-graph.png
 # Go
 go.work
 go.work.sum
+
+# Python
+venv
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 756c3fc693d..4e883c8d8bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ TEST_TARGETS := test-unit test-unit-amino test-unit-proto test-ledger-mock test-
 # Test runs-specific rules. To add a new test target, just add
 # a new rule, customise ARGS or TEST_PACKAGES ad libitum, and
 # append the new rule to the TEST_TARGETS list.
-test-unit: ARGS=-tags='cgo ledger test_ledger_mock'
+test-unit: ARGS=-tags='cgo ledger test_ledger_mock test_e2e'
 test-unit-amino: ARGS=-tags='ledger test_ledger_mock test_amino'
 test-ledger: ARGS=-tags='cgo ledger'
 test-ledger-mock: ARGS=-tags='ledger test_ledger_mock'
@@ -192,12 +192,9 @@ check-test-unit-amino: ARGS=-tags='ledger test_ledger_mock test_amino'
 $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): EXTRA_ARGS=-run=none
 $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): run-tests
 
-run-tests:
-ifneq (,$(shell which tparse 2>/dev/null))
-	go test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
-else
-	go test -mod=readonly $(ARGS)  $(EXTRA_ARGS) $(TEST_PACKAGES)
-endif
+ARGS += -tags "$(test_tags)"
+run-tests: 
+	@ARGS="$(ARGS)" TEST_PACKAGES=$(TEST_PACKAGES) EXTRA_ARGS="$(EXTRA_ARGS)" python3 ./scripts/go-test-all.py
 
 .PHONY: run-tests test test-all $(TEST_TARGETS)
 
@@ -283,10 +280,12 @@ setup-pre-commit:
 	@ln -sf ../../scripts/hooks/pre-commit.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit
 
 lint:
-	golangci-lint run --out-format=tab
+	@echo "--> Running linter"
+	@./scripts/go-lint-all.sh --timeout=15m
 
 lint-fix:
-	golangci-lint run --fix --out-format=tab --issues-exit-code=0
+	@echo "--> Running linter"
+	@./scripts/go-lint-all.sh --fix
 
 format:
 	find . -name '*.go' -type f -not -path "./vendor*" -not -path "*.git*" -not -path "./docs/client/statik/statik.go" -not -path "./tests/mocks/*" -not -name '*.pb.go' -not -name '*.pb.gw.go' | xargs gofumpt -w
diff --git a/e2e/tests/core/02-client/client_test.go b/e2e/tests/core/02-client/client_test.go
index 62ab6baeb25..38ef53eebbf 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/core/02-client/client_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/core/02-client/client_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package client
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/core/03-connection/connection_test.go b/e2e/tests/core/03-connection/connection_test.go
index fc93db35b97..39a6110008e 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/core/03-connection/connection_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/core/03-connection/connection_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package connection
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/base_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/base_test.go
index 89e885db025..d2e693da9a5 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/base_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/base_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/gov_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/gov_test.go
index 19fded717fa..4c84901c292 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/gov_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/gov_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/groups_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/groups_test.go
index b7710f69f7f..acf82702d5f 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/groups_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/groups_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/incentivized_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/incentivized_test.go
index e7025dfd088..4181029d489 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/incentivized_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/incentivized_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/localhost_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/localhost_test.go
index dbf80bd8f7d..7ea4ccb55d2 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/localhost_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/localhost_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/params_test.go b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/params_test.go
index 4853395920e..2ecfe91c3f9 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/params_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/interchain_accounts/params_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package interchainaccounts
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/transfer/authz_test.go b/e2e/tests/transfer/authz_test.go
index d9533035329..f9af5f15468 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/transfer/authz_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/transfer/authz_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package transfer
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go b/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
index cd18973b1e9..1330a4bba80 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/transfer/base_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package transfer
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/transfer/incentivized_test.go b/e2e/tests/transfer/incentivized_test.go
index 3ff5779df88..92a8109924a 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/transfer/incentivized_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/transfer/incentivized_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package transfer
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/transfer/localhost_test.go b/e2e/tests/transfer/localhost_test.go
index 8e50c335bb0..1182429abc4 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/transfer/localhost_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/transfer/localhost_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package transfer
 
 import (
diff --git a/e2e/tests/upgrades/genesis_test.go b/e2e/tests/upgrades/genesis_test.go
index 9d1d367d4c0..344073aa2a0 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/upgrades/genesis_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/upgrades/genesis_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package upgrades
 
 import (
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *GenesisTestSuite) HaltChainAndExportGenesis(ctx context.Context, chain
 	err = chain.StopAllNodes(ctx)
 	s.Require().NoError(err, "error stopping node(s)")
 
-	state, err := chain.ExportState(ctx, int64(haltHeight))
+	state, err := chain.ExportState(ctx, haltHeight)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	appTomlOverrides := make(test.Toml)
diff --git a/e2e/tests/upgrades/upgrade_test.go b/e2e/tests/upgrades/upgrade_test.go
index 3dee14ce45f..7d34322f250 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/upgrades/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/upgrades/upgrade_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !test_e2e
+
 package upgrades
 
 import (
@@ -6,9 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
-
 	interchaintest "github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8"
 	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8/chain/cosmos"
 	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8/ibc"
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
 
 	e2erelayer "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/e2e/relayer"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/e2e/testsuite"
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/codec.go b/e2e/testsuite/codec.go
index 649422c6620..8eb1d050b30 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/codec.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/codec.go
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 
-	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/jsonpb"
 	"github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 
 	upgradetypes "cosmossdk.io/x/upgrade/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	cryptocodec "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/codec"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go b/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
index 38f2ab0e2b8..ae0257da567 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/grpc_query.go
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) InitGRPCClients(chain *cosmos.CosmosChain) {
 		FeeQueryClient:           feetypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		ICAControllerQueryClient: controllertypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 		ICAHostQueryClient:       hosttypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		BankQueryClient:        banktypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		GovQueryClient:         govtypesv1beta1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		GovQueryClientV1:       govtypesv1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		GroupsQueryClient:      grouptypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		ParamsQueryClient:      paramsproposaltypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		AuthQueryClient:        authtypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		AuthZQueryClient:       authz.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
-		ConsensusServiceClient: cmtservice.NewServiceClient(grpcConn),
-		UpgradeQueryClient:     upgradetypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		BankQueryClient:          banktypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		GovQueryClient:           govtypesv1beta1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		GovQueryClientV1:         govtypesv1.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		GroupsQueryClient:        grouptypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		ParamsQueryClient:        paramsproposaltypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		AuthQueryClient:          authtypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		AuthZQueryClient:         authz.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
+		ConsensusServiceClient:   cmtservice.NewServiceClient(grpcConn),
+		UpgradeQueryClient:       upgradetypes.NewQueryClient(grpcConn),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go b/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
index 6c213b6ebad..6b5f4527299 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/testconfig.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
-	tmjson "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/json"
 	"github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8/ibc"
 	interchaintestutil "github.com/strangelove-ventures/interchaintest/v8/testutil"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	govv1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1"
 	govv1beta1 "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types/v1beta1"
 
+	tmjson "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/libs/json"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/e2e/relayer"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/e2e/semverutil"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/e2e/testvalues"
diff --git a/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go b/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
index 47fc9d8e441..9cde49618a9 100644
--- a/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
+++ b/e2e/testsuite/testsuite.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func (s *E2ETestSuite) RecoverRelayerWallets(ctx context.Context, ibcrelayer ibc
 // StartRelayer starts the given ibcrelayer.
 func (s *E2ETestSuite) StartRelayer(ibcrelayer ibc.Relayer) {
 	if s.startRelayerFn == nil {
-		panic(errors.New("cannot start relayer before it is created!"))
+		panic(errors.New("cannot start relayer before it is created"))
 	}
 
 	s.startRelayerFn(ibcrelayer)
diff --git a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper.go b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper.go
index e5d853f0285..fa345c5164b 100644
--- a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ func (k Keeper) GetOwners(ctx sdk.Context, index uint64) (types.CapabilityOwners
 func (k Keeper) InitializeCapability(ctx sdk.Context, index uint64, owners types.CapabilityOwners) {
 	memStore := ctx.KVStore(k.memKey)
 
-	cap := types.NewCapability(index)
+	capability := types.NewCapability(index)
 	for _, owner := range owners.Owners {
 		// Set the forward mapping between the module and capability tuple and the
 		// capability name in the memKVStore
-		memStore.Set(types.FwdCapabilityKey(owner.Module, cap), []byte(owner.Name))
+		memStore.Set(types.FwdCapabilityKey(owner.Module, capability), []byte(owner.Name))
 
 		// Set the reverse mapping between the module and capability name and the
 		// index in the in-memory store. Since marshalling and unmarshalling into a store
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (k Keeper) InitializeCapability(ctx sdk.Context, index uint64, owners types
 		memStore.Set(types.RevCapabilityKey(owner.Module, owner.Name), sdk.Uint64ToBigEndian(index))
 
 		// Set the mapping from index from index to in-memory capability in the go map
-		k.capMap[index] = cap
+		k.capMap[index] = capability
 	}
 }
 
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) NewCapability(ctx sdk.Context, name string) (*types.Capab
 
 	// create new capability with the current global index
 	index := types.IndexFromKey(store.Get(types.KeyIndex))
-	cap := types.NewCapability(index)
+	capability := types.NewCapability(index)
 
 	// update capability owner set
-	if err := sk.addOwner(ctx, cap, name); err != nil {
+	if err := sk.addOwner(ctx, capability, name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) NewCapability(ctx sdk.Context, name string) (*types.Capab
 
 	// Set the forward mapping between the module and capability tuple and the
 	// capability name in the memKVStore
-	memStore.Set(types.FwdCapabilityKey(sk.module, cap), []byte(name))
+	memStore.Set(types.FwdCapabilityKey(sk.module, capability), []byte(name))
 
 	// Set the reverse mapping between the module and capability name and the
 	// index in the in-memory store. Since marshalling and unmarshalling into a store
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) NewCapability(ctx sdk.Context, name string) (*types.Capab
 	memStore.Set(types.RevCapabilityKey(sk.module, name), sdk.Uint64ToBigEndian(index))
 
 	// Set the mapping from index from index to in-memory capability in the go map
-	sk.capMap[index] = cap
+	sk.capMap[index] = capability
 
 	logger(ctx).Info("created new capability", "module", sk.module, "name", name)
 
-	return cap, nil
+	return capability, nil
 }
 
 // AuthenticateCapability attempts to authenticate a given capability and name
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) GetCapability(ctx sdk.Context, name string) (*types.Capab
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
-	cap := sk.capMap[index]
-	if cap == nil {
+	capability := sk.capMap[index]
+	if capability == nil {
 		panic(errors.New("capability found in memstore is missing from map"))
 	}
 
-	return cap, true
+	return capability, true
 }
 
 // GetCapabilityName allows a module to retrieve the name under which it stored a given
@@ -414,13 +414,13 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) GetOwners(ctx sdk.Context, name string) (*types.Capabilit
 	if strings.TrimSpace(name) == "" {
 		return nil, false
 	}
-	cap, ok := sk.GetCapability(ctx, name)
+	capability, ok := sk.GetCapability(ctx, name)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	prefixStore := prefix.NewStore(ctx.KVStore(sk.storeKey), types.KeyPrefixIndexCapability)
-	indexKey := types.IndexToKey(cap.GetIndex())
+	indexKey := types.IndexToKey(capability.GetIndex())
 
 	var capOwners types.CapabilityOwners
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) LookupModules(ctx sdk.Context, name string) ([]string, *t
 	if strings.TrimSpace(name) == "" {
 		return nil, nil, errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrInvalidCapabilityName, "cannot lookup modules with empty capability name")
 	}
-	cap, ok := sk.GetCapability(ctx, name)
+	capability, ok := sk.GetCapability(ctx, name)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, nil, errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrCapabilityNotFound, name)
 	}
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func (sk ScopedKeeper) LookupModules(ctx sdk.Context, name string) ([]string, *t
 		mods[i] = co.Module
 	}
 
-	return mods, cap, nil
+	return mods, capability, nil
 }
 
 func (sk ScopedKeeper) addOwner(ctx sdk.Context, cap *types.Capability, name string) error {
diff --git a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 357c2e72314..9fada176f38 100644
--- a/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
-	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	testifysuite "github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	storetypes "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/testutil"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	moduletestutil "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module/testutil"
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	stakingModuleName string = "staking"
-	bankModuleName    string = "bank"
+	stakingModuleName = "staking"
+	bankModuleName    = "bank"
 )
 
 type KeeperTestSuite struct {
@@ -47,12 +48,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestSeal() {
 	prevIndex := suite.keeper.GetLatestIndex(suite.ctx)
 
 	for i := range caps {
-		cap, err := sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("transfer-%d", i))
+		transferCap, err := sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, fmt.Sprintf("transfer-%d", i))
 		suite.Require().NoError(err)
-		suite.Require().NotNil(cap)
-		suite.Require().Equal(uint64(i)+prevIndex, cap.GetIndex())
+		suite.Require().NotNil(transferCap)
+		suite.Require().Equal(uint64(i)+prevIndex, transferCap.GetIndex())
 
-		caps[i] = cap
+		caps[i] = transferCap
 	}
 
 	suite.Require().NotPanics(func() {
@@ -82,14 +83,14 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestNewCapability() {
 	suite.Require().False(ok)
 	suite.Require().Nil(got)
 
-	cap, err := sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
+	transferCap, err := sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
-	suite.Require().NotNil(cap)
+	suite.Require().NotNil(transferCap)
 
 	got, ok = sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().True(ok)
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got)
-	suite.Require().True(cap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
+	suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, got)
+	suite.Require().True(transferCap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
 
 	got, ok = sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "invalid")
 	suite.Require().False(ok)
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestNewCapability() {
 
 	got, ok = sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().True(ok)
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got)
-	suite.Require().True(cap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
+	suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, got)
+	suite.Require().True(transferCap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
 
 	cap2, err := sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().Error(err)
@@ -106,12 +107,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestNewCapability() {
 
 	got, ok = sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().True(ok)
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got)
-	suite.Require().True(cap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
+	suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, got)
+	suite.Require().True(transferCap == got, "expected memory addresses to be equal")
 
-	cap, err = sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "   ")
+	transferCap, err = sk.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "   ")
 	suite.Require().Error(err)
-	suite.Require().Nil(cap)
+	suite.Require().Nil(transferCap)
 }
 
 func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestAuthenticateCapability() {
@@ -159,22 +160,22 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestClaimCapability() {
 	sk2 := suite.keeper.ScopeToModule(stakingModuleName)
 	sk3 := suite.keeper.ScopeToModule("foo")
 
-	cap, err := sk1.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
+	transferCap, err := sk1.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
-	suite.Require().NotNil(cap)
+	suite.Require().NotNil(transferCap)
 
-	suite.Require().Error(sk1.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, cap, "transfer"))
-	suite.Require().NoError(sk2.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, cap, "transfer"))
+	suite.Require().Error(sk1.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap, "transfer"))
+	suite.Require().NoError(sk2.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap, "transfer"))
 
 	got, ok := sk1.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().True(ok)
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got)
+	suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, got)
 
 	got, ok = sk2.GetCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().True(ok)
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got)
+	suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, got)
 
-	suite.Require().Error(sk3.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, cap, "  "))
+	suite.Require().Error(sk3.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap, "  "))
 	suite.Require().Error(sk3.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, nil, "transfer"))
 }
 
@@ -185,12 +186,12 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetOwners() {
 
 	sks := []keeper.ScopedKeeper{sk1, sk2, sk3}
 
-	cap, err := sk1.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
+	transferCap, err := sk1.NewCapability(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
-	suite.Require().NotNil(cap)
+	suite.Require().NotNil(transferCap)
 
-	suite.Require().NoError(sk2.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, cap, "transfer"))
-	suite.Require().NoError(sk3.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, cap, "transfer"))
+	suite.Require().NoError(sk2.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap, "transfer"))
+	suite.Require().NoError(sk3.ClaimCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap, "transfer"))
 
 	expectedOrder := []string{bankModuleName, "foo", stakingModuleName}
 	// Ensure all scoped keepers can get owners
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetOwners() {
 		suite.Require().NoError(err, "could not retrieve modules")
 		suite.Require().NotNil(gotCap, "capability is nil")
 		suite.Require().NotNil(mods, "modules is nil")
-		suite.Require().Equal(cap, gotCap, "caps not equal")
+		suite.Require().Equal(transferCap, gotCap, "caps not equal")
 
 		suite.Require().Equal(len(expectedOrder), len(owners.Owners), "length of owners is unexpected")
 		for i, o := range owners.Owners {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetOwners() {
 	}
 
 	// foo module releases capability
-	err = sk3.ReleaseCapability(suite.ctx, cap)
+	err = sk3.ReleaseCapability(suite.ctx, transferCap)
 	suite.Require().Nil(err, "could not release capability")
 
 	// new expected order and scoped capabilities
@@ -225,13 +226,13 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetOwners() {
 	// Ensure all scoped keepers can get owners
 	for _, sk := range sks {
 		owners, ok := sk.GetOwners(suite.ctx, "transfer")
-		mods, cap, err := sk.LookupModules(suite.ctx, "transfer")
+		mods, transferCap, err := sk.LookupModules(suite.ctx, "transfer")
 
 		suite.Require().True(ok, "could not retrieve owners")
 		suite.Require().NotNil(owners, "owners is nil")
 
 		suite.Require().NoError(err, "could not retrieve modules")
-		suite.Require().NotNil(cap, "capability is nil")
+		suite.Require().NotNil(transferCap, "capability is nil")
 		suite.Require().NotNil(mods, "modules is nil")
 
 		suite.Require().Equal(len(expectedOrder), len(owners.Owners), "length of owners is unexpected")
@@ -284,14 +285,14 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestRevertCapability() {
 	cacheCtx := suite.ctx.WithMultiStore(msCache)
 
 	capName := "revert"
-	// Create capability on cached context
-	cap, err := sk.NewCapability(cacheCtx, capName)
+	// Create cachedCap on cached context
+	cachedCap, err := sk.NewCapability(cacheCtx, capName)
 	suite.Require().NoError(err, "could not create capability")
 
 	// Check that capability written in cached context
 	gotCache, ok := sk.GetCapability(cacheCtx, capName)
 	suite.Require().True(ok, "could not retrieve capability from cached context")
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, gotCache, "did not get correct capability from cached context")
+	suite.Require().Equal(cachedCap, gotCache, "did not get correct capability from cached context")
 
 	// Check that capability is NOT written to original context
 	got, ok := sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, capName)
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestRevertCapability() {
 
 	got, ok = sk.GetCapability(suite.ctx, capName)
 	suite.Require().True(ok, "could not retrieve capability from context")
-	suite.Require().Equal(cap, got, "did not get correct capability from context")
+	suite.Require().Equal(cachedCap, got, "did not get correct capability from context")
 }
 
 func TestKeeperTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/modules/capability/types/keys_test.go b/modules/capability/types/keys_test.go
index d0874ea27b0..c79cf2723ec 100644
--- a/modules/capability/types/keys_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/types/keys_test.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ func TestRevCapabilityKey(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFwdCapabilityKey(t *testing.T) {
-	cap := types.NewCapability(23)
-	expected := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("bank/fwd/%#016p", cap))
-	require.Equal(t, expected, types.FwdCapabilityKey("bank", cap))
+	capability := types.NewCapability(23)
+	expected := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("bank/fwd/%#016p", capability))
+	require.Equal(t, expected, types.FwdCapabilityKey("bank", capability))
 }
 
 func TestIndexToKey(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/modules/capability/types/types_test.go b/modules/capability/types/types_test.go
index b81d79877da..0e623aaefa7 100644
--- a/modules/capability/types/types_test.go
+++ b/modules/capability/types/types_test.go
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestCapabilityKey(t *testing.T) {
 	idx := uint64(3162)
-	cap := types.NewCapability(idx)
-	require.Equal(t, idx, cap.GetIndex())
-	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("Capability{%p, %d}", cap, idx), cap.String())
+	capability := types.NewCapability(idx)
+	require.Equal(t, idx, capability.GetIndex())
+	require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("Capability{%p, %d}", capability, idx), capability.String())
 }
 
 func TestOwner(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/scripts/go-lint-all.sh b/scripts/go-lint-all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..7a7883b36aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/go-lint-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." &> /dev/null && pwd )"
+export REPO_ROOT
+
+lint_module() {
+  local root="$1"
+  shift
+  cd "$(dirname "$root")" &&
+    echo "linting $(grep "^module" go.mod) [$(date -Iseconds -u)]" &&
+    golangci-lint run ./... -c "${REPO_ROOT}/.golangci.yml" "$@"
+}
+export -f lint_module
+
+find "${REPO_ROOT}" -type f -name go.mod -print0 |
+  xargs -0 -I{} bash -c 'lint_module "$@"' _ {} "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/go-test-all.py b/scripts/go-test-all.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..2ce44e7f455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/go-test-all.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+The purpose of this script is to run unit tests for all go modules in the current 
+directory. It works by recursively searching for all go.mod files in the directory and
+subdirectories and then running `go test` on each of them.
+
+It is not intended to be run directly, but rather to be called by the Makefile.
+"""
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+def require_env_var(name):
+    """ Require an environment variable to be set. """
+    value = os.environ.get(name, None)
+    if value is None:
+        print(f"Error: {name} environment variable is not set")
+        exit(1)
+    return value
+
+def find_go_modules(directory):
+    """ Find all go.mod files in the current directory and subdirectories. """
+    go_mod_files = []
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(directory):
+        if 'go.mod' in files:
+            go_mod_files.append(root)
+    return go_mod_files
+
+def run_tests_for_module(module, *runargs):
+    """ Run the unit tests for the given module. """
+    os.chdir(module)
+    
+    print(f"Running unit tests for {module}")
+
+    # add runargs to test_command
+    test_command = f'go test -mod=readonly {" ".join(runargs)} ./...'
+    result = subprocess.run(test_command, shell=True)
+    return result.returncode
+
+
+def run_tests(directory, *runargs):
+    """ Run the unit tests for all modules in dir. """
+    print("Starting unit tests")
+
+    # Find all go.mod files and get their directory names
+    go_modules = find_go_modules(directory)
+
+    exit_code = 0
+    for gomod in sorted(go_modules):
+        res = run_tests_for_module(gomod, *runargs)
+        if res != 0:
+            exit_code = res
+    exit(exit_code)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Get the environment variables given to us by the Makefile
+    ARGS = require_env_var('ARGS')
+    EXTRA_ARGS = require_env_var('EXTRA_ARGS')
+    TEST_PACKAGES = require_env_var('TEST_PACKAGES')
+
+    run_tests(os.getcwd(), ARGS, EXTRA_ARGS, TEST_PACKAGES)