diff --git a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/code-pushup.config.ts b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/code-pushup.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3483337ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/code-pushup.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import eslintPlugin from '@code-pushup/eslint-plugin';
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin(
+      { patterns: ['src/*.js'] },
+      {
+        artifacts: {
+          generateArtifactsCommand:
+            'npx eslint src/*.js --format json --output-file ./.code-pushup/eslint-report.json',
+          artifactsPaths: ['./.code-pushup/eslint-report.json'],
+        },
+      },
+    ),
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/eslint.config.cjs b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/eslint.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cef1161f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/eslint.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/** @type {import('eslint').Linter.Config[]} */
+module.exports = [
+  {
+    ignores: ['code-pushup.config.ts'],
+  },
+  {
+    rules: {
+      eqeqeq: 'error',
+      'max-lines': ['warn', 100],
+      'no-unused-vars': 'warn',
+    },
+  },
+];
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/src/index.js b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39665c6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/mocks/fixtures/artifacts-config/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+function unusedFn() {
+  return '42';
+}
+
+module.exports = function orwell() {
+  if (2 + 2 == 5) {
+    console.log(1984);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/collect.e2e.test.ts.snap b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/collect.e2e.test.ts.snap
index b20625b3b..a3de821a2 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/collect.e2e.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/__snapshots__/collect.e2e.test.ts.snap
@@ -225,3 +225,235 @@ exports[`PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package > should run ESLin
   ],
 }
 `;
+
+exports[`PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package > should run ESLint plugin with artifacts options 1`] = `
+{
+  "packageName": "@code-pushup/core",
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "audits": [
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **eqeqeq**.",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [
+              {
+                "message": "Expected '===' and instead saw '=='.",
+                "severity": "error",
+                "source": {
+                  "file": "tmp/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/__test__/artifacts-config/src/index.js",
+                  "position": {
+                    "endColumn": 15,
+                    "endLine": 6,
+                    "startColumn": 13,
+                    "startLine": 6,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "1 error",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/eqeqeq",
+          "score": 0,
+          "slug": "eqeqeq",
+          "title": "Require the use of \`===\` and \`!==\`",
+          "value": 1,
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **max-lines**.
+
+Custom options:
+
+\`\`\`json
+100
+\`\`\`",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "passed",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/max-lines",
+          "score": 1,
+          "slug": "max-lines-71b54366cb01f77b",
+          "title": "Enforce a maximum number of lines per file",
+          "value": 0,
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **no-unused-vars**.",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [
+              {
+                "message": "'unusedFn' is defined but never used.",
+                "severity": "warning",
+                "source": {
+                  "file": "tmp/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/__test__/artifacts-config/src/index.js",
+                  "position": {
+                    "endColumn": 18,
+                    "endLine": 1,
+                    "startColumn": 10,
+                    "startLine": 1,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "1 warning",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/no-unused-vars",
+          "score": 0,
+          "slug": "no-unused-vars",
+          "title": "Disallow unused variables",
+          "value": 1,
+        },
+      ],
+      "description": "Official Code PushUp ESLint plugin",
+      "docsUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/eslint-plugin",
+      "groups": [
+        {
+          "description": "Code that either will cause an error or may cause confusing behavior. Developers should consider this a high priority to resolve.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "no-unused-vars",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "problems",
+          "title": "Problems",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Something that could be done in a better way but no errors will occur if the code isn't changed.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "eqeqeq",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "max-lines-71b54366cb01f77b",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "suggestions",
+          "title": "Suggestions",
+        },
+      ],
+      "icon": "eslint",
+      "packageName": "@code-pushup/eslint-plugin",
+      "slug": "eslint",
+      "title": "ESLint",
+    },
+  ],
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package > should run ESLint plugin with artifacts options and create eslint-report.json and report.json 1`] = `
+{
+  "packageName": "@code-pushup/core",
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "audits": [
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **eqeqeq**.",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [
+              {
+                "message": "Expected '===' and instead saw '=='.",
+                "severity": "error",
+                "source": {
+                  "file": "tmp/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/__test__/artifacts-config/src/index.js",
+                  "position": {
+                    "endColumn": 15,
+                    "endLine": 6,
+                    "startColumn": 13,
+                    "startLine": 6,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "1 error",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/eqeqeq",
+          "score": 0,
+          "slug": "eqeqeq",
+          "title": "Require the use of \`===\` and \`!==\`",
+          "value": 1,
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **max-lines**.
+
+Custom options:
+
+\`\`\`json
+100
+\`\`\`",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "passed",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/max-lines",
+          "score": 1,
+          "slug": "max-lines-71b54366cb01f77b",
+          "title": "Enforce a maximum number of lines per file",
+          "value": 0,
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "ESLint rule **no-unused-vars**.",
+          "details": {
+            "issues": [
+              {
+                "message": "'unusedFn' is defined but never used.",
+                "severity": "warning",
+                "source": {
+                  "file": "tmp/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/__test__/artifacts-config/src/index.js",
+                  "position": {
+                    "endColumn": 18,
+                    "endLine": 1,
+                    "startColumn": 10,
+                    "startLine": 1,
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          "displayValue": "1 warning",
+          "docsUrl": "https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/no-unused-vars",
+          "score": 0,
+          "slug": "no-unused-vars",
+          "title": "Disallow unused variables",
+          "value": 1,
+        },
+      ],
+      "description": "Official Code PushUp ESLint plugin",
+      "docsUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/@code-pushup/eslint-plugin",
+      "groups": [
+        {
+          "description": "Code that either will cause an error or may cause confusing behavior. Developers should consider this a high priority to resolve.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "no-unused-vars",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "problems",
+          "title": "Problems",
+        },
+        {
+          "description": "Something that could be done in a better way but no errors will occur if the code isn't changed.",
+          "refs": [
+            {
+              "slug": "eqeqeq",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+            {
+              "slug": "max-lines-71b54366cb01f77b",
+              "weight": 1,
+            },
+          ],
+          "slug": "suggestions",
+          "title": "Suggestions",
+        },
+      ],
+      "icon": "eslint",
+      "packageName": "@code-pushup/eslint-plugin",
+      "slug": "eslint",
+      "title": "ESLint",
+    },
+  ],
+}
+`;
diff --git a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
index 98966c6b8..bbfada16a 100644
--- a/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/plugin-eslint-e2e/tests/collect.e2e.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package', () => {
   );
   const fixturesFlatConfigDir = path.join(fixturesDir, 'flat-config');
   const fixturesLegacyConfigDir = path.join(fixturesDir, 'legacy-config');
+  const fixturesArtifactsConfigDir = path.join(fixturesDir, 'artifacts-config');
 
   const envRoot = path.join(
     E2E_ENVIRONMENTS_DIR,
@@ -28,22 +29,32 @@ describe('PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package', () => {
   );
   const flatConfigDir = path.join(envRoot, 'flat-config');
   const legacyConfigDir = path.join(envRoot, 'legacy-config');
+  const artifactsConfigDir = path.join(envRoot, 'artifacts-config');
   const flatConfigOutputDir = path.join(flatConfigDir, '.code-pushup');
   const legacyConfigOutputDir = path.join(legacyConfigDir, '.code-pushup');
+  const artifactsConfigOutputDir = path.join(
+    artifactsConfigDir,
+    '.code-pushup',
+  );
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await cp(fixturesFlatConfigDir, flatConfigDir, { recursive: true });
     await cp(fixturesLegacyConfigDir, legacyConfigDir, { recursive: true });
+    await cp(fixturesArtifactsConfigDir, artifactsConfigDir, {
+      recursive: true,
+    });
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
     await teardownTestFolder(flatConfigDir);
     await teardownTestFolder(legacyConfigDir);
+    await teardownTestFolder(artifactsConfigDir);
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
     await teardownTestFolder(flatConfigOutputDir);
     await teardownTestFolder(legacyConfigOutputDir);
+    await teardownTestFolder(artifactsConfigOutputDir);
   });
 
   it('should run ESLint plugin for flat config and create report.json', async () => {
@@ -80,4 +91,21 @@ describe('PLUGIN collect report with eslint-plugin NPM package', () => {
     expect(() => reportSchema.parse(report)).not.toThrow();
     expect(omitVariableReportData(report as Report)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('should run ESLint plugin with artifacts options and create eslint-report.json and report.json', async () => {
+    const { code } = await executeProcess({
+      command: 'npx',
+      args: ['@code-pushup/cli', 'collect', '--no-progress'],
+      cwd: artifactsConfigDir,
+    });
+
+    expect(code).toBe(0);
+
+    const report = await readJsonFile(
+      path.join(artifactsConfigOutputDir, 'report.json'),
+    );
+
+    expect(() => reportSchema.parse(report)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(omitVariableReportData(report as Report)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index b612c5eed..5f3c675ac 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     },
     "code-pushup-eslint": {
       "cache": true,
-      "inputs": ["default", "code-pushup-inputs", "lint-eslint-inputs"],
+      "inputs": ["default", "code-pushup-inputs"],
       "outputs": ["{projectRoot}/.code-pushup/eslint/runner-output.json"],
       "executor": "nx:run-commands",
       "options": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-eslint/README.md b/packages/plugin-eslint/README.md
index 75a45dc63..a1ace02ff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-eslint/README.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-eslint/README.md
@@ -226,6 +226,149 @@ export default {
 
 2. Run the CLI with `npx code-pushup collect` and view or upload report (refer to [CLI docs](../cli/README.md)).
 
+## Artifacts generation and loading
+
+In addition to running ESLint from the plugin implementation, you can configure the plugin to consume pre-generated ESLint reports (artifacts). This is particularly useful for:
+
+- **CI/CD pipelines**: Use cached lint results from your build system
+- **Monorepo setups**: Aggregate results from multiple projects or targets
+- **Performance optimization**: Skip ESLint execution when reports are already available
+- **Custom workflows**: Integrate with existing linting infrastructure
+
+The artifacts feature supports loading ESLint JSON reports that follow the standard `ESLint.LintResult[]` format.
+
+### Basic artifact configuration
+
+Specify the path(s) to your ESLint JSON report files:
+
+```js
+import eslintPlugin from '@code-pushup/eslint-plugin';
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin({
+      artifacts: {
+        artifactsPaths: './eslint-report.json',
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+};
+```
+
+### Multiple artifact files
+
+Use glob patterns to aggregate results from multiple files:
+
+```js
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin({
+      artifacts: {
+        artifactsPaths: ['packages/**/eslint-report.json', 'apps/**/.eslint/*.json'],
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+};
+```
+
+### Generate artifacts with custom command
+
+If you need to generate the artifacts before loading them, use the `generateArtifactsCommand` option:
+
+```js
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin({
+      artifacts: {
+        generateArtifactsCommand: 'npm run lint:report',
+        artifactsPaths: './eslint-report.json',
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+};
+```
+
+You can also specify the command with arguments:
+
+```js
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin({
+      artifacts: {
+        generateArtifactsCommand: {
+          command: 'eslint',
+          args: ['src/**/*.{js,ts}', '--format=json', '--output-file=eslint-report.json'],
+        },
+        artifactsPaths: './eslint-report.json',
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+};
+```
+
 ## Nx Monorepo Setup
 
-Find all details in our [Nx setup guide](https://github.com/code-pushup/cli/wiki/Code-PushUp-integration-guide-for-Nx-monorepos#eslint-config).
+### Caching artifact generation
+
+To leverage Nx's caching capabilities, you need to generate a JSON artifact for caching, while still being able to see the ESLint violations in the terminal or CI logs, so you can fix them.
+This can be done by leveraging eslint formatter.
+
+_lint target from nx.json_
+
+```json
+{
+  "lint": {
+    "inputs": ["lint-eslint-inputs"],
+    "outputs": ["{projectRoot}/.eslint/**/*"],
+    "cache": true,
+    "executor": "nx:run-commands",
+    "options": {
+      "command": "eslint",
+      "args": ["{projectRoot}/**/*.ts", "{projectRoot}/package.json", "--config={projectRoot}/eslint.config.js", "--max-warnings=0", "--no-warn-ignored", "--error-on-unmatched-pattern=false", "--format=@code-pushup/eslint-formatter-multi"],
+      "env": {
+        "ESLINT_FORMATTER_CONFIG": "{\"outputDir\":\"{projectRoot}/.eslint\"}"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+As you can now generate the `eslint-report.json` from cache your plugin configuration can directly consume them.
+
+_code-pushup.config.ts target from nx.json_
+
+```jsonc
+{
+  "code-pushup": {
+    "dependsOn": ["lint"],
+    // also multiple targets can be merged into one report
+    //     "dependsOn": ["lint", "lint-next"],
+    "executor": "nx:run-commands",
+    "options": {
+      "command": "npx code-pushup",
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+and the project configuration leverages `dependsOn` to ensure the artefacts are generated when running code-pushup.
+
+Your `code-pushup.config.ts` can then be configured to consume the cached artifacts:
+
+```js
+import eslintPlugin from '@code-pushup/eslint-plugin';
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    await eslintPlugin({
+      artifacts: {
+        artifactsPaths: 'packages/**/.eslint/eslint-report-*.json',
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+};
+```
+
+---
+
+Find more details in our [Nx setup guide](https://github.com/code-pushup/cli/wiki/Code-PushUp-integration-guide-for-Nx-monorepos#eslint-config).