diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index bc1ea7f4f0..cff518414a 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 // @ts-ignore Needed due to moduleResolution Node vs Bundler
 import { tanstackConfig } from '@tanstack/config/eslint'
+import unusedImports from 'eslint-plugin-unused-imports'
 
 export default [
   ...tanstackConfig,
   {
     name: 'tanstack/temp',
+    plugins: {
+      'unused-imports': unusedImports,
+    },
     rules: {
       'no-case-declarations': 'off',
       'no-shadow': 'off',
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ export default [
       '@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function': 'off',
       '@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition': 'warn',
       '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type': 'off',
+      'unused-imports/no-unused-imports': 'warn',
     },
   },
 ]
diff --git a/examples/angular/column-pinning-sticky/src/app/app.component.ts b/examples/angular/column-pinning-sticky/src/app/app.component.ts
index 11f87b8c52..ec0b1cc62f 100644
--- a/examples/angular/column-pinning-sticky/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/examples/angular/column-pinning-sticky/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   computed,
   signal,
diff --git a/examples/angular/filters/src/app/app.component.ts b/examples/angular/filters/src/app/app.component.ts
index d9b577ad5f..88d18b9815 100644
--- a/examples/angular/filters/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/examples/angular/filters/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
         : this.columnFilters.set(updater)
     },
     getCoreRowModel: createCoreRowModel(),
-    getFilteredRowModel: createFilteredRowModel(), //client-side filtering
+    getFilteredRowModel: createFilteredRowModel(), // client-side filtering
     getSortedRowModel: createSortedRowModel(),
     getPaginatedRowModel: createPaginatedRowModel(),
     getFacetedRowModel: createFacetedRowModel(), // client-side faceting
diff --git a/examples/angular/filters/src/app/table-filter.component.ts b/examples/angular/filters/src/app/table-filter.component.ts
index 6cede7dddd..e770805afa 100644
--- a/examples/angular/filters/src/app/table-filter.component.ts
+++ b/examples/angular/filters/src/app/table-filter.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common'
-import { Component, OnInit, computed, input } from '@angular/core'
+import { Component, computed, input } from '@angular/core'
 import { DebouncedInputDirective } from './debounced-input.directive'
 import type {
   CellData,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@tanstack/angular-table'
 
 declare module '@tanstack/angular-table' {
-  //allows us to define custom properties for our columns
+  // allows us to define custom properties for our columns
   interface ColumnMeta<
     TFeatures extends TableFeatures,
     TFns extends Fns<TFeatures, TFns, TData>,
diff --git a/examples/angular/row-selection-signal/src/app/selection-column.component.ts b/examples/angular/row-selection-signal/src/app/selection-column.component.ts
index 76fac142a3..50d057b84c 100644
--- a/examples/angular/row-selection-signal/src/app/selection-column.component.ts
+++ b/examples/angular/row-selection-signal/src/app/selection-column.component.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export class TableHeadSelectionComponent<T> {
   // You can define and use the table field, which is defined in HeaderContext.
   // Please take note that only signal based input is supported.
 
-  //column = input.required<Column<T, unknown>>()
-  //header = input.required<Header<T, unknown>>()
+  // column = input.required<Column<T, unknown>>()
+  // header = input.required<Header<T, unknown>>()
   table = input.required<Table<T>>()
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/lit/column-sizing/src/main.ts b/examples/lit/column-sizing/src/main.ts
index 65423d6aed..421c8745d6 100644
--- a/examples/lit/column-sizing/src/main.ts
+++ b/examples/lit/column-sizing/src/main.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const columns: Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>> = [
   {
     accessorKey: 'rank',
     header: 'Rank',
-    invertSorting: true, //invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
+    invertSorting: true, // invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'createdAt',
diff --git a/examples/lit/filters/src/main.ts b/examples/lit/filters/src/main.ts
index 7dcd2517ef..5acf26d65e 100644
--- a/examples/lit/filters/src/main.ts
+++ b/examples/lit/filters/src/main.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const columns: Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>> = [
 ]
 
 declare module '@tanstack/lit-table' {
-  //allows us to define custom properties for our columns
+  // allows us to define custom properties for our columns
   interface ColumnMeta<
     TFeatures extends TableFeatures,
     TFns extends Fns<TFeatures, TFns, TData>,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class LitTableExample extends LitElement {
         }
       },
       getCoreRowModel: createCoreRowModel(),
-      getFilteredRowModel: createFilteredRowModel(), //client side filtering
+      getFilteredRowModel: createFilteredRowModel(), // client side filtering
       getSortedRowModel: createSortedRowModel(),
       getPaginatedRowModel: createPaginatedRowModel(),
       debugTable: true,
diff --git a/examples/lit/row-selection/src/main.ts b/examples/lit/row-selection/src/main.ts
index 538120724b..d11a3dcb62 100644
--- a/examples/lit/row-selection/src/main.ts
+++ b/examples/lit/row-selection/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { customElement, property, state } from 'lit/decorators.js'
+import { customElement, state } from 'lit/decorators.js'
 import { LitElement, html } from 'lit'
 import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'
 import {
diff --git a/examples/lit/sorting/src/main.ts b/examples/lit/sorting/src/main.ts
index ce3cd03003..0d1b3cb9cf 100644
--- a/examples/lit/sorting/src/main.ts
+++ b/examples/lit/sorting/src/main.ts
@@ -22,30 +22,30 @@ const columns: Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>> = [
   {
     accessorKey: 'firstName',
     cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
-    //this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column
+    // this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column
   },
   {
     accessorFn: (row) => row.lastName,
     id: 'lastName',
     cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
     header: () => html`<span>Last Name</span>`,
-    sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end
-    sortDescFirst: false, //first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)
+    sortUndefined: 'last', // force undefined values to the end
+    sortDescFirst: false, // first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'age',
     header: () => 'Age',
-    //this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column
+    // this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'visits',
     header: () => html`<span>Visits</span>`,
-    sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end
+    sortUndefined: 'last', // force undefined values to the end
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'status',
     header: 'Status',
-    sortingFn: sortStatusFn, //use our custom sorting function for this enum column
+    sortingFn: sortStatusFn, // use our custom sorting function for this enum column
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'progress',
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const columns: Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>> = [
   {
     accessorKey: 'rank',
     header: 'Rank',
-    invertSorting: true, //invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
+    invertSorting: true, // invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
   },
   {
     accessorKey: 'createdAt',
diff --git a/examples/lit/virtualized-rows/src/main.ts b/examples/lit/virtualized-rows/src/main.ts
index a4c5dc2c11..c878964212 100644
--- a/examples/lit/virtualized-rows/src/main.ts
+++ b/examples/lit/virtualized-rows/src/main.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ class LitTableExample extends LitElement {
           class="container"
           ${ref(this.tableContainerRef)}
           style="${styleMap({
-            overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
-            position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
-            height: '800px', //should be a fixed height
+            overflow: 'auto', // our scrollable table container
+            position: 'relative', // needed for sticky header
+            height: '800px', // should be a fixed height
           })}"
         >
           <table style="display: grid">
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ class LitTableExample extends LitElement {
             <tbody
               style=${styleMap({
                 display: 'grid',
-                height: `${virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
-                position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
+                height: `${virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, // tells scrollbar how big the table is
+                position: 'relative', // needed for absolute positioning of rows
               })}
             >
               ${repeat(
diff --git a/examples/qwik/row-selection/src/main.tsx b/examples/qwik/row-selection/src/main.tsx
index f4d102d37a..c5422f0306 100644
--- a/examples/qwik/row-selection/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/qwik/row-selection/src/main.tsx
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const App = component$(() => {
                   <th
                     key={id}
                     onClick$={$(() => {
-                      const thisCol = table.getColumn(id)! //avoid serialization error
+                      const thisCol = table.getColumn(id)! // avoid serialization error
                       thisCol.toggleSorting()
                     })}
                     colSpan={header.colSpan}
diff --git a/examples/qwik/sorting/src/main.tsx b/examples/qwik/sorting/src/main.tsx
index 6c72a6e33d..8b1706b5af 100644
--- a/examples/qwik/sorting/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/qwik/sorting/src/main.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const App = component$(() => {
                             : ''
                         }
                         onClick$={$((event) => {
-                          const col = table.getColumn(id)! //avoid serializing errors
+                          const col = table.getColumn(id)! // avoid serializing errors
                           col.getToggleSortingHandler()!(event)
                         })}
                         title={
diff --git a/examples/react/column-dnd/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/column-dnd/src/main.tsx
index e5acf482fd..b40d8f3e2a 100644
--- a/examples/react/column-dnd/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/column-dnd/src/main.tsx
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function App() {
       setColumnOrder((prevColumnOrder) => {
         const oldIndex = prevColumnOrder.indexOf(active.id as string)
         const newIndex = prevColumnOrder.indexOf(over.id as string)
-        return arrayMove(prevColumnOrder, oldIndex, newIndex) //this is just a splice util
+        return arrayMove(prevColumnOrder, oldIndex, newIndex) // this is just a splice util
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/react/column-pinning-sticky/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/column-pinning-sticky/src/main.tsx
index 68f650848e..5ea1fa3d99 100644
--- a/examples/react/column-pinning-sticky/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/column-pinning-sticky/src/main.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ const _features = tableFeatures({
   ColumnOrdering,
 })
 
-//These are the important styles to make sticky column pinning work!
-//Apply styles like this using your CSS strategy of choice with this kind of logic to head cells, data cells, footer cells, etc.
-//View the index.css file for more needed styles such as border-collapse: separate
+// These are the important styles to make sticky column pinning work!
+// Apply styles like this using your CSS strategy of choice with this kind of logic to head cells, data cells, footer cells, etc.
+// View the index.css file for more needed styles such as border-collapse: separate
 const getCommonPinningStyles = (column: Column<any, Person>): CSSProperties => {
   const isPinned = column.getIsPinned()
   const isLastLeftPinnedColumn =
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function App() {
                     <th
                       key={header.id}
                       colSpan={header.colSpan}
-                      //IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
+                      // IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
                       style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
                     >
                       <div className="whitespace-nowrap">
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function App() {
                   return (
                     <td
                       key={cell.id}
-                      //IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
+                      // IMPORTANT: This is where the magic happens!
                       style={{ ...getCommonPinningStyles(column) }}
                     >
                       {flexRender(
diff --git a/examples/react/column-resizing-performant/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/column-resizing-performant/src/main.tsx
index 4e97afe90c..0577b52106 100644
--- a/examples/react/column-resizing-performant/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/column-resizing-performant/src/main.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function App() {
     return colSizes
   }, [table.getState().columnResizing, table.getState().columnSizing])
 
-  //demo purposes
+  // demo purposes
   const [enableMemo, setEnableMemo] = React.useState(true)
 
   return (
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function App() {
           {...{
             className: 'divTable',
             style: {
-              ...columnSizeVars, //Define column sizes on the <table> element
+              ...columnSizeVars, // Define column sizes on the <table> element
               width: table.getTotalSize(),
             },
           }}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function App() {
   )
 }
 
-//un-memoized normal table body component - see memoized version below
+// un-memoized normal table body component - see memoized version below
 function TableBody({ table }: { table: Table<any, Person> }) {
   return (
     <div
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function TableBody({ table }: { table: Table<any, Person> }) {
           }}
         >
           {row.getVisibleCells().map((cell) => {
-            //simulate expensive render
+            // simulate expensive render
             for (const _ of Array(10000)) {
               Math.random()
             }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function TableBody({ table }: { table: Table<any, Person> }) {
   )
 }
 
-//special memoized wrapper for our table body that we will use during column resizing
+// special memoized wrapper for our table body that we will use during column resizing
 export const MemoizedTableBody = React.memo(
   TableBody,
   (prev, next) => prev.table.options.data === next.table.options.data,
diff --git a/examples/react/custom-features/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/custom-features/src/main.tsx
index 55f3e61603..b774fff9d0 100644
--- a/examples/react/custom-features/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/custom-features/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
@@ -49,15 +48,15 @@ export interface DensityInstance {
 
 // Use declaration merging to add our new feature APIs and state types to TanStack Table's existing types.
 declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
-  //merge our new feature's state with the existing table state
+  // merge our new feature's state with the existing table state
   interface TableState extends DensityTableState {}
-  //merge our new feature's options with the existing table options
+  // merge our new feature's options with the existing table options
   interface TableOptions<
     TFeatures extends TableFeatures,
     TFns extends Fns<TFeatures, TFns, TData>,
     TData extends RowData,
   > extends DensityOptions {}
-  //merge our new feature's instance APIs with the existing table instance APIs
+  // merge our new feature's instance APIs with the existing table instance APIs
   interface Table<
     TFeatures extends TableFeatures,
     TFns extends Fns<TFeatures, TFns, TData>,
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ export const DensityFeature: TableFeature = {
     table.toggleDensity = (value) => {
       table.setDensity((old) => {
         if (value) return value
-        return old === 'lg' ? 'md' : old === 'md' ? 'sm' : 'lg' //cycle through the 3 options
+        return old === 'lg' ? 'md' : old === 'md' ? 'sm' : 'lg' // cycle through the 3 options
       })
     }
   },
@@ -138,9 +137,9 @@ export const DensityFeature: TableFeature = {
   // if you need to add header instance APIs...
   // constructHeader: <TFeatures extends TableFeatures, TFns extends Fns<TFeatures, TFns, TData>, TData extends RowData>(header, table): void => {},
 }
-//end of custom feature code
+// end of custom feature code
 
-//app code
+// app code
 function App() {
   const columns = React.useMemo<Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>>>(
     () => [
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ function App() {
   const [density, setDensity] = React.useState<DensityState>('md')
 
   const table = useTable({
-    _features: { DensityFeature }, //pass our custom feature to the table to be instantiated upon creation
+    _features: { DensityFeature }, // pass our custom feature to the table to be instantiated upon creation
     _rowModels: {
       Filtered: createFilteredRowModel(),
       Paginated: createPaginatedRowModel(),
@@ -194,9 +193,9 @@ function App() {
     data,
     debugTable: true,
     state: {
-      density, //passing the density state to the table, TS is still happy :)
+      density, // passing the density state to the table, TS is still happy :)
     },
-    onDensityChange: setDensity, //using the new onDensityChange option, TS is still happy :)
+    onDensityChange: setDensity, // using the new onDensityChange option, TS is still happy :)
   })
 
   return (
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ function App() {
                     key={header.id}
                     colSpan={header.colSpan}
                     style={{
-                      //using our new feature
+                      // using our new feature
                       padding:
                         density === 'sm'
                           ? '4px'
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ function App() {
                     <td
                       key={cell.id}
                       style={{
-                        //using our new feature
+                        // using our new feature
                         padding:
                           density === 'sm'
                             ? '4px'
diff --git a/examples/react/expanding/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/expanding/src/main.tsx
index b6b11678d7..d99ec39bb2 100644
--- a/examples/react/expanding/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/expanding/src/main.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   RowExpanding,
   RowPagination,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
diff --git a/examples/react/filters-faceted/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/filters-faceted/src/main.tsx
index 2d4cf23e58..7410231e1d 100644
--- a/examples/react/filters-faceted/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/filters-faceted/src/main.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   ColumnFiltering,
   RowPagination,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFacetedMinMaxValues,
   createFacetedRowModel,
   createFacetedUniqueValues,
diff --git a/examples/react/filters-fuzzy/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/filters-fuzzy/src/main.tsx
index 7ad5a145be..db1c0bf8e0 100644
--- a/examples/react/filters-fuzzy/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/filters-fuzzy/src/main.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   ColumnFiltering,
   RowPagination,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ const _features = tableFeatures({
 })
 
 declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
-  //add fuzzy filter to the filterFns
+  // add fuzzy filter to the filterFns
   interface FilterFns {
     fuzzy: FilterFn<typeof _features, unknown>
   }
@@ -73,8 +72,8 @@ const fuzzySort: SortingFn<typeof _features, any> = (rowA, rowB, columnId) => {
   // Only sort by rank if the column has ranking information
   if (rowA.columnFiltersMeta[columnId]) {
     dir = compareItems(
-      rowA.columnFiltersMeta[columnId].itemRank!,
-      rowB.columnFiltersMeta[columnId].itemRank!,
+      rowA.columnFiltersMeta[columnId].itemRank,
+      rowB.columnFiltersMeta[columnId].itemRank,
     )
   }
 
@@ -94,35 +93,35 @@ function App() {
     () => [
       {
         accessorKey: 'id',
-        filterFn: 'equalsString', //note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - exact match required
+        filterFn: 'equalsString', // note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - exact match required
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'firstName',
         cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
-        filterFn: 'includesStringSensitive', //note: normal non-fuzzy filter column
+        filterFn: 'includesStringSensitive', // note: normal non-fuzzy filter column
       },
       {
-        accessorFn: (row) => row.lastName, //note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - case sensitive
+        accessorFn: (row) => row.lastName, // note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - case sensitive
         id: 'lastName',
         cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
         header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,
-        filterFn: 'includesString', //note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - case insensitive
+        filterFn: 'includesString', // note: normal non-fuzzy filter column - case insensitive
       },
       {
         accessorFn: (row) => `${row.firstName} ${row.lastName}`,
         id: 'fullName',
         header: 'Full Name',
         cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
-        filterFn: 'fuzzy', //using our custom fuzzy filter function
+        filterFn: 'fuzzy', // using our custom fuzzy filter function
         // filterFn: fuzzyFilter, //or just define with the function
-        sortingFn: fuzzySort, //sort by fuzzy rank (falls back to alphanumeric)
+        sortingFn: fuzzySort, // sort by fuzzy rank (falls back to alphanumeric)
       },
     ],
     [],
   )
 
   const [data, setData] = React.useState<Array<Person>>(() => makeData(5_000))
-  const refreshData = () => setData((_old) => makeData(50_000)) //stress test
+  const refreshData = () => setData((_old) => makeData(50_000)) // stress test
 
   const table = useTable<typeof _features, Person>({
     _features,
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ function App() {
     columns,
     data,
     filterFns: {
-      fuzzy: fuzzyFilter, //define as a filter function that can be used in column definitions
+      fuzzy: fuzzyFilter, // define as a filter function that can be used in column definitions
     },
     state: {
       columnFilters,
@@ -142,13 +141,13 @@ function App() {
     },
     onColumnFiltersChange: setColumnFilters,
     onGlobalFilterChange: setGlobalFilter,
-    globalFilterFn: 'fuzzy', //apply fuzzy filter to the global filter (most common use case for fuzzy filter)
+    globalFilterFn: 'fuzzy', // apply fuzzy filter to the global filter (most common use case for fuzzy filter)
     debugTable: true,
     debugHeaders: true,
     debugColumns: false,
   })
 
-  //apply the fuzzy sort if the fullName column is being filtered
+  // apply the fuzzy sort if the fullName column is being filtered
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (table.getState().columnFilters[0]?.id === 'fullName') {
       if (table.getState().sorting[0]?.id !== 'fullName') {
diff --git a/examples/react/full-width-resizable-table/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/full-width-resizable-table/src/main.tsx
index e26f55db03..db798a017c 100644
--- a/examples/react/full-width-resizable-table/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/full-width-resizable-table/src/main.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
-import { createCoreRowModel, flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import { flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import { makeData } from './makeData'
 import type { ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import type { Person } from './makeData'
diff --git a/examples/react/full-width-table/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/full-width-table/src/main.tsx
index d8dbfef0bc..6c18f4f8e6 100644
--- a/examples/react/full-width-table/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/full-width-table/src/main.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
diff --git a/examples/react/fully-controlled/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/fully-controlled/src/main.tsx
index efa8d27c8c..dc0be5ec30 100644
--- a/examples/react/fully-controlled/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/fully-controlled/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
diff --git a/examples/react/grouping/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/grouping/src/main.tsx
index 6574da6dc9..e3d7006230 100644
--- a/examples/react/grouping/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/grouping/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
 import {
-  ColumnDef,
   ColumnFiltering,
   ColumnGrouping,
   RowExpanding,
   RowPagination,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createExpandedRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createGroupedRowModel,
@@ -20,7 +18,8 @@ import {
   flexRender,
 } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import { makeData } from './makeData'
-import type { GroupingState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import type { ColumnDef ,
+  GroupingState} from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import type { Person } from './makeData'
 
 const tableHelper = createTableHelper({
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ function App() {
   )
 
   const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(10_000))
-  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(100_000)) //stress test
+  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(100_000)) // stress test
 
   const [grouping, setGrouping] = React.useState<GroupingState>([])
 
diff --git a/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/App.tsx b/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/App.tsx
index 526302783b..0f818f6526 100644
--- a/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFacetedMinMaxValues,
   createFacetedRowModel,
   createFacetedUniqueValues,
diff --git a/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/components/ActionButtons.tsx b/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/components/ActionButtons.tsx
index 11ca67337d..dfe177e630 100644
--- a/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/components/ActionButtons.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/kitchen-sink/src/components/ActionButtons.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Props<T extends RowData> = {
   previousPage: () => void
   refreshData: () => void
   rerender: () => void
-  rowSelection: Object
+  rowSelection: object
   setPageIndex: (index: number) => void
   setPageSize: (size: number) => void
   totalRows: number
diff --git a/examples/react/material-ui-pagination/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/material-ui-pagination/src/main.tsx
index ecb5d5c56d..dccdb4c99d 100644
--- a/examples/react/material-ui-pagination/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/material-ui-pagination/src/main.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import InputBase from '@mui/material/InputBase'
 import Paper from '@mui/material/Paper'
 
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   flexRender,
diff --git a/examples/react/pagination-controlled/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/pagination-controlled/src/main.tsx
index 97b88693e9..3818e82a96 100644
--- a/examples/react/pagination-controlled/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/pagination-controlled/src/main.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 
 import './index.css'
 
-import { createCoreRowModel, flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import { flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import { fetchData } from './fetchData'
 import type { ColumnDef, PaginationState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ function App() {
     _rowModels: {},
     columns,
     data: dataQuery.data?.rows ?? defaultData,
-    rowCount: dataQuery.data?.rowCount, //alternatively, just pass in `pageCount` directly
+    rowCount: dataQuery.data?.rowCount, // alternatively, just pass in `pageCount` directly
     // pageCount: dataQuery.data?.pageCount, //recommended to use `rowCount` instead like just above
     state: {
       pagination,
     },
     onPaginationChange: setPagination,
-    manualPagination: true, //we're doing manual "server-side" pagination
+    manualPagination: true, // we're doing manual "server-side" pagination
     // getPaginatedRowModel: createPaginatedRowModel(), // If only doing manual pagination, you don't need this
     debugTable: true,
   })
diff --git a/examples/react/pagination/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/pagination/src/main.tsx
index 4d75d34c3c..0572920929 100644
--- a/examples/react/pagination/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/pagination/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 import './index.css'
 
 import {
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ function MyTable({
     data,
     debugTable: true,
     onPaginationChange: setPagination,
-    //no need to pass pageCount or rowCount with client-side pagination as it is calculated automatically
+    // no need to pass pageCount or rowCount with client-side pagination as it is calculated automatically
     state: {
       pagination,
     },
diff --git a/examples/react/query-router-search-params/src/components/table.tsx b/examples/react/query-router-search-params/src/components/table.tsx
index 5a5c57bd74..a7e6ef88c0 100644
--- a/examples/react/query-router-search-params/src/components/table.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/query-router-search-params/src/components/table.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createCoreRowModel, flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import { flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import { DebouncedInput } from './debouncedInput'
 import type {
   ColumnDef,
diff --git a/examples/react/row-dnd/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/row-dnd/src/main.tsx
index 309c797110..1ef72c75ae 100644
--- a/examples/react/row-dnd/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/row-dnd/src/main.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 
 import './index.css'
 
-import { createCoreRowModel, flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import { flexRender, useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 
 // needed for table body level scope DnD setup
 import {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const DraggableRow = ({ row }: { row: Row<any, Person> }) => {
   })
 
   const style: CSSProperties = {
-    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform), //let dnd-kit do its thing
+    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform), // let dnd-kit do its thing
     transition: transition,
     opacity: isDragging ? 0.8 : 1,
     zIndex: isDragging ? 1 : 0,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function App() {
     _rowModels: {},
     columns,
     data,
-    getRowId: (row) => row.userId, //required because row indexes will change
+    getRowId: (row) => row.userId, // required because row indexes will change
     debugTable: true,
     debugHeaders: true,
     debugColumns: true,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function App() {
       setData((data) => {
         const oldIndex = dataIds.indexOf(active.id)
         const newIndex = dataIds.indexOf(over.id)
-        return arrayMove(data, oldIndex, newIndex) //this is just a splice util
+        return arrayMove(data, oldIndex, newIndex) // this is just a splice util
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/react/row-pinning/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/row-pinning/src/main.tsx
index 4ef558f213..9b94ea220a 100644
--- a/examples/react/row-pinning/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/row-pinning/src/main.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   RowExpanding,
   RowPagination,
   RowPinning,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createExpandedRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
diff --git a/examples/react/row-selection/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/row-selection/src/main.tsx
index db205db75a..60a4f29d45 100644
--- a/examples/react/row-selection/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/row-selection/src/main.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   ColumnFiltering,
   RowPagination,
   RowSelection,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createFilteredRowModel,
   createPaginatedRowModel,
   flexRender,
diff --git a/examples/react/sorting/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/sorting/src/main.tsx
index 2d1e03ac48..34e72b188a 100644
--- a/examples/react/sorting/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/sorting/src/main.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import './index.css'
 
 import {
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import { makeData } from './makeData'
 import type { ColumnDef, SortingFn, SortingState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 import type { Person } from './makeData'
 
-//custom sorting logic for one of our enum columns
+// custom sorting logic for one of our enum columns
 const sortStatusFn: SortingFn<any, Person> = (rowA, rowB, _columnId) => {
   const statusA = rowA.original.status
   const statusB = rowB.original.status
@@ -32,30 +31,30 @@ function App() {
       {
         accessorKey: 'firstName',
         cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
-        //this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column
+        // this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column
       },
       {
         accessorFn: (row) => row.lastName,
         id: 'lastName',
         cell: (info) => info.getValue(),
         header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,
-        sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end
-        sortDescFirst: false, //first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)
+        sortUndefined: 'last', // force undefined values to the end
+        sortDescFirst: false, // first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'age',
         header: () => 'Age',
-        //this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column
+        // this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'visits',
         header: () => <span>Visits</span>,
-        sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end
+        sortUndefined: 'last', // force undefined values to the end
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'status',
         header: 'Status',
-        sortingFn: sortStatusFn, //use our custom sorting function for this enum column
+        sortingFn: sortStatusFn, // use our custom sorting function for this enum column
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'progress',
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ function App() {
       {
         accessorKey: 'rank',
         header: 'Rank',
-        invertSorting: true, //invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
+        invertSorting: true, // invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)
       },
       {
         accessorKey: 'createdAt',
@@ -77,21 +76,21 @@ function App() {
   )
 
   const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(1_000))
-  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(100_000)) //stress test with 100k rows
+  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(100_000)) // stress test with 100k rows
 
   const table = useTable({
     _features: { RowSorting },
     _rowModels: {
-      Sorted: createSortedRowModel(), //client-side sorting
+      Sorted: createSortedRowModel(), // client-side sorting
     },
     columns,
     data,
     debugTable: true,
-    onSortingChange: setSorting, //optionally control sorting state in your own scope for easy access
+    onSortingChange: setSorting, // optionally control sorting state in your own scope for easy access
     // sortingFns: {
     //   sortStatusFn, //or provide our custom sorting function globally for all columns to be able to use
     // },
-    //no need to pass pageCount or rowCount with client-side pagination as it is calculated automatically
+    // no need to pass pageCount or rowCount with client-side pagination as it is calculated automatically
     state: {
       sorting,
     },
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ function App() {
     // maxMultiSortColCount: 3, // only allow 3 columns to be sorted at once - default is Infinity
   })
 
-  //access sorting state from the table instance
+  // access sorting state from the table instance
   console.log(table.getState().sorting)
 
   return (
diff --git a/examples/react/sub-components/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/sub-components/src/main.tsx
index 3f33865bbf..3c6f147491 100644
--- a/examples/react/sub-components/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/sub-components/src/main.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import './index.css'
 
 import {
   RowExpanding,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createExpandedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
diff --git a/examples/react/virtualized-columns/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/virtualized-columns/src/main.tsx
index 02a682fb06..1ad4f9336e 100644
--- a/examples/react/virtualized-columns/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/virtualized-columns/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import './index.css'
 import {
   ColumnSizing,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
@@ -38,24 +37,24 @@ function App() {
 
   const visibleColumns = table.getVisibleLeafColumns()
 
-  //The virtualizers need to know the scrollable container element
+  // The virtualizers need to know the scrollable container element
   const tableContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
-  //we are using a slightly different virtualization strategy for columns (compared to virtual rows) in order to support dynamic row heights
+  // we are using a slightly different virtualization strategy for columns (compared to virtual rows) in order to support dynamic row heights
   const columnVirtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: visibleColumns.length,
-    estimateSize: (index) => visibleColumns[index].getSize(), //estimate width of each column for accurate scrollbar dragging
+    estimateSize: (index) => visibleColumns[index].getSize(), // estimate width of each column for accurate scrollbar dragging
     getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
     horizontal: true,
-    overscan: 3, //how many columns to render on each side off screen each way (adjust this for performance)
+    overscan: 3, // how many columns to render on each side off screen each way (adjust this for performance)
   })
 
-  //dynamic row height virtualization - alternatively you could use a simpler fixed row height strategy without the need for `measureElement`
+  // dynamic row height virtualization - alternatively you could use a simpler fixed row height strategy without the need for `measureElement`
   const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: rows.length,
-    estimateSize: () => 33, //estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
+    estimateSize: () => 33, // estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
     getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
-    //measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
+    // measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
     measureElement:
       typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
       navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') === -1
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ function App() {
   const virtualColumns = columnVirtualizer.getVirtualItems()
   const virtualRows = rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems()
 
-  //different virtualization strategy for columns - instead of absolute and translateY, we add empty columns to the left and right
+  // different virtualization strategy for columns - instead of absolute and translateY, we add empty columns to the left and right
   let virtualPaddingLeft: number | undefined
   let virtualPaddingRight: number | undefined
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ function App() {
       (virtualColumns[virtualColumns.length - 1]?.end ?? 0)
   }
 
-  //All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
+  // All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
   return (
     <div className="app">
       {process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? (
@@ -95,9 +94,9 @@ function App() {
         className="container"
         ref={tableContainerRef}
         style={{
-          overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
-          position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
-          height: '800px', //should be a fixed height
+          overflow: 'auto', // our scrollable table container
+          position: 'relative', // needed for sticky header
+          height: '800px', // should be a fixed height
         }}
       >
         {/* Even though we're still using sematic table tags, we must use CSS grid and flexbox for dynamic row heights */}
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ function App() {
                 style={{ display: 'flex', width: '100%' }}
               >
                 {virtualPaddingLeft ? (
-                  //fake empty column to the left for virtualization scroll padding
+                  // fake empty column to the left for virtualization scroll padding
                   <th style={{ display: 'flex', width: virtualPaddingLeft }} />
                 ) : null}
                 {virtualColumns.map((vc) => {
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ function App() {
                   )
                 })}
                 {virtualPaddingRight ? (
-                  //fake empty column to the right for virtualization scroll padding
+                  // fake empty column to the right for virtualization scroll padding
                   <th style={{ display: 'flex', width: virtualPaddingRight }} />
                 ) : null}
               </tr>
@@ -159,8 +158,8 @@ function App() {
           <tbody
             style={{
               display: 'grid',
-              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
-              position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
+              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, // tells scrollbar how big the table is
+              position: 'relative', // needed for absolute positioning of rows
             }}
           >
             {virtualRows.map((virtualRow) => {
@@ -169,18 +168,18 @@ function App() {
 
               return (
                 <tr
-                  data-index={virtualRow.index} //needed for dynamic row height measurement
-                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} //measure dynamic row height
+                  data-index={virtualRow.index} // needed for dynamic row height measurement
+                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} // measure dynamic row height
                   key={row.id}
                   style={{
                     display: 'flex',
                     position: 'absolute',
-                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, //this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
+                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, // this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
                     width: '100%',
                   }}
                 >
                   {virtualPaddingLeft ? (
-                    //fake empty column to the left for virtualization scroll padding
+                    // fake empty column to the left for virtualization scroll padding
                     <td
                       style={{ display: 'flex', width: virtualPaddingLeft }}
                     />
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ function App() {
                     )
                   })}
                   {virtualPaddingRight ? (
-                    //fake empty column to the right for virtualization scroll padding
+                    // fake empty column to the right for virtualization scroll padding
                     <td
                       style={{ display: 'flex', width: virtualPaddingRight }}
                     />
diff --git a/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/main.tsx
index 80e0c3995d..7fcc34cff4 100644
--- a/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/main.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
 
 import './index.css'
 
-//3 TanStack Libraries!!!
+// 3 TanStack Libraries!!!
 import {
   ColumnSizing,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import type { ColumnDef, OnChangeFn, SortingState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 const fetchSize = 50
 
 function App() {
-  //we need a reference to the scrolling element for logic down below
+  // we need a reference to the scrolling element for logic down below
   const tableContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   const [sorting, setSorting] = React.useState<SortingState>([])
@@ -78,16 +77,16 @@ function App() {
     [],
   )
 
-  //react-query has a useInfiniteQuery hook that is perfect for this use case
+  // react-query has a useInfiniteQuery hook that is perfect for this use case
   const { data, fetchNextPage, isFetching, isLoading } =
     useInfiniteQuery<PersonApiResponse>({
       queryKey: [
         'people',
-        sorting, //refetch when sorting changes
+        sorting, // refetch when sorting changes
       ],
       queryFn: async ({ pageParam = 0 }) => {
         const start = (pageParam as number) * fetchSize
-        const fetchedData = await fetchData(start, fetchSize, sorting) //pretend api call
+        const fetchedData = await fetchData(start, fetchSize, sorting) // pretend api call
         return fetchedData
       },
       initialPageParam: 0,
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ function App() {
       placeholderData: keepPreviousData,
     })
 
-  //flatten the array of arrays from the useInfiniteQuery hook
+  // flatten the array of arrays from the useInfiniteQuery hook
   const flatData = React.useMemo(
     () => data?.pages.flatMap((page) => page.data) ?? [],
     [data],
@@ -104,12 +103,12 @@ function App() {
   const totalDBRowCount = data?.pages[0]?.meta?.totalRowCount ?? 0
   const totalFetched = flatData.length
 
-  //called on scroll and possibly on mount to fetch more data as the user scrolls and reaches bottom of table
+  // called on scroll and possibly on mount to fetch more data as the user scrolls and reaches bottom of table
   const fetchMoreOnBottomReached = React.useCallback(
     (containerRefElement?: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
       if (containerRefElement) {
         const { scrollHeight, scrollTop, clientHeight } = containerRefElement
-        //once the user has scrolled within 500px of the bottom of the table, fetch more data if we can
+        // once the user has scrolled within 500px of the bottom of the table, fetch more data if we can
         if (
           scrollHeight - scrollTop - clientHeight < 500 &&
           !isFetching &&
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ function App() {
     [fetchNextPage, isFetching, totalFetched, totalDBRowCount],
   )
 
-  //a check on mount and after a fetch to see if the table is already scrolled to the bottom and immediately needs to fetch more data
+  // a check on mount and after a fetch to see if the table is already scrolled to the bottom and immediately needs to fetch more data
   React.useEffect(() => {
     fetchMoreOnBottomReached(tableContainerRef.current)
   }, [fetchMoreOnBottomReached])
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ function App() {
     debugTable: true,
   })
 
-  //scroll to top of table when sorting changes
+  // scroll to top of table when sorting changes
   const handleSortingChange: OnChangeFn<SortingState> = (updater) => {
     setSorting(updater)
     if (table.getRowModel().rows.length) {
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ function App() {
     }
   }
 
-  //since this table option is derived from table row model state, we're using the table.setOptions utility
+  // since this table option is derived from table row model state, we're using the table.setOptions utility
   table.setOptions((prev) => ({
     ...prev,
     onSortingChange: handleSortingChange,
@@ -157,9 +156,9 @@ function App() {
 
   const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: rows.length,
-    estimateSize: () => 33, //estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
+    estimateSize: () => 33, // estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
     getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
-    //measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
+    // measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
     measureElement:
       typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
       navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') === -1
@@ -187,9 +186,9 @@ function App() {
         onScroll={(e) => fetchMoreOnBottomReached(e.target as HTMLDivElement)}
         ref={tableContainerRef}
         style={{
-          overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
-          position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
-          height: '600px', //should be a fixed height
+          overflow: 'auto', // our scrollable table container
+          position: 'relative', // needed for sticky header
+          height: '600px', // should be a fixed height
         }}
       >
         {/* Even though we're still using sematic table tags, we must use CSS grid and flexbox for dynamic row heights */}
@@ -242,21 +241,21 @@ function App() {
           <tbody
             style={{
               display: 'grid',
-              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
-              position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
+              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, // tells scrollbar how big the table is
+              position: 'relative', // needed for absolute positioning of rows
             }}
           >
             {rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((virtualRow) => {
               const row = rows[virtualRow.index]
               return (
                 <tr
-                  data-index={virtualRow.index} //needed for dynamic row height measurement
-                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} //measure dynamic row height
+                  data-index={virtualRow.index} // needed for dynamic row height measurement
+                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} // measure dynamic row height
                   key={row.id}
                   style={{
                     display: 'flex',
                     position: 'absolute',
-                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, //this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
+                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, // this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
                     width: '100%',
                   }}
                 >
diff --git a/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/makeData.ts b/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/makeData.ts
index ef1f41e723..ee8bd2efdb 100644
--- a/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/makeData.ts
+++ b/examples/react/virtualized-infinite-scrolling/src/makeData.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
-import type { ColumnSort, SortingState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
+import type { SortingState } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 
 export type Person = {
   id: number
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function makeData(...lens: Array<number>) {
 
 const data = makeData(1000)
 
-//simulates a backend api
+// simulates a backend api
 export const fetchData = async (
   start: number,
   size: number,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const fetchData = async (
     })
   }
 
-  //simulate a backend api
+  // simulate a backend api
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200))
 
   return {
diff --git a/examples/react/virtualized-rows/src/main.tsx b/examples/react/virtualized-rows/src/main.tsx
index 4ae9509f5a..151f8ed613 100644
--- a/examples/react/virtualized-rows/src/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/virtualized-rows/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import './index.css'
 import {
   ColumnSizing,
   RowSorting,
-  createCoreRowModel,
   createSortedRowModel,
   flexRender,
   useTable,
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ import { makeData } from './makeData'
 import type { Person } from './makeData'
 import type { ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table'
 
-//This is a dynamic row height example, which is more complicated, but allows for a more realistic table.
-//See https://tanstack.com/virtual/v3/docs/examples/react/table for a simpler fixed row height example.
+// This is a dynamic row height example, which is more complicated, but allows for a more realistic table.
+// See https://tanstack.com/virtual/v3/docs/examples/react/table for a simpler fixed row height example.
 function App() {
   const columns = React.useMemo<Array<ColumnDef<any, Person>>>(
     () => [
@@ -79,14 +78,14 @@ function App() {
 
   const { rows } = table.getRowModel()
 
-  //The virtualizer needs to know the scrollable container element
+  // The virtualizer needs to know the scrollable container element
   const tableContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   const rowVirtualizer = useVirtualizer({
     count: rows.length,
-    estimateSize: () => 33, //estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
+    estimateSize: () => 33, // estimate row height for accurate scrollbar dragging
     getScrollElement: () => tableContainerRef.current,
-    //measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
+    // measure dynamic row height, except in firefox because it measures table border height incorrectly
     measureElement:
       typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
       navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') === -1
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ function App() {
     overscan: 5,
   })
 
-  //All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
+  // All important CSS styles are included as inline styles for this example. This is not recommended for your code.
   return (
     <div className="app">
       {process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? (
@@ -110,9 +109,9 @@ function App() {
         className="container"
         ref={tableContainerRef}
         style={{
-          overflow: 'auto', //our scrollable table container
-          position: 'relative', //needed for sticky header
-          height: '800px', //should be a fixed height
+          overflow: 'auto', // our scrollable table container
+          position: 'relative', // needed for sticky header
+          height: '800px', // should be a fixed height
         }}
       >
         {/* Even though we're still using sematic table tags, we must use CSS grid and flexbox for dynamic row heights */}
@@ -165,21 +164,21 @@ function App() {
           <tbody
             style={{
               display: 'grid',
-              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, //tells scrollbar how big the table is
-              position: 'relative', //needed for absolute positioning of rows
+              height: `${rowVirtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, // tells scrollbar how big the table is
+              position: 'relative', // needed for absolute positioning of rows
             }}
           >
             {rowVirtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((virtualRow) => {
               const row = rows[virtualRow.index]
               return (
                 <tr
-                  data-index={virtualRow.index} //needed for dynamic row height measurement
-                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} //measure dynamic row height
+                  data-index={virtualRow.index} // needed for dynamic row height measurement
+                  ref={(node) => rowVirtualizer.measureElement(node)} // measure dynamic row height
                   key={row.id}
                   style={{
                     display: 'flex',
                     position: 'absolute',
-                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, //this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
+                    transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`, // this should always be a `style` as it changes on scroll
                     width: '100%',
                   }}
                 >
diff --git a/examples/vue/basic/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/basic/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/basic/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/basic/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/column-ordering/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/column-ordering/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/column-ordering/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/column-ordering/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/column-pinning/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/column-pinning/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/column-pinning/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/column-pinning/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/pagination-controlled/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/pagination-controlled/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/pagination-controlled/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/pagination-controlled/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/pagination/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/pagination/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/pagination/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/pagination/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/row-selection/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/row-selection/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/row-selection/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/row-selection/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/examples/vue/sorting/src/env.d.ts b/examples/vue/sorting/src/env.d.ts
index aafef9509d..f5e6ee3b3c 100644
--- a/examples/vue/sorting/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/examples/vue/sorting/src/env.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare module '*.vue' {
   import type { DefineComponent } from 'vue'
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
   const component: DefineComponent<{}, {}, any>
   export default component
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f40c33c76e..6ad3b0ce3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^22.7.4",
     "eslint": "^9.11.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^4.1.4",
     "jsdom": "^25.0.1",
     "knip": "^5.30.6",
     "nx": "^19.8.2",
diff --git a/packages/table-core/src/types/TableFeatures.ts b/packages/table-core/src/types/TableFeatures.ts
index 2f82e6da26..58f980e3cc 100644
--- a/packages/table-core/src/types/TableFeatures.ts
+++ b/packages/table-core/src/types/TableFeatures.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { Fns } from './Fns'
 import type { CellData, RowData } from './type-utils'
-import type { ColumnDef, ColumnDefBase_All } from './ColumnDef'
+import type { ColumnDefBase_All } from './ColumnDef'
 import type { Cell } from './Cell'
 import type { Column } from './Column'
 import type { Header } from './Header'
 import type { Row } from './Row'
 import type { Table } from './Table'
-import type { TableOptions, TableOptions_All } from './TableOptions'
+import type { TableOptions_All } from './TableOptions'
 import type { TableState } from './TableState'
 
 export interface TableFeature {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9a78b88090..7c447c350b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ importers:
       eslint:
         specifier: ^9.11.1
         version: 9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6)
+      eslint-plugin-unused-imports:
+        specifier: ^4.1.4
+        version: 4.1.4(@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@8.7.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@8.7.0(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2))(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2))(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))
       jsdom:
         specifier: ^25.0.1
         version: 25.0.1
@@ -7036,6 +7039,15 @@ packages:
       svelte:
         optional: true
 
+  eslint-plugin-unused-imports@4.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YptD6IzQjDardkl0POxnnRBhU1OEePMV0nd6siHaRBbd+lyh6NAhFEobiznKU7kTsSsDeSD62Pe7kAM1b7dAZQ==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': ^8.0.0-0 || ^7.0.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^5.0.0
+      eslint: ^9.0.0 || ^8.0.0
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin':
+        optional: true
+
   eslint-plugin-vue@9.28.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ShrihdjIhOTxs+MfWun6oJWuk+g/LAhN+CiuOl/jjkG3l0F2AuK5NMTaWqyvBgkFtpYmyks6P4603mLmhNJW8g==}
     engines: {node: ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0}
@@ -15190,6 +15202,12 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - ts-node
 
+  eslint-plugin-unused-imports@4.1.4(@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@8.7.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@8.7.0(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2))(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2))(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6)):
+    dependencies:
+      eslint: 9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6)
+    optionalDependencies:
+      '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': 8.7.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@8.7.0(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2))(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))(typescript@5.6.2)
+
   eslint-plugin-vue@9.28.0(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6)):
     dependencies:
       '@eslint-community/eslint-utils': 4.4.0(eslint@9.11.1(jiti@1.21.6))