format-markdown

Markdown Formatting Skill

Format Markdown files so they are structurally correct, readable, and consistent with the repository's formatting/lint rules.

Step 1 - Determine Scope

• If the user provides files, format only those files.
• Otherwise format changed Markdown files in the current branch/diff.
• If no changed Markdown files exist, ask for explicit paths before proceeding.

Step 2 - Load Local Conventions

• Read project formatting/lint config when present (for example .prettierrc*, .markdownlint*, lint scripts in package.json, justfile, Makefile).
• Apply the repository's conventions over generic defaults.
• Read rules.md and treat those rules as baseline behavior.

Step 3 - Apply Formatter (Preferred Order)

1. Run repository-native formatting command if one exists (for example just, make, or package script targeting markdown).
2. If none exists, use a standard Markdown formatter available in the repo toolchain (for example Prettier).
3. If Markdown linter auto-fix is configured, run it after formatting.

Do not introduce formatting tools that are not already part of the repository unless the user asks.

Step 4 - Validate

• Run markdown checks/lint commands available in the repository.
• If checks fail with auto-fixable findings, apply fixes and re-run checks.
• Report any remaining non-auto-fixable violations with file paths.

Step 5 - Safety Rules

• Preserve document meaning and code block content.
• Do not rewrite prose for style unless the user asks.
• Do not alter links/anchors in ways that break navigation.
• Keep frontmatter valid and unchanged semantically.

Step 6 - Output

Report:

• files formatted
• command(s) used
• verification command(s) and results
• any remaining manual fixes required