diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
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+name: Lint Markdown
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: '12.x'
+      - run: npm install -g markdownlint-cli@0.23.2
+      - run: markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
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+# MD001 Header levels should only increment by one level at a time
+MD001: false
+
+# MD004 Unordered list style
+MD004: false
+
+# MD005 Inconsistent indentation for list items at the same level
+MD005: false
+
+# MD006 Consider starting bulleted lists at the beginning of the line
+MD006: false
+
+# MD007 Unordered list indentation
+MD007: false
+
+# MD013 Line length
+MD013: false
+
+# MD024 Multiple headers with the same content
+MD024: false
+
+# MD025 Multiple top level headers in the same document
+MD025: false
+
+# MD032 Lists should be surrounded by blank lines
+MD032: false
+
+# MD033 Inline HTML
+MD033: false
+
+# MD040 Fenced code blocks should have a language specified
+MD040: false