This repository serves as a template for others and establishes very basic structure and tooling setup for later customization.

Hooks are centrally configured for the repo in the .gitconfig file. The pre-commit hook (.githooks/pre-commit) runs Prettier (--check) on staged Markdown, JSON, JSON5, and YAML, and CSpell against staged Markdown to catch common typos; the spell-checker's settings live in .cspell.json. The same checks run in CI on every pull request via the Lint workflow, and the pinned tool versions — in both the hook and the workflow — are kept current by Renovate.

Hooks are opt-in per clone. Enable them once, from the repo root:

git config set --local include.path "../.gitconfig"

Running the hook requires Node.js (>=18); the tools are fetched on demand via npx.

Because this is a template, treat the linter as a starting point and adjust it for your repo. The file extensions are the most likely thing to change: Prettier checks Markdown, JSON, JSON5, and YAML, and CSpell checks Markdown. If you change those globs, update both .githooks/pre-commit and the Lint workflow so local commits and CI stay in sync. Swapping tools or changing the pinned versions works the same way.