Cherrypick out linter

.dprint.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "lineWidth": 80,
+  "markdown": {
+    "textWrap": "always",
+    "lineWidth": 80
+  },
+  "includes": ["**/*.md"],
+  "excludes": [
+    "**/node_modules",
+    "**/*-lock.json",
+    "**/target"
+  ],
+  "plugins": [
+    "https://plugins.dprint.dev/markdown-0.16.3.wasm"
+  ]
+}

.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Markdown Lint
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yaml'
+      - '.dprint.json'
+
+jobs:
+  markdown-lint:
+    name: Lint Markdown Files
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          components: rustfmt, clippy
+
+      - name: Cache Rust dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      - name: Install dprint
+        run: cargo install dprint
+
+      - name: Run dprint check
+        run: dprint check "**/*.md"

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ product related artefacts, like BOMs, between systems. The work includes:
 - Querying
 
 System and tooling implementors are encouraged to adopt this API standard for
-sending/receiving transparency artefacts between systems. 
+sending/receiving transparency artefacts between systems.
 This will enable more widespread
 "out of the box" integration support in the BOM ecosystem.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The Transparency Exchange API (TEA) supports publication and retrieval of a set
 
 ### xBOM
 
-Bill of materials for any type of component and service are supported. This includes, but is not limited to, SBOM, HBOM, AI/ML-BOM, SaaSBOM, and CBOM. The API provides a BOM format agnostic way of publishing, searching, and retrieval of xBOM artifacts. 
+Bill of materials for any type of component and service are supported. This includes, but is not limited to, SBOM, HBOM, AI/ML-BOM, SaaSBOM, and CBOM. The API provides a BOM format agnostic way of publishing, searching, and retrieval of xBOM artifacts.
 
 ### CDXA
 
@@ -90,6 +90,34 @@ Insights allows for “limited transparency” that can be asked and answered us
 
 ![](images/Project-Koala.svg)
 
+## Contributing
+
+### Markdown Formatting
+
+This repository uses a Rust-based Markdown formatter (dprint) to ensure
+consistent documentation formatting. When submitting pull requests that include
+Markdown files, the formatter will automatically check for formatting issues.
+
+To run the formatter locally:
+
+1. Install dprint:
+   ```bash
+   cargo install dprint
+   ```
+
+2. Check for formatting issues:
+   ```bash
+   dprint check "**/*.md"
+   ```
+
+3. Automatically format all Markdown files:
+   ```bash
+   dprint fmt "**/*.md"
+   ```
+
+The formatter enforces a maximum line length of 80 characters and consistent
+formatting across all Markdown files.
+
 ## Previous work
 
 - [The CycloneDX BOM Exchange API](/api/bomexchangeapi.md)