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+name: Lint & Validate
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check EditorConfig compliance
+        run: |
+          if command -v editorconfig-checker &> /dev/null; then
+            editorconfig-checker
+          else
+            echo "editorconfig-checker not installed — skipping"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check Markdown style
+        run: |
+          if command -v markdownlint &> /dev/null; then
+            markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules
+          else
+            echo "markdownlint not installed — skipping"
+          fi
+
+      - name: ShellCheck
+        run: |
+          if command -v shellcheck &> /dev/null; then
+            find . -name '*.sh' -exec shellcheck {} +
+          else
+            echo "shellcheck not installed — skipping"
+          fi
+
+      - name: YAML lint
+        run: |
+          if command -v yamllint &> /dev/null; then
+            yamllint .
+          else
+            echo "yamllint not installed — skipping"
+          fi