markdownlint-cli
CLI tool to lint and format Markdown files, enforcing consistent style and catching common issues.
Linting and formatting npm MIT
Used in agent projects
23
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in linting and formatting
#34 of 40
by use in those projects
Downloads
1.1M
npm, last 7 days, markdownlint-cli
GitHub stars
1,098
last push Oct 5, 2026
How markdownlint-cli is used
markdownlint-cli is a dependency in 23 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #34 of 40 in linting and formatting. The most used alternative there is ESLint. Projects that use it most often also use ESLint (78.3%), Husky (30.4%), c8 (30.4%).
Often used with markdownlint-cli
| ESLint | 78.3% of markdownlint-cli projects · 2.1× more than average |
|---|---|
| Husky | 30.4% of markdownlint-cli projects · 4.8× more than average |
| c8 | 30.4% of markdownlint-cli projects · 175.7× more than average |
| Prettier | 43.5% of markdownlint-cli projects · 2.5× more than average |
| js-yaml | 26.1% of markdownlint-cli projects · 26.9× more than average |
| Ajv | 21.7% of markdownlint-cli projects · 21.1× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 26.1% of markdownlint-cli projects · 3.0× more than average |
| TypeScript | 65.2% of markdownlint-cli projects |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list markdownlint-cli as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install markdownlint-cli |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (13), Python (5), Next.js (2), Java / Kotlin (1) |
| Example projects | microsoft/edge-ai, mturac/everything-openai-codex, Bike4Mind/bike4mind, lirantal/ls-mcp, lirantal/agent-rules |
Alternatives to markdownlint-cli
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESLint npm Linter that finds and fixes JavaScript code patterns based on AST analysis. |
4,833 (38.1%) | 162M | 27.6K | MIT |
| Prettier npm Opinionated code formatter for JavaScript, TypeScript, and related languages. |
2,218 (17.5%) | 138M | 52.4K | MIT |
| Biome npm Fast web toolchain providing linting, formatting and code quality all in one. |
445 (3.5%) | 17.7M | 25.9K | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| oxlint npm Fast JavaScript linter written in Rust with zero-config defaults. |
206 (1.6%) | 25.7M | 23K | MIT |
| Knip npm Find and fix unused dependencies, exports and files in TypeScript/JavaScript projects. |
150 (1.2%) | 17.5M | 12.4K | ISC |
| stylelint npm Linter that finds and fixes CSS errors and enforces code style conventions. |
140 (1.1%) | 10.8M | 11.5K | MIT |
| oxfmt npm Fast JavaScript formatter from the Oxc compiler project. |
125 (1.0%) | 16.3M | 23K | MIT |
| ESLint Import Resolver TypeScript npm ESLint plugin resolver adding TypeScript support to import/export linting. |
119 (0.9%) | 48.8M | 825 | ISC |