diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale-check.yml b/.github/workflows/vale-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9725cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Vale Linter Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  vale-quality-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Vale
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases/download/v3.9.0/vale_3.9.0_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz
+          tar -xvzf vale_3.9.0_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz
+          sudo mv vale /usr/local/bin/
+
+      - name: Run Vale Smoke Test
+        run: |
+          cd docs-linter
+          vale sync
+          vale smoke-test.md --no-exit
+
+      - name: Install Markdownlint
+        run: sudo npm install -g markdownlint-cli
+
+      - name: Run Markdownlint (Format Check)
+        run: |
+          cd docs-linter
+          markdownlint --config .markdownlint.json smoke-test.md || true
diff --git a/docs-linter/.markdownlint.json b/docs-linter/.markdownlint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9711d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "default": true,
+  "MD013": false,
+  "MD024": false,
+  "MD033": false,
+  "MD034": false,
+  "MD041": false
+}
diff --git a/docs-linter/.vale.ini b/docs-linter/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0da6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+StylesPath = styles
+MinAlertLevel = suggestion
+Vocab = terms
+Packages = Microsoft
+
+[*.{md,mdx}]
+BasedOnStyles = Vale, Microsoft, custom-rules
+TokenIgnores = (https?://[^\s\)]+), (`.+?`), (\*\*.+?\*\*)
+BlockIgnores = (?s)(^---\n.*?\n---)
diff --git a/docs-linter/smoke-test.md b/docs-linter/smoke-test.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..523f713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/smoke-test.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Smoke Test File
+
+This is a paragraph with trailing spaces at the end.
+(That line has spaces, triggering MD009).
+
+# A Second H1 Header (Violation: MD025)
+
+#### Skipped Header Level (Violation: MD001 - H1 to H4)
+
+Here is a list of Vale violations:
+
+1. **Branding:** We use netfoundry and github in our daily work.
+2. **Passive Voice:** The file was opened by the admin.
+3. **Wordiness:** In order to login, you must utilize the key.
+4. **First Person:** I decided to push the code myself.
+5. **Spelling:** This is a testtoken for moret esting.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Auto.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Auto.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4da4393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Auto.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "In general, don't hyphenate '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/a/auto
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: convert
+  params:
+    - simple
+tokens:
+  - 'auto-\w+'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/ComplexWords.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/ComplexWords.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5be92d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/ComplexWords.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'"
+level: warning
+ignorecase: true
+# This rule swaps complex words for simpler ones (e.g. utilize -> use)
+swap:
+  utilize: use
+  utilization: use
+  facilitate: help
+  leverage: use
+  commence: start
+  terminate: end
+  subsequently: later
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Contractions.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Contractions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c81dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Contractions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/word-choice/use-contractions
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  are not: aren't
+  cannot: can't
+  could not: couldn't
+  did not: didn't
+  do not: don't
+  does not: doesn't
+  has not: hasn't
+  have not: haven't
+  how is: how's
+  is not: isn't
+
+  'it is(?!\.)': it's
+  'it''s(?=\.)': it is
+
+  should not: shouldn't
+
+  "that is(?![.,])": that's
+  'that''s(?=\.)': that is
+
+  'they are(?!\.)': they're
+  'they''re(?=\.)': they are
+
+  was not: wasn't
+
+  'we are(?!\.)': we're
+  'we''re(?=\.)': we are
+
+  'we have(?!\.)': we've
+  'we''ve(?=\.)': we have
+
+  were not: weren't
+
+  'what is(?!\.)': what's
+  'what''s(?=\.)': what is
+
+  'when is(?!\.)': when's
+  'when''s(?=\.)': when is
+
+  'where is(?!\.)': where's
+  'where''s(?=\.)': where is
+
+  will not: won't
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Dashes.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Dashes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b05ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Dashes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Remove the spaces around '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/dashes-hyphens/emes
+ignorecase: true
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim
+    - " "
+tokens:
+  - '\s[—–]\s|\s[—–]|[—–]\s'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateFormat.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateFormat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1965313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateFormat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: Use 'July 31, 2016' format, not '%s'.
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/term-collections/date-time-terms
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\d{1,2} (?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)|May|Jun(?:e)|Jul(?:y)|Aug(?:ust)|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?) \d{4}'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateNumbers.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateNumbers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d4674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateNumbers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use ordinal numbers for dates."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/numbers#numbers-in-dates
+level: error
+nonword: true
+ignorecase: true
+raw:
+  - \b(?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)|May|Jun(?:e)|Jul(?:y)|Aug(?:ust)|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?)\b\s*
+tokens:
+  - first
+  - second
+  - third
+  - fourth
+  - fifth
+  - sixth
+  - seventh
+  - eighth
+  - ninth
+  - tenth
+  - eleventh
+  - twelfth
+  - thirteenth
+  - fourteenth
+  - fifteenth
+  - sixteenth
+  - seventeenth
+  - eighteenth
+  - nineteenth
+  - twentieth
+  - twenty-first
+  - twenty-second
+  - twenty-third
+  - twenty-fourth
+  - twenty-fifth
+  - twenty-sixth
+  - twenty-seventh
+  - twenty-eighth
+  - twenty-ninth
+  - thirtieth
+  - thirty-first
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateOrder.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateOrder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d69ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/DateOrder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Always spell out the name of the month."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/numbers#numbers-in-dates
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\b\d{1,2}/\d{1,2}/(?:\d{4}|\d{2})\b'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ellipses.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ellipses.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..320457a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ellipses.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "In general, don't use an ellipsis."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/ellipses
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+action:
+  name: remove
+tokens:
+  - '\.\.\.'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/FirstPerson.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/FirstPerson.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f58dea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/FirstPerson.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use first person (such as '%s') sparingly."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/grammar/person
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - (?:^|\s)I(?=\s)
+  - (?:^|\s)I(?=,\s)
+  - \bI'd\b
+  - \bI'll\b
+  - \bI'm\b
+  - \bI've\b
+  - \bme\b
+  - \bmy\b
+  - \bmine\b
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Gender.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Gender.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47c0802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Gender.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use '%s'."
+link: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-style-guide/blob/master/styleguide/grammar/nouns-pronouns.md#pronouns-and-gender
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - he/she
+  - s/he
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingColons.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingColons.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7013c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingColons.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Capitalize '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/colons
+nonword: true
+level: error
+scope: heading
+tokens:
+  - ':\s[a-z]'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingPunctuation.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingPunctuation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4954cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/HeadingPunctuation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use end punctuation in headings."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/periods
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+scope: heading
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim_right
+    - ".?!"
+tokens:
+  - "[a-z][.?!]$"
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Headings.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Headings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63624ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Headings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+extends: capitalization
+message: "'%s' should use sentence-style capitalization."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/capitalization
+level: suggestion
+scope: heading
+match: $sentence
+indicators:
+  - ':'
+exceptions:
+  - Azure
+  - CLI
+  - Code
+  - Cosmos
+  - Docker
+  - Emmet
+  - I
+  - Kubernetes
+  - Linux
+  - macOS
+  - Marketplace
+  - MongoDB
+  - REPL
+  - Studio
+  - TypeScript
+  - URLs
+  - Visual
+  - VS
+  - Windows
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Hyphens.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Hyphens.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e5731c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Hyphens.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' doesn't need a hyphen."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/dashes-hyphens/hyphens
+level: warning
+ignorecase: false
+nonword: true
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - regex
+    - "-"
+    - " "
+tokens:
+  - '\b[^\s-]+ly-\w+\b'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Negative.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Negative.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d73221f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Negative.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Form a negative number with an en dash, not a hyphen."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/numbers
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - regex
+    - "-"
+    - "–"
+tokens:
+  - '(?<=\s)-\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ordinal.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ordinal.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3483e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Ordinal.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't add -ly to an ordinal number."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/numbers
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim
+    - ly
+tokens:
+  - firstly
+  - secondly
+  - thirdly
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/OxfordComma.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/OxfordComma.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..493b55c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/OxfordComma.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use the Oxford comma in '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/commas
+scope: sentence
+level: suggestion
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '(?:[^\s,]+,){1,} \w+ (?:and|or) \w+[.?!]'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Percentages.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Percentages.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b68a736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Percentages.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use a numeral plus the units."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/numbers
+nonword: true
+level: error
+tokens:
+  - '\b[a-zA-z]+\spercent\b'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Plurals.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Plurals.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bb6660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Plurals.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't add '%s' to a singular noun. Use plural instead."
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/a-z-word-list-term-collections/s/s-es
+raw:
+  - '\(s\)|\(es\)'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Spacing.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Spacing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd10e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Spacing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' should have one space."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/punctuation/periods
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '[a-z][.?!] {2,}[A-Z]'
+  - '[a-z][.?!][A-Z]'
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Wordiness.yml b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Wordiness.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a4fea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/Microsoft/Wordiness.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/word-choice/use-simple-words-concise-sentences
+ignorecase: true
+level: suggestion
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  "sufficient number(?: of)?": enough
+  (?:extract|take away|eliminate): remove
+  (?:in order to|as a means to): to
+  (?:inform|let me know): tell
+  (?:previous|prior) to: before
+  (?:utilize|make use of): use
+  a (?:large)? majority of: most
+  a (?:large)? number of: many
+  a myriad of: myriad
+  adversely impact: hurt
+  all across: across
+  all of a sudden: suddenly
+  all of these: these
+  all of(?! a sudden| these): all
+  all-time record: record
+  almost all: most
+  almost never: seldom
+  along the lines of: similar to
+  an adequate number of: enough
+  an appreciable number of: many
+  an estimated: about
+  any and all: all
+  are in agreement: agree
+  as a matter of fact: in fact
+  as a means of: to
+  as a result of: because of
+  as of yet: yet
+  as per: per
+  at a later date: later
+  at all times: always
+  at the present time: now
+  at this point in time: at this point
+  based in large part on: based on
+  based on the fact that: because
+  basic necessity: necessity
+  because of the fact that: because
+  came to a realization: realized
+  came to an abrupt end: ended abruptly
+  carry out an evaluation of: evaluate
+  close down: close
+  closed down: closed
+  complete stranger: stranger
+  completely separate: separate
+  concerning the matter of: regarding
+  conduct a review of: review
+  conduct an investigation: investigate
+  conduct experiments: experiment
+  continue on: continue
+  despite the fact that: although
+  disappear from sight: disappear
+  doomed to fail: doomed
+  drag and drop: drag
+  drag-and-drop: drag
+  due to the fact that: because
+  during the period of: during
+  during the time that: while
+  emergency situation: emergency
+  establish connectivity: connect
+  except when: unless
+  excessive number: too many
+  extend an invitation: invite
+  fall down: fall
+  fell down: fell
+  for the duration of: during
+  gather together: gather
+  has the ability to: can
+  has the capacity to: can
+  has the opportunity to: could
+  hold a meeting: meet
+  if this is not the case: if not
+  in a careful manner: carefully
+  in a thoughtful manner: thoughtfully
+  in a timely manner: timely
+  in addition: also
+  in an effort to: to
+  in between: between
+  in lieu of: instead of
+  in many cases: often
+  in most cases: usually
+  in order to: to
+  in some cases: sometimes
+  in spite of the fact that: although
+  in spite of: despite
+  in the (?:very)? near future: soon
+  in the event that: if
+  in the neighborhood of: roughly
+  in the vicinity of: close to
+  it would appear that: apparently
+  lift up: lift
+  made reference to: referred to
+  make reference to: refer to
+  mix together: mix
+  none at all: none
+  not in a position to: unable
+  not possible: impossible
+  of major importance: important
+  perform an assessment of: assess
+  pertaining to: about
+  place an order: order
+  plays a key role in: is essential to
+  present time: now
+  readily apparent: apparent
+  some of the: some
+  span across: span
+  subsequent to: after
+  successfully complete: complete
+  take action: act
+  take into account: consider
+  the question as to whether: whether
+  there is no doubt but that: doubtless
+  this day and age: this age
+  this is a subject that: this subject
+  time (?:frame|period): time
+  under the provisions of: under
+  until such time as: until
+  used for fuel purposes: used for fuel
+  whether or not: whether
+  with regard to: regarding
+  with the exception of: except for
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/config/vocabularies/terms/accept.txt b/docs-linter/styles/config/vocabularies/terms/accept.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..254ebec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/config/vocabularies/terms/accept.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+performant
+hostname
+repo
+linter
+egress
+egressed
+ingress
+ingressed
+sidebar_position
+sidebar_label
+config
+microsegmentation
+plaintext
+ciphertext
+untrusted
+failover
+failovers
+antivirus
+datacenter
+datacenters
+reachability
+signin
+NetFoundry
+OpenZiti
+Ziti
+zrok
+zLAN
+Frontdoor
+Docusaurus
+GitHub
+Bitbucket
+Kubernetes
+Okta
+JavaScript
+TypeScript
+Semver
+Keycloak
+API
+AMI
+AMIs
+CLI
+JWT
+JWTs
+CA
+CAs
+VM
+VMs
+TLDs
+FQDN
+FQDNs
+MFA
+IdP
+IdPs
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/config/vocabularies/terms/reject.txt b/docs-linter/styles/config/vocabularies/terms/reject.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/docs-linter/styles/custom-rules/Branding.yml b/docs-linter/styles/custom-rules/Branding.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef3d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-linter/styles/custom-rules/Branding.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: https://netfoundry.io
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+swap:
+  # KEEP: Substitutions that change structure (spaces, punctuation). For just capitalization, add to accept.txt
+  vscode: VS Code
+  open ziti: OpenZiti
+  front door: Frontdoor