Verify Markdown Links Before Docs Or Content Ship With Markdown Link Check

---
name: "Verify Markdown links before docs or content ship with markdown-link-check"
slug: "verify-markdown-links-before-docs-or-content-ship-with-markdown-link-check"
description: "Catch dead links in README files, docs folders, and content drafts before a broken reference ships to users."
github_stars: 693
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check"
author: "tcort"
publisher_type: "individual"
category: "Content Writing & SEO"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "tcort/markdown-link-check"
  github_stars: 693
  npm_package: "markdown-link-check"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 573175
---

# Verify Markdown links before docs or content ship with markdown-link-check

Catch dead links in README files, docs folders, and content drafts before a broken reference ships to users.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, markdown-link-check package or container image, Markdown files or URLs, network access for link validation

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install --save-dev markdown-link-check
- npm install -g markdown-link-check

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- To add the module to your project, run:
- shell
- To install the command line tool globally, run:

- Source: https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tcort/markdown-link-check/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/verify-markdown-links-before-docs-or-content-ship-with-markdown-link-check/)