diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 818853f..61e766f 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,39 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
+# Local lint checks with the fleet-standard set, so a commit never surprises the maintainer with a CI-only failure
+# (line endings, workflow YAML, Markdown, spelling). It runs the fleet-standard lint tools through Docker so they
+# behave identically across Windows, WSL, and Linux. To keep the hook reliable and never a false blocker it
+# only runs an image already present locally (never pulls) and skips when Docker or the image is unavailable -
+# CI is still the gate for whatever lint it runs. Warm the images once with the VS Code "Lint" tasks. MSYS_NO_PATHCONV keeps the
+# bind mount correct under Git Bash on Windows; it is a no-op on Linux/WSL.
+
+# C# formatting + style (CSharpier + dotnet format) via task-runner.json. .NET repos only - drop this line otherwise.
 dotnet husky run
+
+lint() {
+    image="$1"
+    shift
+    if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && docker image inspect "$image" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 docker run --rm -v "$(pwd):/check" -w /check "$image" "$@" || exit 1
+    else
+        echo "husky: $image not available (Docker not running or image absent), skipping - CI enforces it"
+    fi
+}
+
+staged=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR)
+
+# Line endings / charset across the tree - the editorconfig-checker gate that catches a mis-ended file (e.g. a
+# new codecov.yml committed with LF where the repo is CRLF).
+lint mstruebing/editorconfig-checker@sha256:67b9e9b16a674e36f7c05919da789f03a01d343ca8423eb8797179399af07c00
+
+# Workflow YAML (plus embedded run: shell via bundled shellcheck) when a workflow file is staged.
+if printf '%s\n' "$staged" | grep -Eq '^\.github/workflows/.*\.ya?ml$'; then
+    lint rhysd/actionlint:latest -color
+fi
+
+# Markdown lint + spelling (word list + exclusions from cspell.json) when a Markdown file is staged.
+if printf '%s\n' "$staged" | grep -q '\.md$'; then
+    lint davidanson/markdownlint-cli2:latest "**/*.md"
+    lint ghcr.io/streetsidesoftware/cspell:latest --no-progress README.md HISTORY.md
+fi
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 10e227c..24a521e 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -142,6 +142,59 @@
                 "CSharpier Format"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": []
+        },
+        // Lint group - runs the fleet-standard lint set locally and warms
+        // the Docker images the .husky/pre-commit hook reuses. Language-agnostic; every repo carries these.
+        {
+            "label": "Lint: Line Endings",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "docker run --rm -v \"${workspaceFolder}:/check\" -w /check mstruebing/editorconfig-checker@sha256:67b9e9b16a674e36f7c05919da789f03a01d343ca8423eb8797179399af07c00",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "showReuseMessage": false,
+                "clear": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Lint: Workflows",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "docker run --rm -v \"${workspaceFolder}:/repo\" -w /repo rhysd/actionlint:latest -color",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "showReuseMessage": false,
+                "clear": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Lint: Markdown",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "docker run --rm -v \"${workspaceFolder}:/workdir\" -w /workdir davidanson/markdownlint-cli2:latest \"**/*.md\"",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "showReuseMessage": false,
+                "clear": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Lint: Spelling",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "docker run --rm -v \"${workspaceFolder}:/workdir\" -w /workdir ghcr.io/streetsidesoftware/cspell:latest --no-progress README.md HISTORY.md",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "showReuseMessage": false,
+                "clear": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Lint: All",
+            "dependsOrder": "sequence",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "Lint: Line Endings",
+                "Lint: Workflows",
+                "Lint: Markdown",
+                "Lint: Spelling"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eff9a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Codecov configuration. Coverage is reported and trended, never gated:
+# informational: true keeps Codecov's project and patch commit statuses
+# advisory (always pass) so a coverage delta can never block a PR - a distinct
+# knob from the upload step's fail_ci_if_error: false, which only guards upload
+# errors. A repo may override this to enforce a coverage threshold.
+coverage:
+  status:
+    project:
+      default:
+        informational: true
+    patch:
+      default:
+        informational: true
+
+# Exclude code intentionally not unit-tested from the coverage denominator -
+# e.g. an example/demo console app or a benchmark project, not the shipped
+# library. Add the repo's own paths.
+# ignore:
+#   - "Sandbox/**"