diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 257eaca..f3a0ff7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ FANS
 run.sh
 *.h5
 data_gen/
-*.json
 
 
 # Test microstructure files
@@ -201,4 +200,4 @@ data_gen/
 !test_LinearElasticIsotropic.json
 !test_LinearThermalIsotropic.json
 !test_PseudoPlasticLinearHardening.json
-!test_VonMisesPlasticLinearIsotropicHardening.json
\ No newline at end of file
+!test_VonMisesPlasticLinearIsotropicHardening.json
diff --git a/.markdown-link-check-config.json b/.markdown-link-check-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b539fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdown-link-check-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "aliveStatusCodes": [429, 200],
+  "ignorePatterns": [
+    {
+      "pattern": "*.html"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.markdownlint.json b/.markdownlint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..979cb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "MD013": false,
+    "MD033": false,
+    "MD034": false
+}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e06604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: v2.3.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: check-xml
+    - id: check-merge-conflict
+    - id: mixed-line-ending
+    - id: end-of-file-fixer
+    - id: trailing-whitespace
+# black repo for python formatting
+- repo: https://github.com/ambv/black
+  rev: 22.12.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: black
+- repo: https://github.com/precice/precice-pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: 'v3.3'
+  hooks:
+  - id: format-precice-config
+    files: "^.*/precice-config.xml"
+  - id: check-image-prefix
+    args: [ --prefix=docs-tooling-micro-manager- ]