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6/17/2026

Your docs have dead links. I built a zero-dependency CLI that catches the local ones — no network
Short summary
Linkbust is a zero-dependency CLI for detecting broken local links in documentation by checking relative files, anchors, and reference definitions while ignoring external URLs and code blocks. Ideal as a pre-commit hook; available for Node and Python.
- •Zero-dependency tool built to catch broken local links in documentation instantly
- •Handles relative file links, cross-file anchors, and reference link validation
- •Can be integrated as pre-commit hook; supports both Node and Python
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