Vale Style Linting Workflow

Purpose

This skill covers the complete Vale linting workflow for InfluxData documentation, including running Vale, understanding the rule configuration, adding vocabulary terms, and creating custom rules.

Use this skill when:

• Running Vale style checks on documentation
• Debugging Vale warnings or errors
• Adding terms to the vocabulary (accept/ignore lists)
• Creating or modifying custom Vale rules
• Understanding why certain patterns are flagged

Quick Reference

# Run Vale on specific files
.ci/vale/vale.sh --config=.vale.ini content/influxdb3/core/**/*.md