From 04236d0b26a05418703df59421b0b9464d3e2aea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Barnett <127794626+bdbarnett@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 20:05:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Docs: the regenerate guide no longer links to the
 generator's repository

---
 docs/guides/regenerate-the-pages.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/guides/regenerate-the-pages.md b/docs/guides/regenerate-the-pages.md
index cfc43f6..aeaee80 100644
--- a/docs/guides/regenerate-the-pages.md
+++ b/docs/guides/regenerate-the-pages.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ rarely.
 ## Set up the folders
 
 The generator finds its siblings by folder name, one level above itself. Put
-the `.github` repository in a folder called `dotgithub`:
+the `.github` repository in a folder called `dotgithub`, next to a clone of this
+one:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/PyDevices/.github dotgithub
 git clone https://github.com/PyDevices/PyDevices.github.io
 ```
 

From 7b226c603f5e3bc7fea6990b9fd211b7836caea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brad Barnett <127794626+bdbarnett@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 20:05:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Style check: fail a pull request on the mechanical style
 rules

---
 .github/workflows/style.yml | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/style.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab9fc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# The mechanical house-style rules: SPDX header, no Sphinx roles in
+# docstrings, no link to the .github repo from a page, no README badges or
+# status banner. Pull requests check the changed files; a manual run checks
+# every file. Paths that aren't ours go in .style-exclude.
+name: Style
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  style:
+    uses: PyDevices/.github/.github/workflows/reusable-style-check.yml@publishing-v20