diff --git a/.clj-kondo/config.edn b/.clj-kondo/config.edn
index fce8f976d..487692376 100644
--- a/.clj-kondo/config.edn
+++ b/.clj-kondo/config.edn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {:linters {:shadowed-var      {:level :warning}
            :single-key-in     {:level :warning}
-           :missing-docstring {:level :warning}}
+           :missing-docstring {:level :ignore}}
  :lint-as {;; Herb
            herb.core/defglobal                clojure.core/def
 
diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 89b3942e1..07077edd7 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ((nil . ((cider-clojure-cli-aliases . ":dev:behave/app")
-         (cider-default-cljs-repl . figwheel-main))))
+         (cider-default-cljs-repl . figwheel-main)
+         (eval . (progn
+                   (load (expand-file-name "scripts/behave.el"
+                                           (locate-dominating-file buffer-file-name ".dir-locals.el")))
+                   (add-hook 'after-save-hook #'behave-format-on-save nil t))))))
 
 ;; VMS Configuration
 ;; TODO: Fix to avoid having two separate aliases for projects
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clj-kondo.yml b/.github/workflows/clj-kondo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85fc46f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/clj-kondo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: clj-kondo linter
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  clj-lint:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Get changed Clojure files
+      id: changed-files
+      run: |
+        FILES=$(git diff --name-only origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD | grep -E '\.(clj|cljs|cljc)$' | tr '\n' ' ')
+        echo "files=$FILES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "has_files=$([ -n "$FILES" ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - uses: DeLaGuardo/clojure-lint-action@master
+      if: steps.changed-files.outputs.has_files == 'true'
+      with:
+        clj-kondo-args: --lint ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.files }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/align_requires.clj b/scripts/align_requires.clj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a71841de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/align_requires.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bb
+(ns align-requires
+  (:require [babashka.fs      :as fs]
+            [clojure.string   :as str]
+            [rewrite-clj.zip  :as z]
+            [rewrite-clj.node :as n]))
+
+(defn- keyword-entry?
+  "True if a require vector has :as or :refer as its second element.
+   Uses z/right (skips whitespace) to find the keyword directly."
+  [zloc]
+  (when-let [second-child (-> zloc z/down z/right)]
+    (try (#{:as :refer} (z/sexpr second-child))
+         (catch Exception _ nil))))
+
+(defn- require-vectors
+  "Returns all zipper locations of [ns-sym :as/:refer ...] vectors
+   within the :require clause of the given file zipper."
+  [root-zloc]
+  (->> root-zloc
+       (iterate z/next)
+       (take-while (complement z/end?))
+       (filter #(and (z/vector? %) (keyword-entry? %)))))
+
+(defn- ns-sym-len
+  [entry-zloc]
+  (count (str (z/sexpr (z/down entry-zloc)))))
+
+(defn- set-whitespace-after-ns-sym
+  [entry-zloc spaces]
+  (let [ws-node (n/whitespace-node (str/join (repeat spaces " ")))]
+    (-> entry-zloc
+        z/down        ; at ns-sym
+        z/right*      ; at raw whitespace node between ns-sym and keyword
+        (z/replace ws-node)
+        z/up)))
+
+(defn- align-file!
+  "Aligns all `:imports`/`:requires` dependencies."
+  [path]
+  (let [content (slurp path)
+        zloc    (z/of-string content {:track-position? true})
+        entries (require-vectors zloc)]
+    (when (seq entries)
+      (let [max-len     (apply max (map ns-sym-len entries))
+            ;; Re-parse to get fresh zipper for mutations
+            aligned     (loop [acc (z/of-string content)]
+                          (let [es     (require-vectors acc)
+                             ;; Find first entry whose spacing doesn't match target
+                                target (fn [e] (- (inc max-len) (ns-sym-len e)))
+                                bad-e  (first (filter (fn [e]
+                                                        (let [ws (-> e z/down z/right*)]
+                                                          (not= (str/join (repeat (target e) " "))
+                                                                (z/string ws))))
+                                                      es))]
+                            (if bad-e
+                              (recur (set-whitespace-after-ns-sym bad-e (target bad-e)))
+                              acc)))
+            new-content (z/root-string aligned)]
+        (when (not= content new-content)
+          (println "Aligned:" path)
+          (spit path new-content))))))
+
+(let [arg   (or (first *command-line-args*) ".")
+      paths (if (fs/regular-file? arg)
+              [arg]
+              (->> (fs/glob arg "**/*.{clj,cljs,cljc}")
+                   (map str)
+                   (remove #(re-find #"/(target|node_modules|resources/public/cljs)/" %))))]
+  (doseq [path paths]
+    (align-file! path)))
+
+;; usage
+;; bb align_requires.clj <file>
diff --git a/scripts/behave.el b/scripts/behave.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9e374a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/behave.el
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+;;; behave.el --- Project-local Emacs helpers for behave-polylith
+
+(defun behave-format-on-save ()
+  "Run cljfmt fix + align_requires on save, then silently revert buffer."
+  (let* ((project-root (locate-dominating-file buffer-file-name ".dir-locals.el"))
+         (align-script (expand-file-name "scripts/align_requires.clj" project-root))
+         (file         (buffer-file-name))
+         (buf          (current-buffer))
+         (cmd          (format "cd %s && bb %s %s && clojure -M:format fix %s"
+                               (shell-quote-argument project-root)
+                               (shell-quote-argument align-script)
+                               (shell-quote-argument file)
+                               (shell-quote-argument file))))
+    (make-process
+     :name    "clj-format-on-save"
+     :buffer  nil
+     :command (list "bash" "-c" cmd)
+     :sentinel (lambda (_proc event)
+                 (when (and (string-prefix-p "finished" event)
+                            (buffer-live-p buf))
+                   (with-current-buffer buf
+                     (unless (buffer-modified-p)
+                       (revert-buffer t t t))))))))
+
+(defun behave-jack-in-cms ()
+  "Start the VMS/CMS REPL via `cider-jack-in-clj&cljs` with the :dev:behave/cms alias."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((cider-clojure-cli-aliases ":dev:behave/cms"))
+    (cider-jack-in-clj&cljs nil)))
+
+(provide 'behave)
+;;; behave.el ends here