diff --git a/.github/workflows/links.yml b/.github/workflows/links.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c2f47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/links.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Links
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: links-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  links:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: putdotio/.github/.github/workflows/frontend-links.yml@1ee0d3b473cbc6fada08831f01ff80fe653c434a # v1.1.0
diff --git a/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md b/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
index 4de2d80..669e39e 100644
--- a/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
+++ b/docs/DISTRIBUTION.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Merges to `main` are publishable.
 
 Links to files outside the tarball are absolute so they resolve for npm consumers.
 
-The release job calls the [shared frontend release workflow](https://github.com/putdotio/.github) from `putdotio/.github`, pinned to a reviewed commit SHA; the semantic-release action and plugin pins live there. [`scan.yml`](https://github.com/putdotio/vref/blob/main/.github/workflows/scan.yml) calls the shared frontend scan workflow from the same repository: Gitleaks, TruffleHog, Actionlint, and Zizmor on pull requests, weekly, and on manual dispatch.
+The release job calls the [shared frontend release workflow](https://github.com/putdotio/.github) from `putdotio/.github`, pinned to a reviewed commit SHA; the semantic-release action and plugin pins live there. [`scan.yml`](https://github.com/putdotio/vref/blob/main/.github/workflows/scan.yml) calls the shared frontend scan workflow from the same repository: Gitleaks, TruffleHog, Actionlint, and Zizmor on pull requests, weekly, and on manual dispatch. [`links.yml`](https://github.com/putdotio/vref/blob/main/.github/workflows/links.yml) calls its offline Markdown link and anchor check on pull requests and `main`.
 
 Release expectations: