diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/link-checker.yml
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+name: 'Check Markdown links'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.md'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**.md'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * 2'
+
+jobs:
+  markdown-link-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Check links in changed files
+      uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+      with:
+        config-file: '.github/workflows/mlc_config.json'
+        check-modified-files-only: 'yes'
+        base-branch: 'main'
+        file-extension: '.md'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mlc_config.json b/.github/workflows/mlc_config.json
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+{
+  "retryCount": 3,
+  "retryDelay": 5,
+  "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 429],
+  "ignorePatterns": [
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https?://web.archive.org"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https?://github.com/eth-protocol-fellows/protocol-studies/(issues|pulls)"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https?://yewtu.be"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https?://www.gnu.org"
+    }
+  ]
+}