diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-and-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/format-and-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce67376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-and-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Format and lint
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  format:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "install and check format"
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run format:check 
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "install and lint"
+        run: |
+          npm install
+          npm run lint
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index bed904a..23a8cb5 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 test/data
 coverage
 dist
+scripts/
 **/*.md
 **/*.txt
+**/*.sh
+**/*.yml
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7c5c9d..f513994 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
     "lint": "eslint '**/*.{ts,js}'",
     "fix": "eslint --fix '**/*.{ts,js}'",
-    "format": "prettier -w **",
-    "format:check": "prettier -c **",
+    "format": "prettier -w .",
+    "format:check": "prettier -c .",
     "test": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "coverage": "jest --coverage",