diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72ccaddaceb4f5..922ef6733e6816 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ deps/npm/node_modules/.bin/
 
 # test artifacts
 tools/faketime
+tools/remark-cli
+tools/remark-preset-lint-node
 icu_config.gypi
 *.tap
 
diff --git a/.remarkrc b/.remarkrc
index b8cee4c2bb8651..34400ece0dc648 100644
--- a/.remarkrc
+++ b/.remarkrc
@@ -1,63 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "plugins": {
-    "remark-lint/": {
-      "blockquote-indentation": 2,
-      "checkbox-character-style": { "checked": "x", "unchecked": " " },
-      "checkbox-content-indent": true,
-      "code-block-style": "fenced",
-      "definition-case": false,
-      "definition-spacing": true,
-      "emphasis-marker": false,
-      "fenced-code-flag": true,
-      "fenced-code-marker": "`",
-      "file-extension": "md",
-      "final-definition": true,
-      "final-newline": true,
-      "first-heading-level": 1,
-      "hard-break-spaces": true,
-      "heading-increment": false,
-      "heading-style": "atx",
-      "link-title-style": false,
-      "list-item-bullet-indent": false,
-      "list-item-content-indent": false,
-      "list-item-indent": false,
-      "list-item-spacing": false,
-      "maximum-heading-length": false,
-      "maximum-line-length": false,
-      "no-auto-link-without-protocol": true,
-      "no-blockquote-without-caret": true,
-      "no-consecutive-blank-lines": false,
-      "no-duplicate-definitions": true,
-      "no-duplicate-headings": false,
-      "no-emphasis-as-heading": false,
-      "no-file-name-articles": true,
-      "no-file-name-consecutive-dashes": true,
-      "no-file-name-irregular-characters": false,
-      "no-file-name-mixed-case": false,
-      "no-file-name-outer-dashes": true,
-      "no-heading-content-indent": true,
-      "no-heading-indent": true,
-      "no-heading-punctuation": false,
-      "no-html": false,
-      "no-inline-padding": true,
-      "no-literal-urls": false,
-      "no-missing-blank-lines": false,
-      "no-multiple-toplevel-headings": true,
-      "no-shell-dollars": true,
-      "no-shortcut-reference-image": true,
-      "no-shortcut-reference-link": false,
-      "no-table-indentation": true,
-      "no-tabs": true,
-      "no-undefined-references": false,
-      "no-unused-definitions": true,
-      "ordered-list-marker-style": false,
-      "ordered-list-marker-value": false,
-      "rule-style": true,
-      "strong-marker": "*",
-      "table-cell-padding": "padded",
-      "table-pipe-alignment": false,
-      "table-pipes": true,
-      "unordered-list-marker-style": false
-    }
-  }
+  "plugins": [
+    "./tools/remark-preset-lint-node/"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1017452f0879e7..fccf6451cc5a63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ $(TARBALL): release-only $(NODE_EXE) doc
 	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/deps/openssl/openssl/{doc,demos,test}
 	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/deps/zlib/contrib # too big, unused
 	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/.{editorconfig,git*,mailmap}
-	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/tools/{eslint,eslint-rules,osx-pkg.pmdoc,pkgsrc}
+	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/tools/{eslint,eslint-rules,osx-pkg.pmdoc,pkgsrc,remark-cli,remark-preset-lint-node}
 	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/tools/{osx-*,license-builder.sh,cpplint.py}
 	$(RM) -r $(TARNAME)/test*.tap
 	find $(TARNAME)/ -name ".eslint*" -maxdepth 2 | xargs $(RM)
@@ -945,6 +945,21 @@ bench: bench-net bench-http bench-fs bench-tls
 
 bench-ci: bench
 
+lint-md-clean:
+	$(RM) -r tools/remark-cli/node_modules
+	$(RM) -r tools/remark-preset-lint-node/node_modules
+
+lint-md-build:
+	if [ ! -d tools/remark-cli/node_modules ]; then \
+		cd tools/remark-cli && ../../$(NODE) ../../$(NPM) install; fi
+	if [ ! -d tools/remark-preset-lint-node/node_modules ]; then \
+		cd tools/remark-preset-lint-node && ../../$(NODE) ../../$(NPM) install; fi
+
+lint-md: lint-md-build
+	@echo "Running Markdown linter..."
+	$(NODE) tools/remark-cli/cli.js -q -f \
+		./*.md doc src lib benchmark tools/doc/ tools/icu/
+
 LINT_JS_TARGETS = benchmark doc lib test tools
 
 lint-js:
@@ -1002,9 +1017,10 @@ lint:
 	@EXIT_STATUS=0 ; \
 	$(MAKE) lint-js || EXIT_STATUS=$$? ; \
 	$(MAKE) lint-cpp || EXIT_STATUS=$$? ; \
+	$(MAKE) lint-md || EXIT_STATUS=$$? ; \
 	exit $$EXIT_STATUS
 CONFLICT_RE=^>>>>>>> [0-9A-Fa-f]+|^<<<<<<< [A-Za-z]+
-lint-ci: lint-js-ci lint-cpp
+lint-ci: lint-js-ci lint-cpp lint-md
 	@if ! ( grep -IEqrs "$(CONFLICT_RE)" benchmark deps doc lib src test tools ) \
 		&& ! ( find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | xargs grep -IEqs "$(CONFLICT_RE)" ); then \
 		exit 0 ; \
@@ -1067,6 +1083,9 @@ endif
   lint-js \
   lint-js-ci \
   list-gtests \
+  lint-md \
+  lint-md-build \
+  lint-md-clean \
   pkg \
   release-only \
   run-ci \
diff --git a/tools/remark-cli/cli.js b/tools/remark-cli/cli.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..6bbb1d656410c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/remark-cli/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * @author Titus Wormer
+ * @copyright 2015 Titus Wormer
+ * @license MIT
+ * @module remark:cli
+ * @fileoverview CLI to process markdown.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/* Dependencies. */
+var start = require('unified-args');
+var extensions = require('markdown-extensions');
+var processor = require('remark');
+var proc = require('remark/package.json');
+var cli = require('./package.json');
+
+/* Start. */
+start({
+  processor: processor,
+  name: proc.name,
+  description: cli.description,
+  version: [
+    proc.name + ': ' + proc.version,
+    cli.name + ': ' + cli.version
+  ].join(', '),
+  pluginPrefix: proc.name,
+  presetPrefix: proc.name + '-preset',
+  packageField: proc.name + 'Config',
+  rcName: '.' + proc.name + 'rc',
+  ignoreName: '.' + proc.name + 'ignore',
+  extensions: extensions
+});
diff --git a/tools/remark-cli/package.json b/tools/remark-cli/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c6e24e44676683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/remark-cli/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "remark-cli",
+  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "description": "CLI to process markdown with remark using plugins",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "markdown",
+    "remark",
+    "cli",
+    "bin"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "markdown-extensions": "^1.1.0",
+    "remark": "^7.0.0",
+    "unified-args": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "homepage": "http://remark.js.org",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/wooorm/remark/tree/master/packages/remark-cli",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/wooorm/remark/issues",
+  "author": "Titus Wormer <tituswormer@gmail.com> (http://wooorm.com)",
+  "contributors": [
+    "Titus Wormer <tituswormer@gmail.com> (http://wooorm.com)"
+  ],
+  "bin": {
+    "remark": "cli.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "cli.js"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {},
+  "xo": false
+}
diff --git a/tools/remark-cli/readme.md b/tools/remark-cli/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ede14ec3687b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/remark-cli/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# remark-cli [![Build Status][build-badge]][build-status] [![Coverage Status][coverage-badge]][coverage-status] [![Chat][chat-badge]][chat]
+
+Command-line interface for [**remark**][remark].
+
+*   Loads [`remark-` plugins][plugins]
+*   Searches for [markdown extensions][markdown-extensions]
+*   Ignores paths found in [`.remarkignore` files][ignore-file]
+*   Loads configuration from [`.remarkrc`, `.remarkrc.js` files][config-file]
+*   Uses configuration from [`remarkConfig` fields in `package.json`
+    files][config-file]
+
+## Installation
+
+[npm][]:
+
+```sh
+npm install remark-cli
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+# Add a table of contents to `readme.md`
+$ remark readme.md --use toc --output
+
+# Lint markdown files in the current directory
+# according to the markdown style guide.
+$ remark . --use preset-lint-markdown-style-guide
+```
+
+## CLI
+
+See [**unified-args**][unified-args], which provides the interface,
+for more information on all available options.
+
+```txt
+Usage: remark [options] [path | glob ...]
+
+  CLI to process markdown with remark using plugins
+
+Options:
+
+  -h  --help                output usage information
+  -v  --version             output version number
+  -o  --output [path]       specify output location
+  -r  --rc-path <path>      specify configuration file
+  -i  --ignore-path <path>  specify ignore file
+  -s  --setting <settings>  specify settings
+  -e  --ext <extensions>    specify extensions
+  -u  --use <plugins>       use plugins
+  -p  --preset <presets>    use presets
+  -w  --watch               watch for changes and reprocess
+  -q  --quiet               output only warnings and errors
+  -S  --silent              output only errors
+  -f  --frail               exit with 1 on warnings
+  -t  --tree                specify input and output as syntax tree
+      --file-path <path>    specify path to process as
+      --tree-in             specify input as syntax tree
+      --tree-out            output syntax tree
+      --[no-]stdout         specify writing to stdout (on by default)
+      --[no-]color          specify color in report (on by default)
+      --[no-]config         search for configuration files (on by default)
+      --[no-]ignore         search for ignore files (on by default)
+
+Examples:
+
+  # Process `input.md`
+  $ remark input.md -o output.md
+
+  # Pipe
+  $ remark < input.md > output.md
+
+  # Rewrite all applicable files
+  $ remark . -o
+```
+
+## License
+
+[MIT][license] © [Titus Wormer][author]
+
+<!-- Definitions -->
+
+[build-badge]: https://img.shields.io/travis/wooorm/remark.svg
+
+[build-status]: https://travis-ci.org/wooorm/remark
+
+[coverage-badge]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/wooorm/remark.svg
+
+[coverage-status]: https://codecov.io/github/wooorm/remark
+
+[chat-badge]: https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/wooorm/remark.svg
+
+[chat]: https://gitter.im/wooorm/remark
+
+[license]: https://github.com/wooorm/remark/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+[author]: http://wooorm.com
+
+[npm]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install
+
+[remark]: https://github.com/wooorm/remark
+
+[plugins]: https://github.com/wooorm/remark/blob/master/doc/plugins.md
+
+[markdown-extensions]: https://github.com/sindresorhus/markdown-extensions
+
+[config-file]: https://github.com/wooorm/unified-engine/blob/master/doc/configure.md
+
+[ignore-file]: https://github.com/wooorm/unified-engine/blob/master/doc/ignore.md
+
+[unified-args]: https://github.com/wooorm/unified-args#cli
diff --git a/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/index.js b/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..132bc7eae24210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// @see https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/STYLE_GUIDE.md
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports.plugins = [
+  require('remark-lint'),
+  require('remark-lint-checkbox-content-indent'),
+  require('remark-lint-definition-spacing'),
+  require('remark-lint-fenced-code-flag'),
+  require('remark-lint-final-definition'),
+  require('remark-lint-final-newline'),
+  require('remark-lint-hard-break-spaces'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-auto-link-without-protocol'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-blockquote-without-caret'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-duplicate-definitions'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-file-name-articles'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-file-name-consecutive-dashes'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-file-name-outer-dashes'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-heading-content-indent'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-heading-indent'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-inline-padding'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-multiple-toplevel-headings'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-shell-dollars'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-shortcut-reference-image'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-table-indentation'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-tabs'),
+  require('remark-lint-no-unused-definitions'),
+  require('remark-lint-rule-style'),
+  require('remark-lint-table-pipes'),
+  [require('remark-lint-blockquote-indentation'), 2],
+  [
+    require('remark-lint-checkbox-character-style'),
+    {
+      'checked': 'x', 'unchecked': ' '
+    }
+  ],
+  [require('remark-lint-code-block-style'), 'fenced'],
+  [require('remark-lint-fenced-code-marker'), '`'],
+  [require('remark-lint-file-extension'), 'md'],
+  [require('remark-lint-first-heading-level'), 1],
+  [require('remark-lint-heading-style'), 'atx'],
+  [require('remark-lint-strong-marker'), '*'],
+  [require('remark-lint-table-cell-padding'), 'padded']
+];
diff --git a/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/package.json b/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..000a5a2901d4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/remark-preset-lint-node/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "private": true,
+  "name": "remark-preset-lint-node",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "remark preset to configure remark-lint with settings for nodejs/node",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "remark-lint": "^6.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-blockquote-indentation": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-checkbox-character-style": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-checkbox-content-indent": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-code-block-style": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-definition-spacing": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-fenced-code-flag": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-fenced-code-marker": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-file-extension": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-final-definition": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-final-newline": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-first-heading-level": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-hard-break-spaces": "^1.0.1",
+    "remark-lint-heading-style": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-auto-link-without-protocol": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-blockquote-without-caret": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-duplicate-definitions": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-file-name-articles": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-file-name-consecutive-dashes": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-file-name-outer-dashes": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-heading-content-indent": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-heading-indent": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-inline-padding": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-multiple-toplevel-headings": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-shell-dollars": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-shortcut-reference-image": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-table-indentation": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-tabs": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-no-unused-definitions": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-rule-style": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-strong-marker": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-table-cell-padding": "^1.0.0",
+    "remark-lint-table-pipes": "^1.0.0"
+  }
+}