diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index e8bccd9..1b89403 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ env:
 jobs:
 
 
+  mkdocs:
+    name: 'MKDocs'
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      contents: write
+      statuses: write
+      checks: write
+      actions: write
+    uses: nofusscomputing/action_mkdocs/.github/workflows/reusable_mkdocs.yaml@development
+
+
   collection:
     name: 'Ansible Collection'
     uses: nofusscomputing/action_ansible_collection/.github/workflows/reusable_ansible_collection.yaml@development
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8a4da4..f166a54 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 __pycache__
 build
 pages
+*.junit.xml
+
+
+## Make prepare items
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json
+package.json
+.markdownlint.json
+.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index b711f73..d4932e4 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
         "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-australian-english",
         "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
         "github.vscode-github-actions",
-        "jebbs.markdown-extended"
+        "jebbs.markdown-extended",
+        "njpwerner.autodocstring",
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.debugpy"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index db41a52..88c0ef6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,6 +1,48 @@
-# Contirbution Guide
+# Contribution Guide
 
-We welcome contributions.
+Development of this project has been setup to be done from VSCodium. The following additional requirements need to be met:
+
+- npm has been installed. _required for `markdown` linting_
+
+    `sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends npm`
+
+- setup of other requirements can be done with `make prepare`
+
+- **ALL** Linting must pass for Merge to be conducted.
+
+    _`make lint`_
+
+
+## Makefile
+
+!!! tip "TL;DR"
+    Common make commands are `make prepare` then `make docs` and `make lint`
+
+Included within the root of the repository is a makefile that can be used during development to check/run different items as is required during development. The following make targets are available:
+
+- `prepare`
+
+    _prepare the repository. init's all git submodules and sets up a python virtual env and other make targets_
+
+- `docs`
+
+    _builds the docs and places them within a directory called build, which can be viewed within a web browser_
+
+- `lint`
+
+    _conducts all required linting_
+
+    - `ansible-lint`
+
+        _lints ansible directories/files only. should only be used when you only want to check Ansible formatting._
+
+    - `docs-lint`
+
+        _lints the markdown documents within the docs directory for formatting errors that MKDocs may/will have an issue with._
+
+- `clean`
+
+    _cleans up build artifacts and removes the python virtual environment_
 
 
 ## Inventory Plugin
@@ -8,6 +50,6 @@ We welcome contributions.
 ``` bash
 
 # to test use
-ansible-inventory -i nofusscomputing.itsm.centurion --list -vvv
+ansible-inventory -i nofusscomputing.centurion.centurion --list -vvv
 
 ```
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efb207f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+.ONESHELL:
+
+PATH_VENV := /tmp/ansible_collection_centurion
+
+ACTIVATE_VENV :=. ${PATH_VENV}/bin/activate
+
+.PHONY: clean prepare docs ansible-lint lint
+
+
+prepare:
+	git submodule update --init;
+	git submodule foreach git submodule update --init;
+	python3 -m venv ${PATH_VENV};
+	${ACTIVATE_VENV};
+	pip install -r website-template/gitlab-ci/mkdocs/requirements.txt;
+	pip install -r gitlab-ci/lint/requirements.txt;
+	npm install markdownlint-cli2;
+	npm install markdownlint-cli2-formatter-junit;
+	cp -f "website-template/.markdownlint.json" ".markdownlint.json";
+	cp -f "gitlab-ci/lint/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc" ".markdownlint-cli2.jsonc";
+
+
+markdown-mkdocs-lint:
+	PATH=${PATH}:node_modules/.bin markdownlint-cli2 "docs/*.md docs/**/*.md docs/**/**/*.md docs/**/**/**/*.md docs/**/**/**/**/**/*.md #CHANGELOG.md !gitlab-ci !website-template"
+
+
+docs-lint: markdown-mkdocs-lint
+
+
+docs: docs-lint
+	${ACTIVATE_VENV}
+	mkdocs build --clean
+
+
+ansible-lint-galaxy:
+	${ACTIVATE_VENV}
+	ansible-lint galaxy.yml
+
+
+ansible-lint-dirs:
+	${ACTIVATE_VENV}
+	ansible-lint meta/ playbooks/ roles/
+
+
+ansible-lint: ansible-lint-galaxy ansible-lint-dirs
+
+
+lint: ansible-lint markdown-mkdocs-lint
+
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf ${PATH_VENV}
+	rm -rf pages
+	rm -rf build