diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d67fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules/
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af31cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "tabWidth": 4,
+    "proseWrap": "always"
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3888c6e..ffaa996 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Primary development happens on a privately-run Gitea instance at
 issues are [tracked
 there](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/bsdaily/issues).
 
-Changes must always be formatted with a standard `go fmt`, syntactically
+Changes must always be formatted with `make fmt` (`go fmt` for Go,
+prettier for Markdown), syntactically
 valid, and must pass the linting defined in the repository (presently the
 `golangci-lint` defaults), which can be run with a `make lint`. The `main`
 branch is protected and all changes must be made via [pull
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ development workflow, and the Makefile targets are thin shims that call
 them. We provide:
 
 - `script/bootstrap` — install all development dependencies (go, Go
-  module download); the linter is not installed on the host
+  module download, a pinned node and yarn, and the prettier pinned in
+  `package.json` and `yarn.lock`); the linter is not installed on the host
 - `script/setup` — make a fresh clone ready for development: runs
   `script/bootstrap`, then `script/install-precommit`
 - `script/projectname` — print the project name (used for the Docker
@@ -63,8 +65,10 @@ them. We provide:
   test suite with `-race` (verbose rerun on failure)
 - `script/lint` — build the Dockerfile's `lint` phase, which runs
   `golangci-lint run ./...`
-- `script/fmt` — format the Go code with `go fmt` (writes)
-- `script/fmt-check` — check the Go formatting with `gofmt` (read-only)
+- `script/fmt` — format the Go code with `go fmt` and every Markdown
+  file with prettier (writes)
+- `script/fmt-check` — check the Go formatting with `gofmt` and the
+  Markdown formatting with prettier (read-only)
 - `script/check` — run `script/test`, `script/lint`, and
   `script/fmt-check`
 - `script/docker` — build the Docker image tagged via
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 92ae9e3..3dbdad7 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ v2.14.0 in the same commit, and fix the findings it surfaces
 
 # Completed Steps
 
+- 2026-10-06: Formatted Markdown with prettier: `script/fmt` writes and
+  `script/fmt-check` checks every Markdown file; prettier pinned in
+  `package.json` and `yarn.lock`, installed by `script/bootstrap` with a
+  pinned node and yarn; existing Markdown reformatted.
 - 2026-10-05: Brought the repo up to the standard layout: canonical
   `.gitignore`, `.dockerignore` and `.editorconfig`; `lint` and `test`
   phases in the `Dockerfile`, built by `script/lint` and `script/test`;
@@ -41,8 +45,6 @@ v2.14.0 in the same commit, and fix the findings it surfaces
 
 # Future Steps
 
-- Format Markdown with prettier in `script/fmt` and `script/fmt-check`
-  (https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/bsdaily/issues/7).
 - Expand tests beyond the compilation smoke test: unit tests for the
   extraction, verification, and atomic-publish paths.
 - Cut a first SemVer release once compliance and test coverage land.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc05cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "prettier": "3.8.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index 4dcdcd7..d2f0739 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -3,11 +3,20 @@
 # this repo. Idempotent: every install is guarded by a check so already
 # installed tools are skipped. Base tooling comes from nix, apt, brew,
 # or apk (detected in that order); assumes NOTHING is present (not git,
-# make, or go).
+# make, go, or node). Node is used directly if installed; otherwise it
+# is installed at a pinned version via nvm (installing nvm itself first,
+# from a hash-verified release archive, never curl | sh).
 set -eu
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd -P)"
 
+# Pinned versions, 2026-07-06
+NODE_VERSION="22.17.0"
+NVM_VERSION="0.40.3"
+# sha256 of https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/archive/refs/tags/v0.40.3.tar.gz
+NVM_SHA256="5f4d6aaa04a177dc93c985e31dbc411ab6b8c6e1e21d8015dbc1372625fcd1d0"
+YARN_VERSION="1.22.22"
+
 PKGMGR=""
 SUDO=""
 APT_UPDATED=""
@@ -56,6 +65,69 @@ missing() {
     ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+# verify_sha256 <file> <expected-hash>
+verify_sha256() {
+    if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        actual="$(sha256sum "$1" | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+    else
+        actual="$(shasum -a 256 "$1" | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+    fi
+    if [ "$actual" != "$2" ]; then
+        echo "bootstrap: sha256 mismatch for $1" >&2
+        echo "  expected: $2" >&2
+        echo "  actual:   $actual" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# nvm is a bash script; run a command in a bash with nvm loaded
+nvm_sh() {
+    bash -c ". \"\$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh\" && $*"
+}
+
+ensure_nvm() {
+    [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ] && return 0
+    # nvm prerequisites; nvm itself requires bash
+    if missing bash; then pkg_install bash bash bash bash; fi
+    if missing curl; then pkg_install curl curl curl curl; fi
+    if missing git; then pkg_install git git git git; fi
+    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    curl -fsSL -o "$tmp/nvm.tar.gz" \
+        "https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/archive/refs/tags/v${NVM_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+    verify_sha256 "$tmp/nvm.tar.gz" "$NVM_SHA256"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.nvm"
+    tar -xzf "$tmp/nvm.tar.gz" -C "$HOME/.nvm" --strip-components=1
+    rm -rf "$tmp"
+}
+
+ensure_node() {
+    if ! missing node; then return 0; fi
+    ensure_nvm
+    nvm_sh "nvm install $NODE_VERSION"
+}
+
+ensure_yarn() {
+    if ! missing yarn; then return 0; fi
+    if ! missing corepack; then
+        corepack enable
+        corepack prepare "yarn@$YARN_VERSION" --activate
+    elif [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        nvm_sh "nvm use $NODE_VERSION >/dev/null && corepack enable && \
+            corepack prepare yarn@$YARN_VERSION --activate"
+    else
+        npm install -g "yarn@$YARN_VERSION"
+    fi
+}
+
+install_js_deps() {
+    if missing yarn && [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        nvm_sh "nvm use $NODE_VERSION >/dev/null && cd \"$ROOT\" && \
+            yarn install --frozen-lockfile"
+    else
+        yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+    fi
+}
+
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
 
@@ -68,6 +140,12 @@ main() {
 
     go mod download
 
+    # Node and yarn, then the prettier pinned in package.json and
+    # yarn.lock, which script/fmt and script/fmt-check run
+    ensure_node
+    ensure_yarn
+    install_js_deps
+
     echo "bootstrap complete"
 }
 
diff --git a/script/fmt b/script/fmt
index e95d111..99e1272 100755
--- a/script/fmt
+++ b/script/fmt
@@ -1,12 +1,34 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# script/fmt: format all files (writes).
+# script/fmt: format all files (writes): the Go code with go fmt and
+# every Markdown file with prettier.
 set -eu
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd -P)"
 
+# Must match the pin in script/bootstrap.
+NODE_VERSION="22.17.0"
+
+# script/bootstrap installs node and yarn under nvm and leaves neither
+# on the PATH of the shell that called it, so resolve the pinned
+# toolchain here the way bootstrap's own install step does. nvm is a
+# bash script, hence the subshell.
+run_yarn() {
+    if command -v yarn >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        exec yarn "$@"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        echo "fmt: no yarn; run script/bootstrap first" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    exec bash -c '. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" && nvm use "$1" >/dev/null &&
+        shift && exec yarn "$@"' bash "$NODE_VERSION" "$@"
+}
+
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
     go fmt ./...
+    # run_yarn replaces this shell, so it stays the last step.
+    run_yarn run prettier --write '**/*.md' --tab-width 4 --prose-wrap always
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/script/fmt-check b/script/fmt-check
index 57e8e5c..0a6e935 100755
--- a/script/fmt-check
+++ b/script/fmt-check
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # script/fmt-check: check formatting (read-only). Same scope as
-# script/fmt, but fails instead of writing.
+# script/fmt, the Go code and every Markdown file, but fails instead of
+# writing.
 set -eu
 
 ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd -P)"
 
+# Must match the pin in script/bootstrap.
+NODE_VERSION="22.17.0"
+
+# script/bootstrap installs node and yarn under nvm and leaves neither
+# on the PATH of the shell that called it, so resolve the pinned
+# toolchain here the way bootstrap's own install step does. nvm is a
+# bash script, hence the subshell.
+run_yarn() {
+    if command -v yarn >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        exec yarn "$@"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        echo "fmt-check: no yarn; run script/bootstrap first" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    exec bash -c '. "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" && nvm use "$1" >/dev/null &&
+        shift && exec yarn "$@"' bash "$NODE_VERSION" "$@"
+}
+
 main() {
     cd "$ROOT"
     unformatted="$(gofmt -l .)"
@@ -13,6 +33,8 @@ main() {
         echo "$unformatted" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
+    # run_yarn replaces this shell, so it stays the last step.
+    run_yarn run prettier --check '**/*.md' --tab-width 4 --prose-wrap always
 }
 
 main "$@"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d846639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
+prettier@3.8.1:
+  version "3.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-3.8.1.tgz#edf48977cf991558f4fcbd8a3ba6015ba2a3a173"
+  integrity sha512-UOnG6LftzbdaHZcKoPFtOcCKztrQ57WkHDeRD9t/PTQtmT0NHSeWWepj6pS0z/N7+08BHFDQVUrfmfMRcZwbMg==