diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 3ad53911..4366e7de 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ indent_size = 2
 end_of_line = crlf
 indent_size = 2
 
-# Json files
+# Json and JsonC files
 [*.{json,jsonc}]
 end_of_line = crlf
 
diff --git a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
index c6a57141..4afb100e 100644
--- a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         "MD033": false,
         // Require fenced code blocks over the legacy 4-space-indented style.
         "MD046": { "style": "fenced" },
-        // Wide tables are intentional where wrapping cells breaks GitHub rendering.
+        // MD060 (table column style) is not enforced - allow both compact
+        // (`|a|b|`) and padded (`| a | b |`) table pipe spacing.
         "MD060": false
     },
     "gitignore": true
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index d63a1e8e..a71f14b7 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ These artifacts are the template's cross-cutting contract. A derived repo must c
 
 - **[`AGENTS.md`](./AGENTS.md) "PR Review Etiquette" section** - the provider-agnostic review-loop contract. Copy verbatim. No placeholders to change (it names no owner/repo).
 - **[`.github/copilot-instructions.md`](./.github/copilot-instructions.md)** - the whole file is a drop-in; its "GitHub Copilot Review Runbook" carries the provider mechanics. Copy verbatim and change only the `<owner>` / `<repo>` / `<N>` placeholders in the API snippets; drop language-specific style pointers that don't apply.
-- **[`.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc`](./.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc)** - the shared lint config read by both the davidanson `markdownlint` IDE extension and CLI/CI `markdownlint-cli2`, so the IDE and command line stay in lock-step. Copy verbatim (it is repo-agnostic). **On first adoption**, a repo's existing docs often carry structural debt this config surfaces (MD022/MD031/MD032 blank lines around headings/fences/lists, MD040 unlabeled fences). Clear it in one pass with `markdownlint-cli2 --fix "**/*.md"` (the Docker image supports `--fix`), then hand-label any remaining unlabeled fences (MD040 - usually `text` for format/example blocks) and **re-verify the line endings of touched `.md` files** (`--fix` can rewrite a CRLF file as LF).
+- **[`.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc`](./.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc)** - the shared lint config read by both the davidanson `markdownlint` IDE extension and CLI/CI `markdownlint-cli2`, so the IDE and command line stay in lock-step. Copy verbatim (it is repo-agnostic). **On first adoption**, a repo's existing docs often carry structural debt this config surfaces (MD022/MD031/MD032 blank lines around headings/fences/lists, MD040 unlabeled fences). Clear it in one pass by running the markdownlint-cli2 Docker command from [Running the Linters Locally](#running-the-linters-locally-known-working-invocations) with `--fix` added (`docker run --rm -v "$PWD":/workdir davidanson/markdownlint-cli2:latest --fix "**/*.md"`), then hand-label any remaining unlabeled fences (MD040 - usually `text` for format/example blocks) and **re-verify the line endings of touched `.md` files** (`--fix` can rewrite a CRLF file as LF).
 - **[`.editorconfig`](./.editorconfig) and [`.gitattributes`](./.gitattributes)** - line-ending governance (see [Line Endings](#line-endings)). Copy **both** verbatim. `.editorconfig` sets `end_of_line` per file type and `.gitattributes` (`* -text`) stops git from normalizing; a repo missing either, or one that only sets `end_of_line` for `[*.md]` instead of carrying the full per-extension rules, drifts between LF and CRLF.
 
 When the template changes one of these, re-sync the derived repo from the new version (see below).