diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aed32d85..aaf35bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ jobs:
     name: License Check
     uses: ./.github/workflows/license_check.yml
 
+  # link-check is cheap (seconds) and should run on every PR
+  link-check:
+    name: Link Check
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/link_check.yml
+
   cpp-checks:
     name: C++ Checks
     needs: changes
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
       - license-check
       - cpp-checks
       - generate-docs
+      - link-check
       - rust-release-check
     if: always()
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link_check.yml b/.github/workflows/link_check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04c45386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/link_check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Link Check
+
+# Validates docs.livekit.io and other URLs referenced in public headers and
+# hand-written documentation. Modeled on livekit/client-sdk-esp32 link_check.yml.
+on:
+  workflow_call: {}
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+jobs:
+  check-links:
+    name: Link Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Restore lychee cache
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        with:
+          path: .lycheecache
+          key: cache-lychee-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: cache-lychee-
+
+      - name: Run lychee
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@8646ba30535128ac92d33dfc9133794bfdd9b411 # v2.8.0
+        with:
+          args: >-
+            --verbose
+            --no-progress
+            --cache
+            --max-cache-age 1d
+            --root-dir .
+            'include/livekit/**/*.h'
+            'docs/**/*.md'
+            README.md
+          fail: true
+          jobSummary: false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7fabe11..19fb124b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .cache/
+.lycheecache
 CMakeFiles/
 CMakeCache.txt
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26012769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Local/dev-only URLs.
+http://localhost:*
+https://localhost:*
+ws://localhost:*
+wss://localhost:*
+
+# Ecosystem footer links that reject automated checks (403/405) but work in browsers.
+https://docs.livekit.io/mcp
+https://livekit.io/join-slack
+https://livekit.com/join-slack
+https://join.slack.com/*
+https://livekit-users.slack.com/*
diff --git a/docs/logging.md b/docs/logging.md
index 1889479c..c1dab988 100644
--- a/docs/logging.md
+++ b/docs/logging.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ livekit::setLogCallback(
 livekit::setLogCallback(nullptr);
 ```
 
-See the [`logging_levels/custom_sinks.cpp`](https://github.com/livekit-examples/cpp-example-collection/blob/main/logging_levels/custom_sinks.cpp)
+See the [`logging_levels/custom_sinks`](https://github.com/livekit-examples/cpp-example-collection/tree/main/logging_levels/custom_sinks)
 example for three copy-paste-ready patterns: a **file logger**, **JSON
 structured lines**, and a **ROS2 bridge** that maps `LogLevel` to `RCLCPP_*`
 macros.