diff --git a/.github/scripts/progressive_lint.py b/.github/scripts/progressive_lint.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c31f061cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/progressive_lint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+import xml.sax
+import textwrap
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+CONFIG = {
+    "indent_char": " ",       # Use " " for spaces, "\t" for tabs
+    "indent_size": 4,         # How many spaces per level?
+    "max_line_length": 120,   # Maximum characters per line
+    "extensions": ('.xml', '.xsd', '.wsdl'),
+    # Map of { Bad_Byte : Replacement_Bytes }
+    "replacements": {
+        b'\x85': b'...',      # Horizontal ellipsis
+        b'\x91': b"'",        # Left single quote
+        b'\x92': b"'",        # Right single quote
+        b'\x93': b'"',        # Left double quote
+        b'\x94': b'"',        # Right double quote
+        b'\x95': b'*',        # Bullet
+        b'\x96': b'-',        # En dash
+        b'\x97': b'-',        # Em dash
+        b'\x84': b'"',        # Low double quote
+        b'\x99': b'\xe2\x84\xa2' # Trademark (TM)
+    }
+}
+
+class DepthMapHandler(xml.sax.ContentHandler):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.line_depths = {}
+        self.protected_lines = set()
+        self.current_depth = 0
+        self.locator = None
+        self.in_programlisting = False
+        self.programlisting_start = -1
+
+    def setDocumentLocator(self, locator):
+        self.locator = locator
+
+    def startElement(self, name, attrs):
+        line_num = self.locator.getLineNumber()
+        if line_num not in self.line_depths:
+            self.line_depths[line_num] = self.current_depth
+        self.current_depth += 1
+        
+        if name == 'programlisting':
+            self.in_programlisting = True
+            self.programlisting_start = line_num
+
+    def endElement(self, name):
+        self.current_depth -= 1
+        line_num = self.locator.getLineNumber()
+        if line_num not in self.line_depths:
+            self.line_depths[line_num] = self.current_depth
+
+        if name == 'programlisting' and self.in_programlisting:
+            self.in_programlisting = False
+            self.protected_lines.update(range(self.programlisting_start, line_num + 1))
+
+    def characters(self, content):
+        if content.strip():
+            line_num = self.locator.getLineNumber()
+            if line_num not in self.line_depths:
+                self.line_depths[line_num] = self.current_depth
+
+def get_changed_lines(file_path, base_ref):
+    """
+    Returns a set of 1-based line numbers changed in the file.
+    Uses the triple-dot syntax to compare against the merge base.
+    """
+    # The '...' tells Git to compare the working branch against the point where it diverged from base_ref
+    cmd = ["git", "diff", "-U0", f"{base_ref}...", "--", file_path]
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return set()
+
+    changed_lines = set()
+    for line in output.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("@@"):
+            try:
+                plus_part = line.split("+")[1].split()[0]
+                if "," in plus_part:
+                    start, count = map(int, plus_part.split(","))
+                else:
+                    start, count = int(plus_part), 1
+                
+                if count > 0:
+                    changed_lines.update(range(start, start + count))
+            except (IndexError, ValueError):
+                continue
+    return changed_lines
+
+def smart_wrap(content, indent_str, max_len):
+    clean_content = ' '.join(content.split())
+    
+    full_line = indent_str + clean_content
+    if len(full_line) <= max_len:
+        return full_line + "\n"
+
+    wrapped_lines = textwrap.wrap(
+        clean_content,
+        width=max_len,
+        initial_indent=indent_str,
+        subsequent_indent=indent_str,
+        break_long_words=False,
+        break_on_hyphens=False
+    )
+    return "\n".join(wrapped_lines) + "\n"
+
+def process_file(file_path, base_ref):
+    # 1. Get changed lines (from the dirty file on disk, relative to merge base)
+    changed_lines = get_changed_lines(file_path, base_ref)
+    if not changed_lines:
+        return
+
+    # 2. Read file as BINARY
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+        original_lines_bytes = f.readlines()
+
+    # 3. Create a 'Clean-in-Memory' version for parser
+    cleaned_lines_bytes = list(original_lines_bytes) 
+    
+    for i in range(len(cleaned_lines_bytes)):
+        line_num = i + 1
+        if line_num in changed_lines:
+            current_line = cleaned_lines_bytes[i]
+            for bad_byte, replacement in CONFIG["replacements"].items():
+                current_line = current_line.replace(bad_byte, replacement)
+            cleaned_lines_bytes[i] = current_line
+
+    # 4. Parse the Cleaned Content
+    full_clean_content = b"".join(cleaned_lines_bytes)
+    
+    handler = DepthMapHandler()
+    parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
+    parser.setContentHandler(handler)
+    try:
+        xml.sax.parseString(full_clean_content, handler)
+    except xml.sax.SAXException:
+        print(f"Skipping {file_path}: Malformed XML.")
+        return
+
+    # 5. Format and Reconstruct
+    final_output_lines = []
+
+    for i, line_bytes in enumerate(cleaned_lines_bytes):
+        line_num = i + 1
+        
+        # Protected Block: Keep original bytes exactly
+        if line_num in handler.protected_lines:
+            final_output_lines.append(original_lines_bytes[i])
+            continue
+        
+        # Changed Block: Format
+        if line_num in changed_lines and line_num in handler.line_depths:
+            try:
+                line_text = line_bytes.decode('utf-8')
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                final_output_lines.append(original_lines_bytes[i])
+                continue
+
+            depth = handler.line_depths[line_num]
+            correct_indent = CONFIG["indent_char"] * (CONFIG["indent_size"] * depth)
+            
+            formatted_text = smart_wrap(line_text, correct_indent, CONFIG["max_line_length"])
+            final_output_lines.append(formatted_text.encode('utf-8'))
+            
+        else:
+            # Unchanged Block: Keep original bytes exactly
+            final_output_lines.append(original_lines_bytes[i])
+
+    # 6. Write back as BINARY
+    with open(file_path, "wb") as f:
+        f.writelines(final_output_lines)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: python progressive_lint.py <base_ref>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    base_ref = sys.argv[1]
+    
+    try:
+        # Use triple dots to compare against the merge base
+        diff_cmd = ["git", "diff", "--name-only", f"{base_ref}..."]
+        files = subprocess.check_output(diff_cmd).decode("utf-8").splitlines()
+        
+        target_files = [
+            f for f in files 
+            if f.lower().endswith(CONFIG["extensions"]) and os.path.exists(f)
+        ]
+        
+        for file_path in target_files:
+            process_file(file_path, base_ref)
+            
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gsoap-wsdl-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/gsoap-wsdl-check.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b6c1d457..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/gsoap-wsdl-check.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-name: gsoap-wsdl-check
-run-name: "WSDL files syntax check with gSoap"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - '**.wsdl'
-      - '**.xsd'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  gsoap-wsdl-check:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Check that remote files are reachable
-        id: vars
-        run: |
-          export MISSING_FILES=0
-          curl --head http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsn/b-2.xsd ||  export MISSING_FILES=$((MISSING_FILES+1))
-          echo "MISSING_FILES=$MISSING_FILES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "MISSING_FILES=$MISSING_FILES"
-      - name: Install missing software
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install gcc g++ curl autoconf automake cmake bison flex libssl-dev zlib1g-dev make 
-      - name: Checkout tools repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
-        with:
-          repository: onvif/gsoap-wsdl-checker
-          path: gsoap-wsdl-checker
-          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-      - name: Get branch names.
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
-        id: branch-names
-        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v9.0.2
-      - name: Install gsoap
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
-        run: |
-          cd gsoap-wsdl-checker
-          cmake CMakeLists.txt -DBRANCH=${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.current_branch }}
-          make gsoap
-      - name: Compile the WDSL files
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
-        run: |
-          cd gsoap-wsdl-checker
-          make
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-wsdl-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/source-lint-and-check.yaml
similarity index 70%
rename from .github/workflows/dotnet-wsdl-check.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/source-lint-and-check.yaml
index 065d07feb..d4e4a3179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-wsdl-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/source-lint-and-check.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-name: dotnet-wsdl-check
-run-name: "WSDL files syntax check with .Net 9.0"
+name: source-lint-and-check
+run-name: "Source lint and check"
 
 on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '**.wsdl'
       - '**.xsd'
+      - '**.xml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -13,7 +14,79 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  source-lint:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # This ensures it checks out the branch that triggered the workflow
+          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Run progressive lint script
+        # Assuming the script modifies files in place
+        run: python .github/scripts/progressive_lint.py
+
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
+        with:
+          # EndBug automatically checks if files changed. If no files changed, it does nothing.
+          message: 'chore: apply progressive linting fixes'
+          committer_name: GitHub Actions
+          committer_email: actions@github.com
+          # By default, this action pushes back to the branch checked out by actions/checkout
+
+  gsoap-wsdl-check:
+    needs: source-lint
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check that remote files are reachable
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          export MISSING_FILES=0
+          curl --head http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsn/b-2.xsd ||  export MISSING_FILES=$((MISSING_FILES+1))
+          echo "MISSING_FILES=$MISSING_FILES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "MISSING_FILES=$MISSING_FILES"
+      - name: Install missing software
+        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update && sudo apt install gcc g++ curl autoconf automake cmake bison flex libssl-dev zlib1g-dev make 
+      - name: Checkout tools repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
+        with:
+          repository: onvif/gsoap-wsdl-checker
+          path: gsoap-wsdl-checker
+          ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - name: Get branch names.
+        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
+        id: branch-names
+        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v9.0.2
+      - name: Install gsoap
+        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
+        run: |
+          cd gsoap-wsdl-checker
+          cmake CMakeLists.txt -DBRANCH=${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.current_branch }}
+          make gsoap
+      - name: Compile the WDSL files
+        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.MISSING_FILES == 0 }}
+        run: |
+          cd gsoap-wsdl-checker
+          make
+
   dotnet-wsdl-check:
+    needs: source-lint
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04