diff --git a/.github/workflows/style.yml b/.github/workflows/style.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab9fc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/style.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# The mechanical house-style rules: SPDX header, no Sphinx roles in
+# docstrings, no link to the .github repo from a page, no README badges or
+# status banner. Pull requests check the changed files; a manual run checks
+# every file. Paths that aren't ours go in .style-exclude.
+name: Style
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  style:
+    uses: PyDevices/.github/.github/workflows/reusable-style-check.yml@publishing-v20
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/panel_view.py b/lib/audioeffects/panel_view.py
index dd855bc..ae0934f 100644
--- a/lib/audioeffects/panel_view.py
+++ b/lib/audioeffects/panel_view.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Brad Barnett
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 """An effect as a control panel sees it, and the one call that puts it on screen.