diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 727b3fe..5ac564c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@coderoad/cli",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "A CLI to build the configuration file for Coderoad Tutorials",
   "keywords": [
     "coderoad",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   ],
   "main": "bin/coderoad",
   "bin": {
-    "@coderoad/coderoad": "bin/coderoad",
+    "@coderoad/cli": "bin/coderoad",
     "coderoad": "bin/coderoad"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/build.ts b/src/build.ts
index b129b52..150dbc0 100644
--- a/src/build.ts
+++ b/src/build.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { getCommits, CommitLogObject } from "./utils/commits";
 import skeletonSchema from "./schema/skeleton";
 import tutorialSchema from "./schema/tutorial";
 import { validateSchema } from "./utils/validateSchema";
+import { validateMarkdown } from "./utils/validateMarkdown";
 import * as T from "../typings/tutorial";
 
 const write = util.promisify(fs.writeFile);
@@ -72,6 +73,18 @@ async function build(args: string[]) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // validate markdown loosely
+  try {
+    const isValid = validateMarkdown(_markdown);
+    if (!isValid) {
+      console.warn("Invalid markdown");
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error("Error validating markdown:");
+    console.error(e.message);
+    return;
+  }
+
   // parse yaml skeleton config
   let skeleton;
   try {
diff --git a/src/utils/validateMarkdown.ts b/src/utils/validateMarkdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d13bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/validateMarkdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+type Validation = {
+  message: string;
+  validate: (t: string) => boolean;
+};
+
+const validations: Validation[] = [
+  {
+    message: "should start with a title",
+    validate: (t) => !!t.match(/^#\s.+/),
+  },
+  {
+    message: "should not have multiple `#` headers",
+    validate: (t) => !t.match(/[\n\r]#\s/),
+  },
+  {
+    message: "should have a summary description under the title",
+    validate: (t) => {
+      const [summary] = t.split(/[\n\r]##/) || [""];
+      const description = summary
+        .split(/\n/)
+        .slice(1)
+        .filter((l) => l.length);
+      return !!description.length;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    message: "should have a level `##` with a format of `L[0-9]+`",
+    validate: (t) => {
+      const headers = t.match(/^#{2}\s(.+)$/gm) || [];
+      for (const header of headers) {
+        if (!header.match(/^#{2}\s(L\d+)\s(.+)$/)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    message: "should have a step `###` with a format of `L[0-9]+S[0-9]+`",
+    validate: (t) => {
+      const headers = t.match(/^#{3}\s(.+)$/gm) || [];
+      for (const header of headers) {
+        if (!header.match(/^#{3}\s(L\d+)S\d+/)) {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
+  },
+];
+
+const codeBlockRegex = /```[a-z]*\n[\s\S]*?\n```/gm;
+
+export function validateMarkdown(md: string): boolean {
+  // remove codeblocks which might contain any valid combinations
+  const text = md.replace(codeBlockRegex, "");
+
+  let valid = true;
+
+  for (const v of validations) {
+    if (!v.validate(text)) {
+      valid = false;
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
+        console.warn(v.message);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return valid;
+}
diff --git a/tests/markdown.test.ts b/tests/markdown.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b90028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/markdown.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { validateMarkdown } from "../src/utils/validateMarkdown";
+
+describe("validate markdown", () => {
+  it("should return false if missing a summary title (#)", () => {
+    const md = `
+Description.
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level`;
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false if contains multiple `#` headers", () => {
+    const md1 = `# A Title
+Description.
+
+# Another Title
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level`;
+
+    const md2 = `# A Title
+Description.
+
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+
+# Another title
+`;
+
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md1)).toBe(false);
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md2)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false if missing a summary description", () => {
+    const md = `# A Title
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+`;
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false if `##` doesn't preface a level", () => {
+    const md = `# A Title
+
+A description
+
+## Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+`;
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("should return false if `###` doesn't preface a step", () => {
+    const md = `# A Title
+
+A description
+
+## Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+
+### A Step
+
+First step
+`;
+  });
+
+  it("should return true for valid markdown", () => {
+    const md = `# Title
+
+Description.
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+
+### L1S1
+
+First Step`;
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("should ignore markdown content in codeblocks", () => {
+    const md = `# Title
+
+Description.
+
+\`\`\`md
+# A codeblock
+
+Should not be a problem
+\`\`\`
+
+
+## L1 Put Level's title here
+
+> Level's summary: a short description of the level's content in one line.
+
+Some text that describes the level
+
+\`\`\`
+## Another Level in markdown
+
+Should not be an issue
+\`\`\`
+
+### L1S1
+
+First Step`;
+    expect(validateMarkdown(md)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});