diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-lockfile.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-lockfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38c71adaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-lockfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: Validate pnpm-lock.yaml
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'pnpm-lock.yaml'
+      - '**/package.json'
+      - '.github/workflows/validate-lockfile.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  validate-lockfile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: Validate pnpm-lock.yaml entries
+        id: validate # give this step an ID so we can reference its outputs
+        run: |
+          issues=()
+
+          # 1) No tarball references
+          if grep -qF 'tarball:' pnpm-lock.yaml; then
+            issues+=("• Tarball references found (forbidden)")
+          fi
+
+          # 2) No unwanted vitepress paths
+          if grep -qF 'packages/mermaid/src/vitepress' pnpm-lock.yaml; then
+            issues+=("• Disallowed path 'packages/mermaid/src/vitepress' present. Run `rm -rf packages/mermaid/src/vitepress && pnpm install` to regenerate.")
+          fi
+
+          # 3) Lockfile only changes when package.json changes
+          git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.sha }} > changed.txt
+          if grep -q '^pnpm-lock.yaml$' changed.txt && ! grep -q 'package.json' changed.txt; then
+            issues+=("• pnpm-lock.yaml changed without any package.json modification")
+          fi
+
+          # If any issues, output them and fail
+          if [ ${#issues[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+            # Use the new GITHUB_OUTPUT approach to set a multiline output
+            {
+              echo "errors<<EOF"
+              printf '%s\n' "${issues[@]}"
+              echo "EOF"
+            } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Comment on PR if validation failed
+        if: failure()
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          body: |
+            The following issue(s) were detected:
+            ${{ steps.validate.outputs.errors }}
+
+            Please address these and push an update.
+
+            _Posted automatically by GitHub Actions_
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760ce0f25..3f26a75f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ In our release process we rely heavily on visual regression tests using [applito
 
 <!-- </Main description> -->
 
-## Mermaid AI Bot
-
-[Mermaid](https://codeparrot.ai/oracle?owner=mermaid-js&repo=mermaid) Bot will help you understand this repository better. You can ask for code examples, installation guide, debugging help and much more.
-
 ## Examples
 
 **The following are some examples of the diagrams, charts and graphs that can be made using Mermaid. Click here to jump into the [text syntax](https://mermaid.js.org/intro/syntax-reference.html).**
diff --git a/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md b/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
index 27cf22ee1..601c4699d 100644
--- a/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
+++ b/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
@@ -270,5 +270,6 @@ Communication tools and platforms
   - [reveal.js-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/ludwick/reveal.js-mermaid-plugin)
 - [Reveal CK](https://github.com/jedcn/reveal-ck)
   - [reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/tmtm/reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin)
+- [Vitepress Plugin](https://github.com/sametcn99/vitepress-mermaid-renderer)
 
 <!--- cspell:ignore Blazorade HueHive --->
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
index 0af2cc003..f28570196 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
@@ -265,5 +265,6 @@ Communication tools and platforms
   - [reveal.js-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/ludwick/reveal.js-mermaid-plugin)
 - [Reveal CK](https://github.com/jedcn/reveal-ck)
   - [reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/tmtm/reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin)
+- [Vitepress Plugin](https://github.com/sametcn99/vitepress-mermaid-renderer)
 
 <!--- cspell:ignore Blazorade HueHive --->