diff --git a/wizard-work/quill/md_inspect.py b/wizard-work/quill/md_inspect.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Draft artifact: md_inspect.py — lightweight Markdown structure inspector."""
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def inspect(path: str) -> dict:
+    text = Path(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    lines = text.splitlines()
+    headings = [ln for ln in lines if re.match(r"^#{1,6}\s", ln)]
+    words = len(text.split())
+    links = re.findall(r"\[[^\]]+\]\([^\)]+\)", text)
+    return {
+        "file": path,
+        "lines": len(lines),
+        "headings": len(headings),
+        "words": words,
+        "links": len(links),
+    }
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("usage: md_inspect.py <file.md>", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    data = inspect(sys.argv[1])
+    for k, v in data.items():
+        print(f"{k}={v}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/wizard-work/quill/sample.md b/wizard-work/quill/sample.md
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+# Heading One
+Some text here.
+
+## Heading Two
+More text with a [link](https://example.com) and [another](https://example.org).
+
+### Heading Three
+Even more text.