diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/client.yml b/.azure-pipelines/client.yml
index 3a8ead1d5c75..983666598c61 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/client.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/client.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ jobs:
     vmImage: 'ubuntu-16.04'
 
   steps:
+    # sudo is required for pip install, as a console_entrypoint shim needs to be placed in bin
+  - script: |
+      pip install setuptools wheel
+      sudo pip install doc-warden
+      ward scan -d $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
+    displayName: 'Verify Readmes'
+
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     displayName: 'Use Python $(PythonVersion)'
     inputs:
diff --git a/.docsettings.yml b/.docsettings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1fa168c1077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.docsettings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+omitted_paths:
+  - azure-sdk-tools/*
+  - scripts/*
+  - azure-mgmt-netapp/tests/*
+language: python
+root_check_enabled: True