diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 941132955bd6a..f2e05852080d7 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ example, is this related to bigtable (i.e., something in
 `google/cloud/bigtable`), or GCS (i.e., something in `google/cloud/storage`)?
 
 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** A clear and
-concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when
-\[...\]
+concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
 
 **Describe the solution you'd like** A clear and concise description of what you
 want to happen.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96dcaaa06f9a2..708736d8d04be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,419 +84,419 @@ See each library's `README.md` file for more information about:
 <!-- inject-GA-features-start -->
 
 - [Access Approval API](google/cloud/accessapproval/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/accessapproval/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/accessapproval/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/accessapproval/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/accessapproval/latest)
 - [Access Context Manager API](google/cloud/accesscontextmanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/accesscontextmanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/accesscontextmanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/accesscontextmanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/accesscontextmanager/latest)
 - [Advisory Notifications API](google/cloud/advisorynotifications/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/advisorynotifications/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/advisorynotifications/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/advisorynotifications/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/advisorynotifications/latest)
 - [Vertex AI API](google/cloud/aiplatform/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/aiplatform/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/aiplatform/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/aiplatform/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/aiplatform/latest)
 - [AlloyDB API](google/cloud/alloydb/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/alloydb/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/alloydb/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/alloydb/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/alloydb/latest)
 - [API Gateway API](google/cloud/apigateway/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/apigateway/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apigateway/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/apigateway/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apigateway/latest)
 - [Apigee Connect API](google/cloud/apigeeconnect/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/apigeeconnect/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apigeeconnect/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/apigeeconnect/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apigeeconnect/latest)
 - [API Keys API](google/cloud/apikeys/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/apikeys/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apikeys/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/apikeys/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apikeys/latest)
 - [App Engine Admin API](google/cloud/appengine/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/appengine/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/appengine/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/appengine/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/appengine/latest)
 - [App Hub API](google/cloud/apphub/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/apphub/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apphub/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/apphub/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/apphub/latest)
 - [Artifact Registry API](google/cloud/artifactregistry/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/artifactregistry/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/artifactregistry/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/artifactregistry/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/artifactregistry/latest)
 - [Cloud Asset API](google/cloud/asset/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/asset/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/asset/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/asset/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/asset/latest)
 - [Assured Workloads API](google/cloud/assuredworkloads/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/assuredworkloads/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/assuredworkloads/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/assuredworkloads/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/assuredworkloads/latest)
 - [Cloud AutoML API](google/cloud/automl/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/automl/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/automl/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/automl/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/automl/latest)
 - [Backup and DR Service API](google/cloud/backupdr/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/backupdr/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/backupdr/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/backupdr/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/backupdr/latest)
 - [Bare Metal Solution API](google/cloud/baremetalsolution/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/baremetalsolution/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/baremetalsolution/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/baremetalsolution/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/baremetalsolution/latest)
 - [Batch API](google/cloud/batch/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/batch/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/batch/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/batch/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/batch/latest)
 - [BeyondCorp API](google/cloud/beyondcorp/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/beyondcorp/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/beyondcorp/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/beyondcorp/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/beyondcorp/latest)
 - [Google Cloud BigQuery](google/cloud/bigquery/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/bigquery/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/bigquery/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/bigquery/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/bigquery/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Bigtable](google/cloud/bigtable/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/bigtable/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/bigtable/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/latest)
 - [Cloud Billing Budget API](google/cloud/billing/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/billing/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/billing/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/billing/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/billing/latest)
 - [Binary Authorization API](google/cloud/binaryauthorization/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/binaryauthorization/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/binaryauthorization/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/binaryauthorization/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/binaryauthorization/latest)
 - [Certificate Manager API](google/cloud/certificatemanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/certificatemanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/certificatemanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/certificatemanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/certificatemanager/latest)
 - [Cloud Channel API](google/cloud/channel/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/channel/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/channel/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/channel/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/channel/latest)
 - [Cloud Build API](google/cloud/cloudbuild/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/cloudbuild/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudbuild/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/cloudbuild/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudbuild/latest)
 - [Cloud Controls Partner API](google/cloud/cloudcontrolspartner/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/cloudcontrolspartner/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudcontrolspartner/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/cloudcontrolspartner/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudcontrolspartner/latest)
 - [Cloud Quotas API](google/cloud/cloudquotas/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/cloudquotas/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudquotas/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/cloudquotas/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/cloudquotas/latest)
 - [Cloud Commerce Consumer Procurement API](google/cloud/commerce/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/commerce/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/commerce/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/commerce/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/commerce/latest)
 - [Cloud Composer](google/cloud/composer/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/composer/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/composer/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/composer/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/composer/latest)
 - [Compute Engine API](google/cloud/compute/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/compute/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/compute/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/compute/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/compute/latest)
 - [Confidential Computing API](google/cloud/confidentialcomputing/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/confidentialcomputing/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/confidentialcomputing/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/confidentialcomputing/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/confidentialcomputing/latest)
 - [Infrastructure Manager API](google/cloud/config/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/config/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/config/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/config/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/config/latest)
 - [Connectors API](google/cloud/connectors/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/connectors/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/connectors/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/connectors/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/connectors/latest)
 - [Contact Center AI Insights API](google/cloud/contactcenterinsights/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/contactcenterinsights/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/contactcenterinsights/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/contactcenterinsights/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/contactcenterinsights/latest)
 - [Kubernetes Engine API](google/cloud/container/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/container/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/container/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/container/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/container/latest)
 - [Container Analysis API](google/cloud/containeranalysis/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/containeranalysis/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/containeranalysis/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/containeranalysis/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/containeranalysis/latest)
 - [Document AI Warehouse API](google/cloud/contentwarehouse/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/contentwarehouse/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/contentwarehouse/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/contentwarehouse/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/contentwarehouse/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Data Catalog API](google/cloud/datacatalog/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/datacatalog/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datacatalog/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/datacatalog/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datacatalog/latest)
 - [Cloud Data Fusion API](google/cloud/datafusion/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/datafusion/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datafusion/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/datafusion/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datafusion/latest)
 - [Database Migration API](google/cloud/datamigration/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/datamigration/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datamigration/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/datamigration/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datamigration/latest)
 - [Cloud Dataplex API](google/cloud/dataplex/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/dataplex/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/dataplex/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dataplex/latest)
 - [Cloud Dataproc API](google/cloud/dataproc/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/dataproc/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dataproc/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/dataproc/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dataproc/latest)
 - [Cloud Datastore API](google/cloud/datastore/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/datastore/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datastore/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/datastore/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datastore/latest)
 - [Datastream API](google/cloud/datastream/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/datastream/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datastream/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/datastream/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/datastream/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Deploy API](google/cloud/deploy/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/deploy/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/deploy/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/deploy/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/deploy/latest)
 - [Developer Connect API](google/cloud/developerconnect/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/developerconnect/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/developerconnect/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/developerconnect/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/developerconnect/latest)
 - [Dialogflow CX API](google/cloud/dialogflow_cx/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/dialogflow_cx/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dialogflow_cx/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/dialogflow_cx/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dialogflow_cx/latest)
 - [Dialogflow ES API](google/cloud/dialogflow_es/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/dialogflow_es/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dialogflow_es/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/dialogflow_es/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dialogflow_es/latest)
 - [Discovery Engine API](google/cloud/discoveryengine/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/discoveryengine/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/discoveryengine/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/discoveryengine/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/discoveryengine/latest)
 - [Cloud Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API](google/cloud/dlp/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/dlp/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dlp/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/dlp/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/dlp/latest)
 - [Cloud Document AI API](google/cloud/documentai/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/documentai/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/documentai/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/documentai/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/documentai/latest)
 - [Cloud Domains API](google/cloud/domains/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/domains/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/domains/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/domains/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/domains/latest)
 - [Distributed Cloud Edge Container API](google/cloud/edgecontainer/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/edgecontainer/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/edgecontainer/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/edgecontainer/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/edgecontainer/latest)
 - [Distributed Cloud Edge Network API](google/cloud/edgenetwork/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/edgenetwork/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/edgenetwork/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/edgenetwork/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/edgenetwork/latest)
 - [Essential Contacts API](google/cloud/essentialcontacts/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/essentialcontacts/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/essentialcontacts/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/essentialcontacts/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/essentialcontacts/latest)
 - [Eventarc API](google/cloud/eventarc/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/eventarc/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/eventarc/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/eventarc/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/eventarc/latest)
 - [Cloud Filestore API](google/cloud/filestore/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/filestore/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/filestore/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/filestore/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/filestore/latest)
 - [Cloud Functions API](google/cloud/functions/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/functions/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/functions/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/functions/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/functions/latest)
 - [Backup for GKE API](google/cloud/gkebackup/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/gkebackup/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkebackup/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/gkebackup/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkebackup/latest)
 - [Connect Gateway API](google/cloud/gkeconnect/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/gkeconnect/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkeconnect/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/gkeconnect/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkeconnect/latest)
 - [GKE Hub](google/cloud/gkehub/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/gkehub/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkehub/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/gkehub/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkehub/latest)
 - [Anthos Multi-Cloud API](google/cloud/gkemulticloud/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/gkemulticloud/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkemulticloud/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/gkemulticloud/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/gkemulticloud/latest)
 - [Google Cloud IAM](google/cloud/iam/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/iam/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/iam/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/iam/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/iam/latest)
 - [Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy API](google/cloud/iap/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/iap/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/iap/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/iap/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/iap/latest)
 - [Cloud IDS API](google/cloud/ids/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/ids/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/ids/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/ids/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/ids/latest)
 - [Cloud Key Management Service (KMS) API](google/cloud/kms/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/kms/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/kms/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/kms/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/kms/latest)
 - [Cloud Natural Language API](google/cloud/language/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/language/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/language/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/language/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/language/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Logging](google/cloud/logging/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/logging/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/logging/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/logging/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/logging/latest)
 - [Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory API](google/cloud/managedidentities/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/managedidentities/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/managedidentities/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/managedidentities/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/managedidentities/latest)
 - [Managed Service for Apache Kafka API](google/cloud/managedkafka/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/managedkafka/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/managedkafka/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/managedkafka/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/managedkafka/latest)
 - [Cloud Memorystore for Memcached API](google/cloud/memcache/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/memcache/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/memcache/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/memcache/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/memcache/latest)
 - [Dataproc Metastore API](google/cloud/metastore/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/metastore/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/metastore/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/metastore/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/metastore/latest)
 - [Migration Center API](google/cloud/migrationcenter/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/migrationcenter/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/migrationcenter/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/migrationcenter/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/migrationcenter/latest)
 - [Cloud Monitoring API](google/cloud/monitoring/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/monitoring/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/monitoring/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/monitoring/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/monitoring/latest)
 - [NetApp API](google/cloud/netapp/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/netapp/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/netapp/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/netapp/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/netapp/latest)
 - [Network Connectivity API](google/cloud/networkconnectivity/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/networkconnectivity/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkconnectivity/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/networkconnectivity/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkconnectivity/latest)
 - [Network Management API](google/cloud/networkmanagement/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/networkmanagement/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkmanagement/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/networkmanagement/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkmanagement/latest)
 - [Network Security API](google/cloud/networksecurity/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/networksecurity/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networksecurity/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/networksecurity/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networksecurity/latest)
 - [Network Services API](google/cloud/networkservices/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/networkservices/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkservices/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/networkservices/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/networkservices/latest)
 - [Notebooks API](google/cloud/notebooks/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/notebooks/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/notebooks/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/notebooks/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/notebooks/latest)
 - [OAuth2 Access Token Generation](google/cloud/oauth2/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/oauth2/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/oauth2/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/oauth2/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/oauth2/latest)
 - [Cloud Optimization API](google/cloud/optimization/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/optimization/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/optimization/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/optimization/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/optimization/latest)
 - [Organization Policy API](google/cloud/orgpolicy/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/orgpolicy/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/orgpolicy/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/orgpolicy/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/orgpolicy/latest)
 - [OS Config API](google/cloud/osconfig/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/osconfig/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/osconfig/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/osconfig/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/osconfig/latest)
 - [Cloud OS Login API](google/cloud/oslogin/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/oslogin/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/oslogin/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/oslogin/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/oslogin/latest)
 - [Parallelstore API](google/cloud/parallelstore/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/parallelstore/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/parallelstore/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/parallelstore/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/parallelstore/latest)
 - [Policy Simulator API](google/cloud/policysimulator/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/policysimulator/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/policysimulator/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/policysimulator/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/policysimulator/latest)
 - [Policy Troubleshooter API](google/cloud/policytroubleshooter/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/policytroubleshooter/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/policytroubleshooter/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/policytroubleshooter/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/policytroubleshooter/latest)
 - [Certificate Authority API](google/cloud/privateca/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/privateca/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/privateca/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/privateca/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/privateca/latest)
 - [Privileged Access Manager API](google/cloud/privilegedaccessmanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/privilegedaccessmanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/privilegedaccessmanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/privilegedaccessmanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/privilegedaccessmanager/latest)
 - [Cloud Profiler API](google/cloud/profiler/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/profiler/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/profiler/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/profiler/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/profiler/latest)
 - [Public Certificate Authority API](google/cloud/publicca/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/publicca/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/publicca/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/publicca/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/publicca/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Pub/Sub](google/cloud/pubsub/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/pubsub/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/pubsub/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/pubsub/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/pubsub/latest)
 - [Rapid Migration Assessment API](google/cloud/rapidmigrationassessment/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/rapidmigrationassessment/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/rapidmigrationassessment/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/rapidmigrationassessment/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/rapidmigrationassessment/latest)
 - [reCAPTCHA Enterprise API](google/cloud/recaptchaenterprise/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/recaptchaenterprise/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/recaptchaenterprise/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/recaptchaenterprise/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/recaptchaenterprise/latest)
 - [Recommender](google/cloud/recommender/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/recommender/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/recommender/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/recommender/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/recommender/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Memorystore for Redis API](google/cloud/redis/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/redis/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/redis/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/redis/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/redis/latest)
 - [Cloud Resource Manager API](google/cloud/resourcemanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/resourcemanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/resourcemanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/resourcemanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/resourcemanager/latest)
 - [Resource Settings API](google/cloud/resourcesettings/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/resourcesettings/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/resourcesettings/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/resourcesettings/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/resourcesettings/latest)
 - [Retail API](google/cloud/retail/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/retail/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/retail/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/retail/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/retail/latest)
 - [Cloud Run Admin API](google/cloud/run/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/run/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/run/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/run/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/run/latest)
 - [Cloud Scheduler API](google/cloud/scheduler/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/scheduler/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/scheduler/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/scheduler/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/scheduler/latest)
 - [Secret Manager API](google/cloud/secretmanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/secretmanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/secretmanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/secretmanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/secretmanager/latest)
 - [Secure Source Manager API](google/cloud/securesourcemanager/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/securesourcemanager/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securesourcemanager/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/securesourcemanager/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securesourcemanager/latest)
 - [Security Command Center API](google/cloud/securitycenter/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/securitycenter/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securitycenter/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/securitycenter/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securitycenter/latest)
 - [Security Center Management API](google/cloud/securitycentermanagement/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/securitycentermanagement/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securitycentermanagement/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/securitycentermanagement/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/securitycentermanagement/latest)
 - [Service Control API](google/cloud/servicecontrol/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/servicecontrol/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicecontrol/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/servicecontrol/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicecontrol/latest)
 - [Service Directory API](google/cloud/servicedirectory/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/servicedirectory/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicedirectory/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/servicedirectory/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicedirectory/latest)
 - [Service Health API](google/cloud/servicehealth/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/servicehealth/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicehealth/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/servicehealth/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicehealth/latest)
 - [Service Management API](google/cloud/servicemanagement/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/servicemanagement/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicemanagement/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/servicemanagement/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/servicemanagement/latest)
 - [Service Usage API](google/cloud/serviceusage/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/serviceusage/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/serviceusage/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/serviceusage/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/serviceusage/latest)
 - [Cloud Shell API](google/cloud/shell/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/shell/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/shell/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/shell/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/shell/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Spanner](google/cloud/spanner/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/spanner/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/spanner/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/spanner/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/spanner/latest)
 - [Cloud Speech-to-Text API](google/cloud/speech/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/speech/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/speech/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/speech/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/speech/latest)
 - [Cloud SQL Admin API](google/cloud/sql/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/sql/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/sql/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/sql/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/sql/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Storage](google/cloud/storage/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/storage/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storage/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/storage/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storage/latest)
 - [Storage Control API](google/cloud/storagecontrol/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/storagecontrol/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storagecontrol/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/storagecontrol/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storagecontrol/latest)
 - [Storage Insights API](google/cloud/storageinsights/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/storageinsights/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storageinsights/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/storageinsights/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storageinsights/latest)
 - [Storage Transfer API](google/cloud/storagetransfer/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/storagetransfer/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storagetransfer/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/storagetransfer/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/storagetransfer/latest)
 - [Google Cloud Support API](google/cloud/support/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/support/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/support/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/support/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/support/latest)
 - [Cloud Talent Solution API](google/cloud/talent/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/talent/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/talent/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/talent/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/talent/latest)
 - [Cloud Tasks API](google/cloud/tasks/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/tasks/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/tasks/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/tasks/latest)
 - [Telco Automation API](google/cloud/telcoautomation/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/telcoautomation/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/telcoautomation/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/telcoautomation/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/telcoautomation/latest)
 - [Cloud Text-to-Speech API](google/cloud/texttospeech/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/texttospeech/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/texttospeech/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/texttospeech/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/texttospeech/latest)
 - [Timeseries Insights API](google/cloud/timeseriesinsights/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/timeseriesinsights/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/timeseriesinsights/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/timeseriesinsights/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/timeseriesinsights/latest)
 - [Cloud TPU API](google/cloud/tpu/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/tpu/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/tpu/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/tpu/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/tpu/latest)
 - [Cloud Trace API](google/cloud/trace/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/trace/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/trace/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/trace/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/trace/latest)
 - [Cloud Translation API](google/cloud/translate/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/translate/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/translate/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/translate/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/translate/latest)
 - [Video Services](google/cloud/video/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/video/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/video/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/video/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/video/latest)
 - [Cloud Video Intelligence API](google/cloud/videointelligence/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/videointelligence/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/videointelligence/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/videointelligence/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/videointelligence/latest)
 - [Cloud Vision API](google/cloud/vision/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/vision/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vision/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/vision/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vision/latest)
 - [VM Migration API](google/cloud/vmmigration/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/vmmigration/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vmmigration/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/vmmigration/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vmmigration/latest)
 - [VMware Engine API](google/cloud/vmwareengine/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/vmwareengine/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vmwareengine/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/vmwareengine/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vmwareengine/latest)
 - [Serverless VPC Access API](google/cloud/vpcaccess/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/vpcaccess/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vpcaccess/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/vpcaccess/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/vpcaccess/latest)
 - [Web Risk API](google/cloud/webrisk/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/webrisk/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/webrisk/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/webrisk/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/webrisk/latest)
 - [Web Security Scanner API](google/cloud/websecurityscanner/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/websecurityscanner/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/websecurityscanner/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/websecurityscanner/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/websecurityscanner/latest)
 - [Workflow Executions API](google/cloud/workflows/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/workflows/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/workflows/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/workflows/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/workflows/latest)
 - [Cloud Workstations API](google/cloud/workstations/README.md)
-  [\[quickstart\]](google/cloud/workstations/quickstart/README.md)
-  [\[reference\]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/workstations/latest)
+  [[quickstart]](google/cloud/workstations/quickstart/README.md)
+  [[reference]](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/workstations/latest)
 
 <!-- inject-GA-features-end -->
 
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/checkers.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/checkers.Dockerfile
index 052c1291e6d59..359eb875b4013 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/checkers.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/checkers.Dockerfile
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ RUN curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/shfmt https://github.com/mvdan/sh/releases/downloa
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 RUN pip3 install cmake_format==0.6.13
 RUN pip3 install black==22.3.0
-RUN pip3 install mdformat-gfm==0.3.5 \
-                 mdformat-frontmatter==0.4.1 \
+RUN pip3 install mdformat==0.7.19 \
+                 mdformat-gfm==0.3.7 \
+                 mdformat-frontmatter==2.0.8 \
                  mdformat-footnote==0.1.1
 
 RUN curl -o /usr/bin/bazelisk -sSL "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.24.0/bazelisk-linux-${ARCH}" && \
diff --git a/doc/ctype-cord-workarounds.md b/doc/ctype-cord-workarounds.md
index 324c47bec0fe3..abc67c4c4851b 100644
--- a/doc/ctype-cord-workarounds.md
+++ b/doc/ctype-cord-workarounds.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ present, this is the correct default with **any** Protobuf version.
 
 Once the `[ctype = CORD]` annotation is included in the proto files then the
 correct default depends on the Protobuf version. If `google-cloud-cpp` is using
-Protobuf \< v23 and the annotation is included in the proto files, then
+Protobuf < v23 and the annotation is included in the proto files, then
 `google-cloud-cpp` will enable the workarounds by default.
 
 It is very likely that the default value for this option is incorrect during the
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable/README.md b/google/cloud/bigtable/README.md
index 6cc4171c2bcb7..f241e00b88b2c 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable/README.md
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try {
 - Official documentation about the [Cloud Bigtable][cloud-bigtable-docs] service
 - [Reference doxygen documentation][doxygen-link] for each release of this
   client library
-- Detailed header comments in our \[public `.h`\]\[source-link\] files
+- Detailed header comments in our \[public `.h`\][source-link] files
 
 [cloud-bigtable-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/
 [doxygen-link]: https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/bigtable/latest/
diff --git a/google/cloud/opentelemetry/quickstart/README.md b/google/cloud/opentelemetry/quickstart/README.md
index ce47773f6bc1a..673e63e41ca12 100644
--- a/google/cloud/opentelemetry/quickstart/README.md
+++ b/google/cloud/opentelemetry/quickstart/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ enables OpenTelemetry tracing instrumentation in `google-cloud-cpp`.
 build --@google_cloud_cpp//:enable_opentelemetry
 ```
 
-If you are using an OpenTelemetry version \< v1.16.0, you must also supply the
+If you are using an OpenTelemetry version < v1.16.0, you must also supply the
 following flag for compatibility with Abseil. Without this flag, the above
 `bazel build ...` command will fail.
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/publicca/README.md b/google/cloud/publicca/README.md
index a273449c8f873..7867633126284 100644
--- a/google/cloud/publicca/README.md
+++ b/google/cloud/publicca/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Public Certificate Authority API C++ Client Library
 
-This directory contains an idiomatic C++ client library for the \[Public
-Certificate Authority API\]\[cloud-service-docs\].
+This directory contains an idiomatic C++ client library for the
+[Public Certificate Authority API][cloud-service-docs].
 
 The Public Certificate Authority API may be used to create and manage ACME
 external account binding keys associated with Google Trust Services' publicly
diff --git a/release/README.md b/release/README.md
index 9b1d971c5113a..45db014ec8960 100644
--- a/release/README.md
+++ b/release/README.md
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ PR, similar to [PR#138]. If you want, subscribe to notifications in the
 [conda feedstock repository] or just look at the PRs in that repository over the
 next 24 hours.
 
-## 8. \[optional\] Push the release to Conan
+## 8. [optional] Push the release to Conan
 
 The documentation has moved to the
 [How-To Guide: Update Conan Package](/release/howto-update-conan-package.md).