diff --git a/scripts/python-format.sh b/scripts/python-format.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Format Python files in the given directory using black.
+# Usage: python-format.sh <directory>
+
+set -e
+
+TARGET_DIR="${1:-.}"
+
+# Install black if not available
+if ! command -v black >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "black not found. Installing via pip3..." >&2
+    pip3 install black
+fi
+
+cd "$TARGET_DIR"
+black ./
+
diff --git a/scripts/xml-format.sh b/scripts/xml-format.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Format XML files in the given directory using xmllint.
+# Usage: xml-format.sh <directory>
+
+set -e
+
+TARGET_DIR="${1:-.}"
+
+# Install xmllint if not available
+if ! command -v xmllint >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "xmllint not found. Installing libxml2-utils..." >&2
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y libxml2-utils
+fi
+
+cd "$TARGET_DIR"
+find . -type f -name "*.xml" -exec xmllint --format {} --output {} \;
+