diff --git a/projects/rdc/.cmake-format b/projects/rdc/.cmake-format
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+++ b/projects/rdc/.cmake-format
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+# ----------------------------------
+# Options affecting listfile parsing
+# ----------------------------------
+with section("parse"):
+
+  # Specify structure for custom cmake functions
+  additional_commands = {
+    'parse_version': {
+      'kwargs': {
+        'VERSION_STRING': '*'
+      }
+    },
+    'get_version_from_tag': {
+      'kwargs': {
+        'DEFAULT_VERSION_STRING': '*',
+        'VERSION_PREFIX': '*',
+        'GIT': '*'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  # Override configurations per-command where available
+  override_spec = {}
+
+  # Specify variable tags.
+  vartags = []
+
+  # Specify property tags.
+  proptags = []
+
+# -----------------------------
+# Options affecting formatting.
+# -----------------------------
+with section("format"):
+
+  # Disable formatting entirely, making cmake-format a no-op
+  #disable = True
+
+  # How wide to allow formatted cmake files
+  line_width = 100
+
+  # How many spaces to tab for indent
+  tab_size = 4
+
+  # If true, lines are indented using tab characters (utf-8 0x09) instead of
+  # <tab_size> space characters (utf-8 0x20). In cases where the layout would
+  # require a fractional tab character, the behavior of the  fractional
+  # indentation is governed by <fractional_tab_policy>
+  use_tabchars = False
+
+  # If <use_tabchars> is True, then the value of this variable indicates how
+  # fractional indentions are handled during whitespace replacement. If set to
+  # 'use-space', fractional indentation is left as spaces (utf-8 0x20). If set
+  # to `round-up` fractional indentation is replaced with a single tab character
+  # (utf-8 0x09) effectively shifting the column to the next tabstop
+  fractional_tab_policy = 'use-space'
+
+  # If an argument group contains more than this many sub-groups (parg or kwarg
+  # groups) then force it to a vertical layout.
+  max_subgroups_hwrap = 2
+
+  # If a positional argument group contains more than this many arguments, then
+  # force it to a vertical layout.
+  max_pargs_hwrap = 6
+
+  # If a cmdline positional group consumes more than this many lines without
+  # nesting, then invalidate the layout (and nest)
+  max_rows_cmdline = 2
+
+  # If true, separate flow control names from their parentheses with a space
+  separate_ctrl_name_with_space = False
+
+  # If true, separate function names from parentheses with a space
+  separate_fn_name_with_space = False
+
+  # If a statement is wrapped to more than one line, than dangle the closing
+  # parenthesis on its own line.
+  dangle_parens = False
+
+  # If the trailing parenthesis must be 'dangled' on its on line, then align it
+  # to this reference: `prefix`: the start of the statement,  `prefix-indent`:
+  # the start of the statement, plus one indentation  level, `child`: align to
+  # the column of the arguments
+  dangle_align = 'prefix'
+
+  # If the statement spelling length (including space and parenthesis) is
+  # smaller than this amount, then force reject nested layouts.
+  min_prefix_chars = 4
+
+  # If the statement spelling length (including space and parenthesis) is larger
+  # than the tab width by more than this amount, then force reject un-nested
+  # layouts.
+  max_prefix_chars = 10
+
+  # If a candidate layout is wrapped horizontally but it exceeds this many
+  # lines, then reject the layout.
+  max_lines_hwrap = 2
+
+  # What style line endings to use in the output.
+  line_ending = 'unix'
+
+  # Format command names consistently as 'lower' or 'upper' case
+  command_case = 'canonical'
+
+  # Format keywords consistently as 'lower' or 'upper' case
+  keyword_case = 'unchanged'
+
+  # A list of command names which should always be wrapped
+  always_wrap = ['install']
+
+  # If true, the argument lists which are known to be sortable will be sorted
+  # lexicographicall
+  enable_sort = True
+
+  # If true, the parsers may infer whether or not an argument list is sortable
+  # (without annotation).
+  autosort = False
+
+  # By default, if cmake-format cannot successfully fit everything into the
+  # desired linewidth it will apply the last, most agressive attempt that it
+  # made. If this flag is True, however, cmake-format will print error, exit
+  # with non-zero status code, and write-out nothing
+  require_valid_layout = False
+
+  # A dictionary mapping layout nodes to a list of wrap decisions. See the
+  # documentation for more information.
+  layout_passes = {}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+# Options affecting comment reflow and formatting.
+# ------------------------------------------------
+with section("markup"):
+
+  # What character to use for bulleted lists
+  bullet_char = '*'
+
+  # What character to use as punctuation after numerals in an enumerated list
+  enum_char = '.'
+
+  # If comment markup is enabled, don't reflow the first comment block in each
+  # listfile. Use this to preserve formatting of your copyright/license
+  # statements.
+  first_comment_is_literal = False
+
+  # If comment markup is enabled, don't reflow any comment block which matches
+  # this (regex) pattern. Default is `None` (disabled).
+  literal_comment_pattern = None
+
+  # Regular expression to match preformat fences in comments default=
+  # ``r'^\s*([`~]{3}[`~]*)(.*)$'``
+  fence_pattern = '^\\s*([`~]{3}[`~]*)(.*)$'
+
+  # Regular expression to match rulers in comments default=
+  # ``r'^\s*[^\w\s]{3}.*[^\w\s]{3}$'``
+  ruler_pattern = '^\\s*[^\\w\\s]{3}.*[^\\w\\s]{3}$'
+
+  # If a comment line matches starts with this pattern then it is explicitly a
+  # trailing comment for the preceeding argument. Default is '#<'
+  explicit_trailing_pattern = '#<'
+
+  # If a comment line starts with at least this many consecutive hash
+  # characters, then don't lstrip() them off. This allows for lazy hash rulers
+  # where the first hash char is not separated by space
+  hashruler_min_length = 10
+
+  # If true, then insert a space between the first hash char and remaining hash
+  # chars in a hash ruler, and normalize its length to fill the column
+  canonicalize_hashrulers = True
+
+  # enable comment markup parsing and reflow
+  enable_markup = False
+
+# ----------------------------
+# Options affecting the linter
+# ----------------------------
+with section("lint"):
+
+  # a list of lint codes to disable
+  disabled_codes = ['C0307', 'C0301', 'C0305']
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid function names
+  function_pattern = '[0-9a-z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid macro names
+  macro_pattern = '[0-9A-Z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for variables with global
+  # (cache) scope
+  global_var_pattern = '[A-Z][0-9A-Z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for variables with global
+  # scope (but internal semantic)
+  internal_var_pattern = '_[A-Z][0-9A-Z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for variables with local
+  # scope
+  local_var_pattern = '[a-z][a-z0-9_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for privatedirectory
+  # variables
+  private_var_pattern = '_[0-9a-z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for public directory
+  # variables
+  public_var_pattern = '[A-Z][0-9A-Z_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for function/macro
+  # arguments and loop variables.
+  argument_var_pattern = '[a-z][a-z0-9_]+'
+
+  # regular expression pattern describing valid names for keywords used in
+  # functions or macros
+  keyword_pattern = '[A-Z][0-9A-Z_]+'
+
+  # In the heuristic for C0201, how many conditionals to match within a loop in
+  # before considering the loop a parser.
+  max_conditionals_custom_parser = 2
+
+  # Require at least this many newlines between statements
+  min_statement_spacing = 1
+
+  # Require no more than this many newlines between statements
+  max_statement_spacing = 2
+  max_returns = 6
+  max_branches = 12
+  max_arguments = 5
+  max_localvars = 15
+  max_statements = 50
+
+# -------------------------------
+# Options affecting file encoding
+# -------------------------------
+with section("encode"):
+
+  # If true, emit the unicode byte-order mark (BOM) at the start of the file
+  emit_byteorder_mark = False
+
+  # Specify the encoding of the input file. Defaults to utf-8
+  input_encoding = 'utf-8'
+
+  # Specify the encoding of the output file. Defaults to utf-8. Note that cmake
+  # only claims to support utf-8 so be careful when using anything else
+  output_encoding = 'utf-8'
+
+# -------------------------------------
+# Miscellaneous configurations options.
+# -------------------------------------
+with section("misc"):
+
+  # A dictionary containing any per-command configuration overrides. Currently
+  # only `command_case` is supported.
+  per_command = {}
+
diff --git a/projects/rdc/.github/workflows/cmake_format.yml b/projects/rdc/.github/workflows/cmake_format.yml
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index 0000000000..93aa35b3c7
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+++ b/projects/rdc/.github/workflows/cmake_format.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# caution: most of this file was written using Claude 3.7 Sonnet
+name: CMake Format Check
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ amd-staging ]
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.cmake'
+      - '**/CMakeLists.txt'
+      - '**/*.cmake.in'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ amd-staging ]
+    paths:
+      - '**/*.cmake'
+      - '**/CMakeLists.txt'
+      - '**/*.cmake.in'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  check-cmake-format:
+    name: Check CMake files formatting
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0  # Full history for better diff context
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+        cache: 'pip'
+
+    - name: Install cmake-format
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install cmake-format==0.6.13
+
+    - name: Check CMake formatting
+      id: check-format
+      run: |
+        echo "::group::Finding CMake files"
+        FILES=$(find . -type f \( -name "CMakeLists.txt" -o -name "*.cmake" -o -name "*.cmake.in" \) \
+                -not -path "*/\.*" \
+                -not -path "*/build/*")
+        echo "Found $(echo "$FILES" | wc -l) CMake files to check"
+        echo "::endgroup::"
+
+        # Create an array to store failed files
+        declare -a failed_files
+
+        # Check if files are formatted correctly
+        for file in $FILES; do
+          echo "Checking $file..."
+          if ! cmake-format --check "$file"; then
+            failed_files+=("$file")
+            echo "::error file=$file::File needs formatting"
+          fi
+        done
+
+        # Generate report and exit with error if any files failed
+        if [ ${#failed_files[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Failed files: ${failed_files[*]}"
+          echo "FAILED_FILES=${failed_files[*]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          exit 1
+        else
+          echo "All CMake files are formatted correctly!"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Generate diff for failed files
+      if: failure() && env.FAILED_FILES != ''
+      run: |
+        echo "## CMake Format Check Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "The following files need formatting:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+        for file in ${FAILED_FILES}; do
+          echo "### $file" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        done
+
+        cat << 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        ### How to fix
+        Run this command locally to fix formatting issues:
+        ```bash
+        # Install cmake-format
+        pip install cmake-format==0.6.13
+
+        # Format files
+        cmake-format -i <file>
+        ```
+        EOF
diff --git a/projects/rdc/.gitignore b/projects/rdc/.gitignore
index d8d9aff444..cde49210e5 100644
--- a/projects/rdc/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/rdc/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ docs/_doxygen/
 # do NOT ignore these files
 !.clang-format
 !.editorconfig
+!.cmake-format
+!.pre-commit-config.yaml
 
 # misc
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/projects/rdc/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/projects/rdc/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d84939508a..b206f091d4 100644
--- a/projects/rdc/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/projects/rdc/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: clang-format-docker
       - id: cpplint-docker
+  - repo: https://github.com/cheshirekow/cmake-format-precommit
+    rev: v0.6.13
+    hooks:
+    - id: cmake-format
   # Below is a local way of running formatters and linters
   # NOTE: clang-tidy is not used in the above tests
   #  - repo: https://github.com/pocc/pre-commit-hooks
diff --git a/projects/rdc/tools/cmake_format.sh b/projects/rdc/tools/cmake_format.sh
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index 0000000000..a681924c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/rdc/tools/cmake_format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+set -u
+set -o pipefail
+
+FILES=$(find . -type f \( -name "CMakeLists.txt" -o -name "*.cmake" -o -name "*.cmake.in" \) \
+    -not -path "*/\.*" \
+    -not -path "*/build/*")
+
+failed_files=()
+
+# Check if files are formatted correctly
+for file in $FILES; do
+    echo "Checking $file..."
+    if ! cmake-format --check "$file"; then
+        failed_files+=("$file")
+        echo "::error file=$file::File needs formatting"
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ ${#failed_files[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
+    cmake-format -i "${failed_files[@]}"
+fi
diff --git a/projects/rdc/run_github_actions_locally.sh b/projects/rdc/tools/run_github_actions_locally.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from projects/rdc/run_github_actions_locally.sh
rename to projects/rdc/tools/run_github_actions_locally.sh