diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_readme.yml b/.github/workflows/test_readme.yml
index 867c97f..08e18b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_readme.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ on:
     branches: ['**']
     paths:
       - '_README.md'
-
+      - 'generate_readme.py'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-readme.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
 jobs:
   test-readme:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/generate_readme.py b/generate_readme.py
index 12c6b88..c562113 100755
--- a/generate_readme.py
+++ b/generate_readme.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def extract_repo(url):
     match = re.match(r'https://github\.com/([^/]+/[^/]+)', url)
     return match[1] if match else ''
 
+
 def add_badges(lines):
     """Add GitHub badges to lines containing GitHub repository URLs."""
     processed_lines = []
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ def add_badges(lines):
                     processed_lines.append('')  # Add a blank line
                     # Add shields.io badges
                     badges = [
-                        f'  ![Last Commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/{repo_name})',
-                        f'![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/{repo_name})',
-                        f'![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/{repo_name})',
-                        f'![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/{repo_name})',
-                        f'![Forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/{repo_name})',
+                        f'  ![Last Commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/{repo_name}?style=flat-square)',
+                        f'![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/{repo_name}?style=flat-square)',
+                        f'![Issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/{repo_name}?style=flat-square)',
+                        f'![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/{repo_name}?style=flat-square)',
+                        f'![Forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/{repo_name}?style=flat-square)',
                         ''
                     ]
                     processed_lines.extend(badges)
@@ -36,30 +37,64 @@ def add_badges(lines):
             processed_lines.append(line)
     return processed_lines
 
-def style_badges(lines):
-    """Add the 'flat-square' style to all image badges in the lines."""
-    def replace_style(match):
-        alt_text = match.group(1)
-        url = match.group(2)
-        url += '&style=flat-square' if '?' in url else '?style=flat-square'
-        return f'![{alt_text}]({url})'
 
-    styled_lines = []
-    pattern = re.compile(r'!\[([^\]]+)\]\(([^)]+)\)')
+def ensure_punctuation(lines):
+    """Ensure all list item descriptions end with a period."""
+    punctuated_lines = []
     for line in lines:
-        styled_line = pattern.sub(replace_style, line)
-        styled_lines.append(styled_line)
-    return styled_lines
+        if re.match(r'- \[.*?\]\(.*?\) - .*[^.]$', line):
+            line += '.'  # Append a period
+        punctuated_lines.append(line)
+    return punctuated_lines
+
 
 def remove_extra_parentheses(lines):
     """Remove extra closing parentheses at the end of image markdown links."""
     corrected_lines = []
     for line in lines:
-        # Match image links with potential extra closing parentheses
         corrected_line = re.sub(r'(!\[[^\]]*\]\([^\)]*\))\)+', r'\1', line)
         corrected_lines.append(corrected_line)
     return corrected_lines
 
+
+def add_awesome_badge(lines):
+    """Ensure the Awesome badge is correctly added."""
+    # Check for an existing "Awesome" badge in the lines
+    for line in lines:
+        if "https://awesome.re" in line:
+            return lines  # Badge already exists; do nothing
+
+    # Add the badge at the top if not present
+    badge = '[![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat.svg)](https://awesome.re)'
+    lines.insert(0, badge)
+    return lines
+
+
+def fix_list_item_format(lines):
+    """Ensure list items use a dash separator between link and description."""
+    formatted_lines = []
+    for line in lines:
+        if re.match(r'- \[.*?\]\(.*?\) .*', line):
+            line = re.sub(r'(\]\(.*?\)) ', r'\1 - ', line)  # Ensure a dash after the link
+        formatted_lines.append(line)
+    return formatted_lines
+
+
+def remove_duplicate_links(lines):
+    """Remove duplicate links in the markdown."""
+    seen_links = set()
+    deduplicated_lines = []
+    for line in lines:
+        # Check for links in the current line
+        if match := re.search(r'\((https?://[^\)]+)\)', line):
+            link = match.group(1)
+            if link in seen_links and "https://awesome.re" not in line:
+                continue  # Skip duplicate links (but don't remove Awesome badge)
+            seen_links.add(link)
+        deduplicated_lines.append(line)
+    return deduplicated_lines
+
+
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         print("Usage: python script.py <input_markdown_file>")
@@ -70,13 +105,16 @@ def main():
     with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         lines = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in f]
 
-    lines_with_badges = add_badges(lines)
+    lines = add_awesome_badge(lines)
+    lines = add_badges(lines)
+    lines = ensure_punctuation(lines)
+    lines = fix_list_item_format(lines)
+    lines = remove_duplicate_links(lines)
+    lines = remove_extra_parentheses(lines)
 
-    lines_with_square_badges = style_badges(lines_with_badges)
-
-    final_lines = remove_extra_parentheses(lines_with_square_badges)
-
-    for line in final_lines:
+    for line in lines:
         print(line)
 
-main()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()