diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b09bbc0a888b
--- /dev/null
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+BasedOnStyle: Google
+IndentWidth: 2
+ColumnLimit: 0
+---
+Language: Proto
+AllowShortBlocksOnASingleLine: Empty
+---
+Language: Cpp
diff --git a/protos/.clang-format b/protos/.clang-format
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-{BasedOnStyle: Google,
- Language: Proto,
- IndentWidth: 2,
- ColumnLimit: 0}