Agent Skills: Validate Skills

Validate Skills

Validate all skills in skills/ against the agentskills.io spec and Claude Code best practices.

Validation Checklist

For each skill directory, verify:

Spec Compliance (agentskills.io)

| Check | Rule | |-------|------| | name format | 1-64 chars, lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens, no leading/trailing/consecutive hyphens | | name matches directory | Directory name must equal name field | | description length | 1-1024 characters, non-empty | | Optional fields valid | license, metadata, compatibility if present |

Best Practices (Claude Code)

| Check | Rule | |-------|------| | Description format | Third person, describes what + when to use | | Body length | Under 500 lines | | References one-level deep | No nested reference chains | | Links are markdown | Use [text](path) not bare filenames | | No redundancy | Don't repeat description in body | | Concise | Only add context Claude doesn't already have |

How to Run

1. Find all skill directories:

   fd -t d -d 1 . skills/
   

2. For each skill, read SKILL.md and check against the rules above

3. Report issues in this format:

   ## Validation Results
   
   ### skills/example-skill
   - [PASS] name format valid
   - [FAIL] name "example" doesn't match directory "example-skill"
   - [PASS] description length OK (156 chars)
   

References

• agentskills.io spec
• Claude Code best practices