Use when the user wants to validate the plugin, check integrity, verify cross-references, or before a release. Also use when the user says 'validate', 'check plugin', or 'verify'.
Scanned 5/27/2026
Install via CLI
openskills install raphaelchristi/harness-evolver---
name: dev:validate
description: "Use when the user wants to validate the plugin, check integrity, verify cross-references, or before a release. Also use when the user says 'validate', 'check plugin', or 'verify'."
allowed-tools: [Read, Bash, Glob, Grep]
---
# /dev:validate
Check plugin integrity: skill/agent frontmatter, cross-references, Python tool syntax, version sync, hook script executability.
## Checks
### 1. Version Sync
```bash
PKG_V=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('package.json'))['version'])")
PLUGIN_V=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('.claude-plugin/plugin.json'))['version'])")
if [ "$PKG_V" = "$PLUGIN_V" ]; then
echo "OK: versions match ($PKG_V)"
else
echo "FAIL: package.json=$PKG_V, plugin.json=$PLUGIN_V"
fi
```
### 2. Skill Frontmatter
For each `skills/*/SKILL.md`:
- Must have `name:` in frontmatter
- Must have `description:` in frontmatter
- Must have `allowed-tools:` in frontmatter
```bash
for f in skills/*/SKILL.md; do
NAME=$(grep -m1 "^name:" "$f" | cut -d: -f2- | xargs)
DESC=$(grep -m1 "^description:" "$f")
TOOLS=$(grep -m1 "^allowed-tools:" "$f")
if [ -z "$NAME" ] || [ -z "$DESC" ] || [ -z "$TOOLS" ]; then
echo "FAIL: $f missing frontmatter fields"
else
echo "OK: $f ($NAME)"
fi
done
```
### 3. Agent Frontmatter
For each `agents/*.md`:
- Must have `name:` in frontmatter
- Must have `description:` in frontmatter
- Must have `tools:` in frontmatter
- Must have `color:` in frontmatter
```bash
for f in agents/*.md; do
NAME=$(grep -m1 "^name:" "$f" | cut -d: -f2- | xargs)
COLOR=$(grep -m1 "^color:" "$f" | cut -d: -f2- | xargs)
if [ -z "$NAME" ] || [ -z "$COLOR" ]; then
echo "FAIL: $f missing name or color"
else
echo "OK: $f ($NAME, $COLOR)"
fi
done
```
### 4. Agent Cross-References
Check that every `subagent_type:` referenced in skills exists as an agent file:
```bash
for AGENT in $(grep -roh 'subagent_type: "[^"]*"' skills/ | sed 's/subagent_type: "//;s/"//' | sort -u); do
if [ ! -f "agents/$AGENT.md" ]; then
echo "FAIL: subagent_type '$AGENT' referenced in skills but agents/$AGENT.md not found"
else
echo "OK: $AGENT agent exists"
fi
done
```
### 5. Python Tool Syntax
```bash
ERRORS=0
for f in tools/*.py; do
python3 -c "import ast; ast.parse(open('$f').read())" 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "FAIL: $f has syntax errors"
ERRORS=$((ERRORS+1))
else
echo "OK: $f"
fi
done
echo "Python tools: $ERRORS errors"
```
### 6. Hook Script
```bash
if [ -f "hooks/session-start.sh" ]; then
if [ -x "hooks/session-start.sh" ]; then
echo "OK: hooks/session-start.sh is executable"
else
echo "FAIL: hooks/session-start.sh not executable"
fi
if [ -f "hooks/hooks.json" ]; then
python3 -c "import json; json.load(open('hooks/hooks.json'))" 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "OK: hooks.json valid JSON"; else echo "FAIL: hooks.json invalid"; fi
fi
else
echo "WARN: no hooks/session-start.sh"
fi
```
### 7. CLAUDE.md Accuracy
Check that tool count and agent count in CLAUDE.md match reality:
```bash
TOOL_COUNT=$(ls tools/*.py 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
AGENT_COUNT=$(ls agents/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
echo "Tools: $TOOL_COUNT Python files"
echo "Agents: $AGENT_COUNT agent definitions"
```
## Report
Print a summary:
```
Plugin Validation:
Versions: {OK/FAIL}
Skills: {N} checked, {N} passed
Agents: {N} checked, {N} passed
Cross-refs: {N} checked, {N} passed
Python tools: {N} checked, {N} syntax errors
Hooks: {OK/FAIL}
Result: {PASS/FAIL}
```
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