| name | claude-md-link-check |
| description | Verify every @path chain import and every markdown link inside every CLAUDE.md in this project resolves to an existing file. Read-only — returns broken links with file:line refs, never edits. |
| when_to_use | Use when the user asks "check my CLAUDE.md links", "are the @-imports still valid?",
"find broken cross-references", or as part of /sync-claude-md --weekly.
|
| argument-hint | [path-glob] |
| context | fork |
| agent | Explore |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Glob","Grep","Bash(find:*)","Bash(test:*)","Bash(ls:*)"] |
| disable-model-invocation | false |
CLAUDE.md Link Check (forked, read-only)
Optional path-glob: $ARGUMENTS (default . — entire tree).
Run these steps in order. Do not modify any file.
- Inventory.
find <root> -name "CLAUDE.md" -type f -not -path "*/.git/*" -not -path "*/node_modules/*". Also include .claude/rules/*.md. Record paths.
- Extract candidates from each file:
- Chain imports — lines matching
^@\S+. The literal after @ is a relative path.
- Markdown links —
[text](target) where target is not an HTTP(S) URL, not mailto:, not a bare anchor #section.
- Resolve each candidate relative to the file containing it (use
Read on the parent file to confirm position, then test -e <resolved-path> or Glob).
- For
@../CLAUDE.md inside skill/CLAUDE.md, resolved path is CLAUDE.md.
- For
[Backend](backend/CLAUDE.md) inside the root, resolved path is backend/CLAUDE.md.
- Return the report in this exact shape:
## Link Check
Files inspected: <count>
References checked: <chain_imports> @-imports, <md_links> markdown links
### Broken
- <file>:<line> — `<original-target>` → does not resolve (expected `<absolute-path>`)
- ... (omit section if empty)
### Clean
<count> references resolved.
- If everything resolves, return exactly
## Link Check\n\nAll <N> references resolved across <M> files.. Do not pad.
Hard rule: never invent a fix. Report the broken target verbatim. Repair is the user's call (or /sync-claude-md's).