skill-validator

name	skill-validator
description	Validates Claude skill files for correct structure, YAML frontmatter, Python imports, naming conventions, and compliance with official documentation

Claude Skill Validator

This skill provides comprehensive validation for Claude Skills, ensuring all files follow official Anthropic standards and best practices. It checks structure, formatting, naming conventions, and compliance requirements.

Capabilities

• File Structure Validation: Validates presence and organization of all required skill files (SKILL.md, HOW_TO_USE.md, Python files, sample data)
• YAML Frontmatter Validation: Checks SKILL.md YAML frontmatter for correct format, kebab-case naming, and required fields
• Python Code Validation: Validates Python file imports, structure, error handling, and best practices
• Naming Convention Validation: Ensures kebab-case for skill names, snake_case for Python files, proper file extensions
• Compliance Validation: Checks against official Claude documentation standards
• Batch Processing: Validates multiple skills at once with summary reporting
• Auto-Fix Suggestions: Provides automatic fixes for common issues (renaming files, fixing YAML, etc.)

Input Requirements

Single skill validation:

• Skill folder path (local directory containing skill files)
• Optional: Specific validation focus (structure, yaml, python, naming, all)

Batch validation:

• Directory containing multiple skill folders
• Optional: Validation report format (JSON, CSV, text)

Direct file input:

• SKILL.md file path for YAML validation
• Python file path for code validation
• JSON configuration for custom validation rules

Output Formats

• Validation Report: Structured JSON with detailed findings
• Error Details: Specific error messages with file paths and line numbers
• Severity Levels: Critical, Warning, Info classifications
• Auto-Fix Suggestions: Specific commands to fix common issues
• Summary Statistics: Pass/fail counts, error distribution
• Multiple Formats: JSON, CSV, text, and markdown reports

How to Use

"Validate this skill folder for compliance with Claude standards" "Check the YAML frontmatter in this SKILL.md file" "Batch validate all skills in the skills directory and output a CSV report" "Fix the naming conventions in this skill automatically"

Scripts

• validate_skill.py: Main validation orchestrator and batch processor
• validate_yaml.py: YAML frontmatter validation and auto-fixing
• validate_python.py: Python code structure and import validation
• validate_naming.py: Naming convention validation and auto-renaming

Best Practices

1. Validate Early: Run validation during skill development, not just before deployment
2. Batch Processing: Validate entire skill catalogs regularly to maintain consistency
3. Auto-Fix First: Use auto-fix suggestions for common issues before manual intervention
4. Documentation Reference: Always cross-check with official Claude documentation
5. Version Control: Integrate validation into CI/CD pipelines for automated quality checks

Limitations

• Cannot validate subjective quality (content relevance, usefulness)
• Limited to structural and formatting standards
• Auto-fix may not handle complex refactoring scenarios
• Requires local file system access (cannot validate remote URLs directly)
• Python validation is syntax/import focused, not functional testing

Compliance Standards

This validator checks against:

• Official Claude Skills documentation
• YAML frontmatter specifications
• Python import and structure best practices
• File naming conventions (kebab-case, snake_case)
• Required file presence and organization