yamllint

name	yamllint
description	Use this skill when the user wants to lint YAML files, validate YAML syntax, check YAML formatting, or enforce YAML style conventions.

yamllint Plugin

Linter for YAML files with configurable rules.

Commands

Lint

• yamllint lint run — Lint YAML files
• yamllint lint format — Lint with specific output format

Usage Examples

• "Check this YAML file for issues"
• "Lint all YAML files in this directory"
• "Validate YAML formatting"

Installation

pip install yamllint

Examples

# Basic lint
yamllint file.yaml

# Lint directory
yamllint .

# JSON format
yamllint --format parsable file.yaml

# With config
yamllint -c .yamllint file.yaml