nw-ab-validation-checklist

name	nw-ab-validation-checklist
description	KNOWLEDGE (data) — the 19-item agent-spec validation checklist. The item definitions the validate-spec / todoify procedures RUN against. No sequence of its own.
user-invocable	false

nw-ab-validation-checklist (KNOWLEDGE / data)

Kind: KNOWLEDGE (data). The canonical 19-item list. nw-ab-validate-spec runs all 19 as ordered tasks; nw-ab-todoify-file runs items #14 + #15. This skill holds the definitions (SSOT), not the run-sequence.

#	Item	Gate
1	Frontmatter	name, description, model, tools, maxTurns, skills present
2	Line Count	wc -l under 400; domain knowledge in skills
3	Divergence Only	zero instructions restating Claude defaults
4	Language Tone	zero CRITICAL/MANDATORY/ABSOLUTE outside skill loading
5	Examples	3-5 ### Example sections
6	Least Privilege	tools list minimal; no Write/Edit for reviewers
7	Safety by construction (GDP-0)	tool-surface frontmatter + typed grammar first, not prose; a hook only last-resort with a recorded reason
8	Affirmative Phrasing	zero negatively-phrased rules
9	Terminology	one term per concept
10	Description Quality	description states WHEN to delegate
11	Skill Loading	mandatory section, imperative language, explicit ~/.claude/skills/nw-{name}/SKILL.md
12	Load Directives	every phase has Load: matching frontmatter skills
13	No Orphan Skills	every frontmatter skill appears in a phase
14	Workflow Format	numbered task list (N. **Name** — action. Gate: condition.), not prose
15	Success Criteria Format	numbered/checkbox list, not prose
16	Caveman House Style	dry/declarative, tables + compact lists, lean body
17	Reasoning Mandate Present	## Reasoning Mandate section present
18	A05/A06 Literal Anchors	verbatim You MUST load your skill files OR Your FIRST action before any other work AND ~/.claude/skills/nw-
19	One Job, One Trigger	one job + one trigger; KNOWLEDGE vs PROCEDURE classified; PROCEDURE states trigger + sequence + composition; zero multi-job parameterized switches; existing command + agent NAMES preserved (no rename/proliferation; new command is the rare /nw-* exception)