sdd-validate-governance

name	sdd-validate-governance
description	Validate governance integrity and runtime preflight.
risk	medium

validate-governance

Purpose

Validate the integrity of compiled governance artifacts and run the full runtime preflight check. Confirms that the workspace governance is consistent, fingerprints are valid, and all required artifacts are accessible.

When to use

• After running sdd governance compile
• When governance drift is suspected
• Before starting a high-risk task that requires governance assurance
• As part of CI/CD pipeline validation

Required protocol

1. Load .sdd/agent-instructions.md
2. Confirm skill is registered in .sdd/skills/registry.json as sdd-validate-governance
3. Run preflight: sdd runtime status
4. Run full validation: sdd governance validate
5. Check fingerprints and artifact consistency
6. Return policy_result and next_actions

Allowed CLI

• sdd governance validate
• sdd runtime status

Output format

Return YAML with:

• policy_result: PASS | FAIL | WARN
• checks: list of validation checks with pass/fail status
• fingerprint_valid: boolean
• next_actions: ordered list of remediation steps if validation fails

Non-compliance

• Do not report PASS if any validation check fails
• Do not skip fingerprint validation
• Run sdd governance compile if artifacts are missing, then re-validate
• Escalate to human on critical_violation