| 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
- Load
.sdd/agent-instructions.md
- Confirm skill is registered in
.sdd/skills/registry.json as sdd-validate-governance
- Run preflight:
sdd runtime status
- Run full validation:
sdd governance validate
- Check fingerprints and artifact consistency
- 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