Guides contributors through the z-schema codebase, PR workflow, and common development tasks. Use when the user wants to contribute to z-schema, add a new feature or keyword, add an error code, add a format validator, modify options, write tests, run the test suite, fix a failing test, understand the validation pipeline, navigate the source code architecture, or submit a pull request. Also use when someone mentions contributing, PRs, the z-schema source code, or the JSON Schema Test Suite integration.
Inspects, filters, and maps z-schema validation errors for application use. Use when the user needs to handle validation errors, walk nested inner errors from anyOf/oneOf/not combinators, map error codes to user-friendly messages, filter errors with includeErrors or excludeErrors, build form-field error mappers, use reportPathAsArray, interpret SchemaErrorDetail fields like code/path/keyword/inner, or debug why validation failed.
Validates JSON data against JSON Schema using the z-schema library. Use when the user needs to validate JSON, check data against a schema, handle validation errors, use custom format validators, work with JSON Schema drafts 04 through 2020-12, set up z-schema in a project, compile schemas with cross-references, resolve remote $ref, configure validation options, or inspect error details. Covers sync/async modes, safe error handling, schema pre-compilation, remote references, TypeScript types, and browser/UMD usage.
Registers and manages custom format validators in z-schema. Use when the user needs to add custom format validation, create sync or async format validators, register formats globally or per instance, validate emails or dates or phone numbers or custom business rules with format, configure formatAssertions for vocabulary-aware behavior, use customFormats option, list registered formats, handle async format timeouts, or understand how format validation differs across JSON Schema drafts.
Migrates JSON Schemas between draft versions for use with z-schema. Use when the user wants to upgrade schemas from draft-04 to draft-2020-12, convert between draft formats, update deprecated keywords, replace id with $id, convert definitions to $defs, migrate items to prefixItems, replace dependencies with dependentRequired or dependentSchemas, adopt unevaluatedProperties or unevaluatedItems, or adapt schemas to newer JSON Schema features.
Create, improve, and test skills for the z-schema JSON Schema validator library. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create a new skill from scratch, turn a workflow into a reusable skill, update or refine an existing skill, write test cases for a skill, or organize reference material for a skill. Also use when someone mentions "skill", "SKILL.md", or wants to document a z-schema workflow for reuse by humans or AI agents.
Authors JSON Schema definitions for use with z-schema validation. Use when the user needs to write a JSON Schema, define a schema for an API payload, create schemas for form validation, structure schemas with $ref and $defs, choose between oneOf/anyOf/if-then-else, design object schemas with required and additionalProperties, validate arrays with items or prefixItems, add format constraints, organize schemas for reuse, or write draft-2020-12 schemas.