Validate Skills
Validates skills in this repo against agentskills.io spec and Claude Code best practices. Use via /validate-skills command.
Specification
- Skill ID
- callstackincubator/agent-skills/validate-skills
- Publisher
- callstackincubator
- Repository
- agent-skills
- Installs
- 0
- Files
- 1
- License
- MIT
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
How to use it
Open any RiverX project, open the Skills panel in the chat, and search for this identifier. The files are fetched from the source repository at install time.
callstackincubator/agent-skills/validate-skillsInstalls these files- SKILL.md
What this skill tells the agent
Validate Skills
Validate all skills in skills/ against the agentskills.io spec and Claude Code best practices.
Validation Checklist
For each skill directory, verify:
Spec Compliance (agentskills.io)
| Check | Rule |
|---|---|
name format | 1-64 chars, lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens, no leading/trailing/consecutive hyphens |
name matches directory | Directory name must equal name field |
description length | 1-1024 characters, non-empty |
| Optional fields valid | license, metadata, compatibility if present |
Best Practices (Claude Code)
| Check | Rule |
|---|---|
| Description format | Third person, describes what + when to use |
| Body length | Under 500 lines |
| Loading is one-level deep | SKILL.md is the only progressive-disclosure entry point: every reference file must be reachable from SKILL.md. References may cross-link each other for navigation (see note below). |
| Links are markdown | Use [text](path) not bare filenames |
| No redundancy | Don't repeat description in body |
| Concise | Only add context Claude doesn't already have |
One-level-deep vs. cross-linking. The one-level-deep rule targets progressive-disclosure loading chains — a reference that can only be discovered by loading another reference first (SKILL.md→a.md→b.md, whereb.mdis not linked fromSKILL.md). That is a defect: it hides content from the loader. It does not forbid navigational cross-links. Per AGENTS.md, reference files end with a "Related Skills" footer linking sibling references, and this is required. A cross-link is fine as long as both endpoints are also reachable directly fromSKILL.md. Only flag a reference that is reachable exclusively through another reference.
How to Run
- Find all skill directories: ``
bash fd -t d -d 1 . skills/``
- For each skill, read
SKILL.mdand check against the rules above
- Report issues in this format: ``` ## Validation Results
### skills/example-skill
- [PASS] name format valid
- [FAIL] name "example" doesn't match directory "example-skill"
- [PASS] description length OK (156 chars) ```
References
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Use this skill in a project
Open any RiverX project, search the Skills panel for callstackincubator/agent-skills/validate-skills, and install it in one click.
