artifact-validator

Validate Claude Code Artifacts for YAML syntax, naming, and required fields.

2|Updated Nov 6, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/eLafo/ouroboros --skill artifact-validator
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Skill: artifact-validator
Source: https://github.com/eLafo/ouroboros/tree/main/skills/artifact-validator
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/eLafo/ouroboros --skill artifact-validator

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solves? Ensuring Claude Code artifacts are correctly configured, activate reliably, and adhere to security best practices can be a complex, multi-faceted task. This Skill provides a comprehensive validation framework, guaranteeing the quality and compliance of all your Skills, Commands, Subagents, and Hooks.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multi-Layered Validation: Perform syntactic (YAML), semantic (description quality), and behavioral (activation, execution) checks for all artifact types.
  • Automated Compliance: Verify adherence to naming conventions, field formats, and content requirements, flagging any non-compliant elements.
  • Security & Performance Audits: Conduct security reviews for Hooks and assess performance implications, ensuring robust and efficient artifacts.
  • Use Case: Before deploying a new set of Claude Commands to your team, ask this Skill to run a full validation suite, ensuring all commands are correctly formatted, work as expected, and meet quality standards.

Quick Start

Validate the log-analyzer Skill in my project for syntactic, semantic, and behavioral correctness.

Frequently Asked Questions about artifact-validator

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I validate Claude Code artifacts before deployment?

Artifact validation checks syntactic correctness, semantic quality, and behavioral activation across Skills, Commands, Subagents, and Hooks. Run validation to verify YAML formatting, naming conventions, required fields, and cross-artifact consistency, then review the quality score and improvement recommendations before deploying.

What does the artifact quality scoring framework measure?

The Q = 0.40R + 0.30C + 0.20S + 0.10E framework scores artifacts across four dimensions: Readiness (R), Compliance (C), Security (S), and Efficiency (E). Each component is weighted to reflect deployment-readiness priorities, producing an overall quality grade with actionable feedback.

Can I validate multiple artifact types in a single check?

Yes, the validation framework handles Skills, Commands, Subagents, and Hooks together, performing multi-layered checks for syntax, naming, field requirements, and cross-artifact consistency across your entire deployment set in one pass.

What compliance and security checks are included?

Validation verifies adherence to naming conventions, field formats, content requirements, and security best practices for Hooks. Performance implications are also assessed to ensure efficient execution and robust artifact behavior.

How do I use validation results to improve artifact readiness?

After validation runs, the Skill provides actionable recommendations addressing any flagged issues—YAML errors, missing fields, naming violations, or security concerns—prioritized by impact so you can fix critical items first before deployment.

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