claude:validate-skills

You can validate YAML frontmatter in Claude Code skill files by running the validation script directly from your terminal, which checks for correct delimiters, syntax, and required fields like name and description.

The required fields for Claude Code skill configurations are name and description. The validation process checks your YAML frontmatter for these mandatory fields and ensures adherence to official schema definitions and hook configurations.

Yes, you can automate skill validation checks using hooks. The validator supports automated checks to catch common mistakes like missing descriptions or invalid hook events before committing new skills or stopping a session.

Yes, you need yq installed to check Claude Code skills against schema definitions. The validation script depends on yq to parse YAML frontmatter and verify compliance with official Claude Code skill options and hook configurations.

Your Claude Code skill fails validation due to invalid hook events when the YAML frontmatter does not adhere to the official hook configuration schema. The validator checks schema compliance to prevent these common formatting and configuration errors.