plugin-validation

To validate Claude Code plugin structure, check plugin.json syntax, required fields, and SKILL.md YAML frontmatter for name and description correctness, ensuring name-to-directory consistency before publishing.

Claude Code plugin loading failures often stem from structural issues like invalid plugin.json manifests, incorrect SKILL.md frontmatter, or missing reference cross-references that validation checks can detect and prevent.

Yes, cross-reference and structure checks verify that referenced files exist and enforce directory conventions, including validation for multi-skill plugins to catch missing references or naming drift.

The best way to review third-party Claude plugins is running structural validation to detect manifest errors, frontmatter issues, and reference mismatches without assessing functional output or skill quality.

No, plugin validation checks structural correctness of manifests, frontmatter, and references, satisfying error detection in plugin structure conventions without assessing functional output or skill quality.

Set up CI integration workflows by running validation steps that check plugin.json manifests, SKILL.md frontmatter, and reference cross-references to confirm no version drift or missing files before pushing.