Validate SKILL.md frontmatter structure and Markdown body presence.
npx skills add https://github.com/princespaghetti/skset --skill valid-skill-princespaghetti
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: valid-skill Source: https://github.com/princespaghetti/skset/tree/main/test/fixtures/valid-skill Command: npx skills add https://github.com/princespaghetti/skset --skill valid-skill-princespaghetti
This Skill provides a lightweight, verifiable unit to test the Skill Unit discovery and validation pipelines by ensuring the required frontmatter is present and well-formed.
Run a validation pass on this skill unit to ensure SKILL.md frontmatter is present and the description is well-formed. Example: skset validate test/fixtures/valid-skill
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To validate SKILL.md frontmatter, run a validation pass that parses the YAML to ensure required fields like name and description are present. This lightweight process checks structural integrity without external dependencies.
YAML frontmatter validation is the process of parsing markdown headers to verify required metadata fields exist and are well-formed. It ensures structural correctness by checking for essential properties like name and description.
You can check a skill unit by running a validation pass that parses both the YAML frontmatter and the markdown body. This confirms the required metadata is present and the operational instructions body is not empty.
Yes, you can validate skill unit metadata without external dependencies by using a lightweight parser that processes minimal YAML frontmatter and markdown body text directly, requiring no additional packages or libraries.
Skill unit discovery fails when frontmatter is missing because the validation pipeline cannot locate the required name and description fields in the SKILL.md file, preventing the unit from being indexed in the library.
The best way to test a skill unit discovery pipeline is to run a validation pass on a ready-to-use test fixture, ensuring the SKILL.md entry point contains well-formed frontmatter and a present markdown body.
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