daffy0208/ai-dev-standards/skill-validator
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Validates that a skill or MCP implementation matches its manifest by running Codex-powered semantic comparisons across descriptions, preconditions, effects, and API surface.
Install
npx vskill@latest install daffy0208/ai-dev-standards/skill-validatorSKILL.md
Skill Validator
Validate implementations match manifests using Codex for semantic comparison
Purpose
Ensures that skill/MCP implementations actually deliver what their manifests promise. Uses Codex to perform semantic analysis comparing descriptions, preconditions, and effects against actual code. Detects drift, missing functionality, and over-promised capabilities.
When to Use
- After updating skill implementations
- During quality audits to verify accuracy
- When manifests feel outdated or incorrect
- To detect description-implementation drift
- Before releasing new versions of resources
Key Capabilities
- Semantic Comparison: Uses Codex to understand if code matches description
- Precondition Validation: Verifies claimed preconditions are actually checked
- Effect Verification: Confirms code produces claimed effects
- API Surface Analysis: Validates exposed functions match manifest
- Drift Detection: Identifies when implementation diverges from manifest
- Coverage Scoring: Measures how much of manifest is implemented
Inputs
Process
Step 1: Load Manifest and Implementation
Step 2: Validate Description Accuracy
Step 3: Validate Preconditions
Step 4: Validate Effects
Step 5: Validate API Surface
Step 6: Generate Validation Report
Validation Criteria
Scoring Rules
Severity Levels
- High: Missing core functionality, unenforced preconditions, unimplemented effects
- Medium: Incomplete features, poor error handling, undocumented exports
- Low: Minor inconsistencies, documentation gaps, style issues
Example Output
Integration
With manifest-generator
Validates that generated manifests are accurate by comparing with implementation.
With capability-graph-builder
Ensures graph relationships are based on accurate capability descriptions.
CI/CD Pipeline
Success Metrics
- ✅ All skills score >= 0.8
- ✅ No high severity issues in production skills
- ✅ 100% of preconditions enforced
- ✅ 95%+ of effects implemented
- ✅ API surface matches manifest
Related Skills
- manifest-generator: Generates manifests to be validated
- capability-graph-builder: Uses validated manifests
- system-diagnostician: Uses validation results for health checks
Security
- Security scanPassed, 96 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewPassed
Quality evaluation
- Task evaluationNot runNo evaluation yet. Run one in Skill Studio.
Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingskills/skill-validator/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 23
- Repository forks
- 6
- 7-day trend score
- 16
Stars and forks are for the whole GitHub repository, not this skill alone. Refreshed 8 Apr 2026, 6 months ago.
Works with
Any agent vskill installs to: 56 targets in all. These 39 have a page on this site.
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- Windsurf
- Codex
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- Amp
- Roo Code
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- Continue
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- Junie
- Trae
- OpenHands
- Qwen Code
- AI Agent
- Tabnine Chat
- Sourcegraph Cody
- Amazon Q
- Firebase Genkit
- Sweep
- Devin
- Phind
- Mentat
- Claude Desktop
- Aider
- GPT Pilot
- Plandex
- bolt.new
- v0
- Replit Agent
- Anse
- TypingMind
- BetterChatGPT
- LibreChat
- Warp AI
- Pieces
- Fig AI
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