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Validate project-context AGENTS.md files for required sections, session-state model completeness, role quality, and scoring compliance.

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Validate Project Context AGENTS

Purpose

Validate project-context AGENTS.md files with deterministic checks for required sections, session-state controls, role definitions, and core required-section completeness.

When To Use

  • Use this skill to validate project-context AGENTS.md files.
  • Use this skill when reviewing project context quality prior to active use.
  • Do not use this skill for user-context instruction validation.

Required Inputs

  • Target project-context AGENTS.md path.
  • Expected section model and command reference expectations.
  • Any strictness preferences for warnings vs required fixes.

Workflow

  1. Run validation phases from references/phase-checks.md.
  2. Generate report using references/report-contract.md.
  3. Apply deterministic scoring from references/scoring.md.
  4. Classify findings into critical/warning/enhancement buckets.
  5. Produce project-specific remediation guidance.

Output Expectations

  • Structured markdown report with five validation phases.
  • Clear status for critical issues vs warnings.
  • Numeric score and grading band.
  • Concrete example fixes for major gaps.
  • Report schema follows references/report-contract.md.
  • Scoring and grade bands follow references/scoring.md.

Resources

  • Phase checks: references/phase-checks.md
  • Report contract: references/report-contract.md
  • Scoring model: references/scoring.md
  • Example target: ../../AGENTS.md

Constraints And Safety

  • Keep findings specific and actionable.
  • Preserve project terminology when proposing fixes.
  • Keep validation language provider-neutral.
  • Do not rewrite source files automatically.