Function validate

skills-ref/src/skills_ref/validator.py:150–177

Validate a skill directory. Args: skill_dir: Path to the skill directory Returns: List of validation error messages. Empty list means valid.

(skill_dir: Path)

def validate(skill_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
    """Validate a skill directory.

    Args:
        skill_dir: Path to the skill directory

    Returns:
        List of validation error messages. Empty list means valid.
    """
    skill_dir = Path(skill_dir)

    if not skill_dir.exists():
        return [f"Path does not exist: {skill_dir}"]

    if not skill_dir.is_dir():
        return [f"Not a directory: {skill_dir}"]

    skill_md = find_skill_md(skill_dir)
    if skill_md is None:
        return ["Missing required file: SKILL.md"]

    try:
        content = skill_md.read_text()
        metadata, _ = parse_frontmatter(content)
    except ParseError as e:
        return [str(e)]

    return validate_metadata(metadata, skill_dir)