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Homan Ansari 5f5edbb30b Fix validator nested-name misparse, unify with CI, add authorized-use banner
Issues found in review:

1. tools/validate-skill.py: parse_frontmatter operated on the stripped line, so
   an indented nested `name:` (under framework-mapping lists, e.g.
   `name: 'Create Fake Materials: Fake Website'`) clobbered the skill's
   top-level `name`. That produced 94 spurious "invalid kebab-case name"
   failures out of 762. Now indented (non-list) key lines are ignored, so only
   top-level keys define frontmatter fields. Result: 762/762 pass.

2. Two divergent validators: the CI workflow had its own weaker inline parser
   (no subdomain/tag/description checks) requiring a different field set than
   tools/validate-skill.py. CI now delegates to tools/validate-skill.py --all
   (single source of truth); REQUIRED_FIELDS aligned to include
   version/author/license. The duplicate-name and stats steps are unchanged.

3. README: added an explicit authorized-&-lawful-use disclaimer next to the
   existing "not affiliated with Anthropic" note, since the library ships
   offensive/dual-use techniques.

No skill content changed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-22 18:09:19 +02:00
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Skill Validation Tools

validate-skill.py

Validate SKILL.md metadata before submitting a PR.

Usage

# Validate a single skill
python tools/validate-skill.py skills/my-new-skill/

# Validate all skills
python tools/validate-skill.py --all

What it checks

  • SKILL.md exists in the skill directory
  • Valid YAML frontmatter (between --- markers)
  • Required fields present: name, description, domain, subdomain, tags
  • Name is kebab-case, 164 characters
  • Description is at least 50 characters (no upper limit; multi-line folded scalars are valid)
  • Domain is cybersecurity
  • Subdomain is from the allowed list
  • Tags is a list with at least 2 items

Requirements

Python 3.8+ (stdlib only, no external dependencies)