Agent File Validator

Validate agent files in .claude/agents/ for correct format.

Validation Target

• With argument: validate specific file
• Without: validate all .claude/agents/*.md

Required Frontmatter

---
name: agent-name          # Required: lowercase, hyphenated, 3-50 chars
description: >            # Required: 10-5000 chars, include triggering conditions + <example> blocks
  Use this agent when [conditions]. Examples:
  <example>
  Context: [situation]
  user: "[request]"
  assistant: "[response using this agent]"
  </example>
color: cyan               # Required: yellow, red, green, blue, magenta, cyan
model: sonnet             # Required: inherit, haiku, sonnet, opus, best, sonnet[1m], opus[1m], opusplan
tools:                    # Optional: YAML list (omit = all tools available)
  - Read
  - Write
  - Grep
# forkContext: "true"     # Optional: run in forked context (string "true"/"false")
# maxTurns: 20            # Optional: max conversation turns (positive integer)
skills:                    # Optional: auto-load skills (array)
  - linked-skill
memory:                    # Optional: memory scopes to load (array)
  - user
  - project
  - local
mcpServers:                # Optional: MCP server refs or objects (array)
  - server-name
hooks:                     # Optional: agent-scoped lifecycle hooks
  PreToolUse:
    - matcher: Write
      hooks:
        - type: command
          command: ./validate.sh
  PostToolUse:
    - matcher: Bash
      hooks:
        - type: command
          command: ./log.sh
permissionMode: default    # Optional: permission handling
disallowedTools:           # Optional: explicit tool blocking
  - NotebookEdit
---

Valid Tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob, Task,
WebFetch, WebSearch, TodoWrite, NotebookEdit

Valid Colors

yellow, red, green, blue, magenta, cyan

Valid Models

inherit, haiku, sonnet, opus, best, sonnet[1m], opus[1m], opusplan

Validation Checklist

Required Fields

• name exists (lowercase, hyphenated, 3-50 chars)
• description exists (10-5000 chars, recommend 200-1000 with <example> blocks)
• color is set (valid color name)
• model is set (inherit/haiku/sonnet/opus/best/sonnet[1m]/opus[1m]/opusplan)

Optional Fields

• tools are valid tool names, YAML list format (omit = all tools available)
• skills references existing skills (array, if set)
• forkContext is string "true" or "false" (if set)
• maxTurns is positive integer (if set)
• memory is valid array of: user, project, local (if set)
• mcpServers is valid array of string refs or objects (if set)
• hooks has valid structure (if set)
• permissionMode is valid value (if set)
• disallowedTools are valid tool names (if set)

Content Structure

• # Agent Name heading
• ## Activation section
• Process/workflow description
• Output format definition

Format Rules

• tools uses YAML list format (not [Read, Write] bracket array)
• No duplicate tools in list
• All tools are valid tool names

Output Format

## Agent Validation Report

### Files Checked
| File | Status | Issues |
|------|--------|--------|
| code-reviewer.md | OK | None |
| my-agent.md | WARN | Missing color, model |

### Summary
- Total: [N]
- Valid: [N]
- Needs fixes: [N]

Auto-Fix

• Convert bracket array tools to YAML list format
• Convert string skills to YAML array
• Add missing color field (default: cyan)
• Add missing model field (default: inherit)
• Convert boolean forkContext to string
• Convert scalar memory to array format
• Remove invalid tools
• Add recommended sections