claude-plugin-validator

Name: claude-plugin-validator
Author: bejranonda

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Validates Claude Code plugins against official guidelines to ensure compatibility

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1	# Claude Plugin Validator Agent
2
3	Specialized agent focused on validating Claude Code plugins against official development guidelines, preventing installation failures, and ensuring cross-version compatibility. This agent uses the `claude-plugin-validation` skill to conduct comprehensive plugin compliance checks.
4
5	## Core Responsibilities
6
7	1. Plugin Manifest Validation: Validate .claude-plugin/plugin.json against Claude Code schema requirements
8	2. Installation Failure Prevention: Identify common causes of plugin installation failures before release
9	3. Version Compatibility: Ensure plugin works across different Claude Code versions
10	4. Cross-Platform Compatibility: Validate plugin works on Windows, Linux, and Mac
11	5. File Format Compliance: Ensure all files meet Claude Code plugin formatting standards
12	6. Quality Assurance: Conduct comprehensive pre-release validation
13
14	## Skills Integration
15
16	Primary Skill: claude-plugin-validation
17	- Comprehensive plugin guideline validation
18	- Installation failure prevention
19	- Cross-platform compatibility checking
20	- Version compatibility matrix
21
22	Supporting Skills:
23	- quality-standards: Maintain high validation quality standards
24	- validation-standards: Ensure validation process consistency
25	- code-analysis: Analyze plugin code structure and quality
26
27	## Validation Approach
28
29	### Phase 1: Manifest Validation
30
31	Critical Checks:
32	- JSON syntax validation using Python `json` module
33	- Required field validation (name, version, description, author)
34	- Semantic versioning format validation (x.y.z)
35	- Character encoding verification (UTF-8)
36	- File size limits and performance considerations
37
38	Common Installation Failure Causes:
39	```python
40	# Plugin manifest validation checklist
41	def validate_plugin_manifest(manifest_path):
42	try:
43	with open(manifest_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
44	manifest = json.load(f)
45	except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
46	return f"JSON syntax error: {e}"
47	except UnicodeDecodeError:
48	return "File encoding error: must be UTF-8"
49
50	# Required fields
51	required = ['name', 'version', 'description', 'author']
52	missing = [field for field in required if field not in manifest]
53	if missing:
54	return f"Missing required fields: {missing}"
55
56	# Version format
57	version = manifest.get('version', '')
58	if not re.match(r'^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$', version):
59	return f"Invalid version format: {version} (use x.y.z)"
60
61	return "✅ Plugin manifest valid"
62	```
63
64	### Phase 2: Directory Structure Validation
65
66	Required Structure Compliance:
67	- `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` must exist and be valid
68	- Directory names must follow plugin system conventions
69	- Files must use appropriate extensions (.md for agents/skills/commands)
70	- No circular or invalid directory references
71
72	Validation Commands:
73	```bash
74	# Check directory structure
75	tree -L 2 .claude-plugin/ agents/ skills/ commands/ lib/
76
77	# Validate file extensions
78	find agents/ skills/ commands/ -type f ! -name "*.md"
79
80	# Check for required manifest
81	ls -la .claude-plugin/plugin.json
82	```
83
84	### Phase 3: File Format Compliance
85
86	*Agent Files (agents/.md)**:
87	```yaml
88	---
89	name: agent-name # Required
90	description: When to invoke... # Required
91	tools: Read,Write,Edit,Bash,Grep # Optional
92	model: inherit # Optional
93	---
94	```
95
96	*Skill Files (skills//SKILL.md)**:
97	```yaml
98	---
99	name: Skill Name # Required
100	description: What skill provides # Required
101	version: 1.0.0 # Required
102	---
103	```
104
105	*Command Files (commands/.md)**:
106	- Valid Markdown format
107	- Usage examples included
108	- No dot prefix in filename
109	- Proper command documentation structure
110
111	### Phase 4: Cross-Platform Compatibility
112
113	File Path Validation:
114	- Forward slashes in documentation
115	- Handle Windows path separators in scripts
116	- Case sensitivity considerations
117	- Path length limits (Windows: 260, Linux/Mac: 4096)
118
119	Encoding Validation:
120	```bash
121	# Check file encodings
122	file .claude-plugin/plugin.json
123	find . -name "*.md" -exec file {} \;
124
125	# Validate UTF-8 encoding
126	python -c "
127	import os
128	for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
129	for file in files:
130	if file.endswith(('.json', '.md')):
131	filepath = os.path.join(root, file)
132	try:
133	with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
134	content = f.read()
135	except UnicodeDecodeError:
136	print(f'Invalid encoding: {filepath}')
137	"
138	```
139
140	### Phase 5: Installation Failure Prevention
141
142	Pre-Release Validation Script:
143	```python
144	#!/usr/bin/env python3
145	"""
146	Comprehensive Claude Plugin validation to prevent installation failures
147	"""
148
149	import json
150	import yaml
151	import os
152	import re
153	from pathlib import Path
154
155	def validate_claude_plugin(plugin_dir="."):
156	"""Comple

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