Validate Claude Folder

Check the .claude folder for configuration consistency, documentation drift, and missing components.

When NOT to Use

• When the task doesn't match this skill's scope -- check related skills
• When a more specialized skill exists for the specific task

When to Use

• After modifying .claude folder contents
• During periodic maintenance
• When MCP servers or hooks aren't working as expected
• Before major releases

Validation Checks

Run these checks and report findings:

1. MCP Server Consistency

# Check .mcp.json exists and is valid JSON
cat .mcp.json | jq . > /dev/null && echo "✅ .mcp.json valid" || echo "❌ .mcp.json invalid"

# List configured servers
cat .mcp.json | jq -r '.mcpServers | keys[]'

Compare against COMMAND_REFERENCE.md MCP section - flag any mismatches.

2. Hook File Consistency

# Check all hooks referenced in settings.json exist
for hook in session-start check-mcp-servers check-write-requirements check-edit-requirements pattern-check analyze-user-request; do
  if [ -f ".claude/hooks/${hook}.js" ]; then
    echo "✅ ${hook}.js exists"
  else
    echo "❌ ${hook}.js missing"
  fi
done

3. Skill/Command Alignment

# List skills
ls -1 .claude/skills/ | grep -v README

# List commands
ls -1 .claude/commands/*.md | xargs -I {} basename {} .md

Verify each command has a corresponding skill.

4. Documentation Freshness

Check these files for staleness:

• .claude/COMMAND_REFERENCE.md - Version and date
• .claude/HOOKS.md - Last Updated date
• DEVELOPMENT.md - MCP section accuracy

5. Secrets Configuration

# Check if encrypted secrets exist
[ -f ".env.local.encrypted" ] && echo "✅ Encrypted secrets found" || echo "ℹ️ No encrypted secrets"

# Check if .env.local has tokens (without exposing them)
if [ -f ".env.local" ]; then
  grep -qE "^(GITHUB_TOKEN|SONAR_TOKEN)=.+" .env.local && echo "✅ Tokens configured" || echo "⚠️ Tokens not set"
else
  echo "ℹ️ No .env.local (run decrypt-secrets if needed)"
fi

6. Agent File Validation

# Check all agent files have valid frontmatter
for f in .claude/agents/*.md; do
  if head -1 "$f" | grep -q "^---"; then
    echo "✅ $(basename $f) has frontmatter"
  else
    echo "❌ $(basename $f) missing frontmatter"
  fi
done

Output Format

Provide a summary table:

Recommendations

After running checks, provide:

1. List of issues found
2. Specific fix commands or edits needed
3. Files that need updating

Related

• [COMMANDREFERENCE.md](../../COMMANDREFERENCE.md)
• [HOOKS.md](../../HOOKS.md)
• [settings.json](../../settings.json)

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