# CircleCI Orb Linter

> Validates CircleCI configuration files and custom Orbs using the CircleCI CLI and Orb Development Kit, checking for deprecated images, inefficient caching, and security anti-patterns.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/circleci-orb-linter` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add agentskillexchange/circleci-orb-linter`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/circleci-orb-linter/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra, CI/CD
- Tags: Circleci, Cli, Configuration Validation, Orb, Security Audit
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-08-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/circleci-orb-linter

---


# CircleCI Orb Linter

Validates CircleCI configuration files and custom Orbs using the CircleCI CLI (circleci config validate) and Orb Development Kit. Checks for deprecated images, inefficient caching strategies, and security anti-patterns.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/circleci/circleci-docs.git
- npm ci
- npm run start:dev

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- | [README.md](README.md) | Project overview and basic usage |
- ### For Contributors

- Source: https://github.com/circleci/circleci-docs
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/circleci/circleci-docs/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/circleci-orb-linter/)