# Validate

> Activate when checking if work meets requirements, verifying completion criteria, validating file placement, or ensuring quality standards. Use before marking work complete to verify success criteria are met. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/validate-13` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/validate-13`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/validate-13/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/validate-13

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# Validation Skill

Validate AgentTask completion against success criteria and project standards.

## When to Use

- Checking if work meets all requirements
- Validating file placement rules
- Ensuring quality standards before completion
- Reviewing subagent work output

## Required Checks

- [ ] Success criteria satisfied
- [ ] File placement rules followed
- [ ] ALL-CAPS file names avoided (except allowlist)
- [ ] Summary/report files only in `summaries/`
- [ ] Memory updated when new knowledge created

## File Placement Validation

| File Type | Required Location |
|-----------|------------------|
| Summaries/Reports | `summaries/` |
| Stories/Epics | `stories/` |
| Bugs | `bugs/` |
| Memory | `memory/` |
| Documentation | `docs/` |

**NEVER place:**
- Summaries in `docs/` or project root
- Memory entries outside `memory/`
- Reports anywhere except `summaries/`

## ALL-CAPS Allowlist

These files ARE allowed to be ALL-CAPS:
- README.md, LICENSE, LICENSE.md
- CLAUDE.md, SKILL.md, AGENTS.md
- CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md
- AUTHORS, NOTICE, PATENTS, VERSION
- MAKEFILE, DOCKERFILE, COPYING, COPYRIGHT

## Summary Validation

Every summary/completion must include:
- **What changed** - concrete list of modifications
- **Why it changed** - rationale/requirements addressed
- **How it was validated** - tests or checks performed
- **Risks or follow-ups** - any remaining concerns

## Validation Checklist

Before marking AgentTask complete:
```
- [ ] All success criteria met
- [ ] Changes match requested scope (no over-engineering)
- [ ] File placement rules followed
- [ ] Documentation updated as needed
- [ ] Git operations completed
- [ ] Summary is factual and complete
```

## Validation Ownership

- **Executing subagent**: Performs initial validation
- **Main agent**: Reviews and confirms validation
- **Hook system**: Enforces file placement automatically

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