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# Validate Skill Capabilities • AI Agent SDK

> validate_skill_capabilities: Validate a skill's capability requirements.

# validate\_skill\_capabilities

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> This is a method of the [**SkillManager**](../classes/SkillManager) class in the [**manager**](../modules/manager) module.

Validate a skill's capability requirements.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate_skill_capabilities(skill_name: str, force_refresh: bool) -> ValidationResult
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill_name" type="str" required={true}>
  Name of the skill to validate
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="force_refresh" type="bool" required={false} default="False">
  If True, bypass cache and re-validate
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="ValidationResult">
  ValidationResult with capability status
</ResponseField>

### Exceptions

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  <Accordion title="ValueError">
    If skill not found
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Uses

* `get_skill`
* `ValueError`
* `validate_skill`

## Used By

* [`SkillManager.get_available_skills`](../functions/SkillManager-get_available_skills)
* [`SkillManager.get_available_skills_by_state`](../functions/SkillManager-get_available_skills_by_state)
* [`SkillManager.get_skills_diagnostics`](../functions/SkillManager-get_skills_diagnostics)

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="Skills Concept" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/docs/docs/concepts/skills" />

  <Card title="Skills Feature" icon="star" href="/docs/docs/features/skills" />
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