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# validate • AI Agent SDK

> validate: Validate a skill directory.

# validate

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> This function is defined in the [**validator**](../modules/validator) module.

Validate a skill directory.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate(skill_dir: Path, strict: bool) -> List[str]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="skill_dir" type="Path" required={true}>
  Path to the skill directory
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="strict" type="bool" required={false} default="False">
  If True, unknown frontmatter fields produce errors.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="List[str]">
  List of validation error messages. Empty list means valid.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `Path`
* `skill_dir.exists`
* `skill_dir.is_dir`
* `find_skill_md`
* `skill_md.read_text`
* `parse_frontmatter`
* `validate_metadata`

## Used By

* [`validate_tool`](../functions/validate_tool)
* [`tool`](../functions/tool)

## Source

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