Validate Template

Validate: $ARGUMENTS

Overview

This skill validates that templates and entity files conform to the worldbuilding system standards:

• Required YAML frontmatter fields are present
• Required sections exist
• Image Prompts section is properly formatted
• Connections section has correct structure
• Content follows directive patterns

Instructions

Parse Arguments

Validation Rules

Universal Requirements (All Files)

YAML Frontmatter

Every file must have:

---
tags:
  - [category tag]
name: "[Entity Name]"
aliases:
  - [optional aliases]
status: draft | in-progress | complete
image: "" | "[[Entity Name.png]]"
---

Checks:

• YAML block exists (between --- markers)
• tags: field exists and is non-empty array
• name: field exists and is non-empty string
• aliases: field exists (can be empty array)
• status: field exists with valid value
• image: field exists

Title Section

# {{title}}

or

# [Entity Name]

Checks:

• H1 heading exists as first content line after YAML
• Only one H1 heading in file

Connections Section

## Connections

### [Category]
- **[Relationship]:** [[Entity]]

Checks:

• ## Connections section exists
• At least one subsection with wikilinks
• Wikilinks use proper format [[Entity Name]]

Image Prompts Section

## Image Prompts

### [Art Style]
[Style description]

### [Scene Type]
[Scene setup]

**Prompt:** [Filled prompt text]

Checks:

• ## Image Prompts section exists (for most entity types)
• At least one subsection with **Prompt:** field
• **Prompt:** field contains actual content (not placeholder)

Category-Specific Requirements

Characters (Protagonist, Antagonist, Support Character)

Additional YAML:

species: "[species]"
class: "[class]"
level: [number]           # OR
challenge_rating: "[CR]"  # (one required, not both)
armor_class: [number]
hit_points: [number]
proficiency_bonus: [number]

Additional Sections:

• ## Stat Block
• ### Ability Scores
• ## Personality
• ## Background
• ## Combat Statistics

Validation Notes:

• Either level: OR challenge_rating: must be filled (not both, not neither)
• Proficiency bonus must match level/CR per D&D 5e 2024 rules

Settlements (Village, Town, City, Stronghold)

Additional YAML:

settlement_type: "[type]"
population: "[range]"
government_type: "[type]"

Additional Sections:

• ## Overview
• ## Districts or ## Areas
• ## Notable Locations

Organizations

Additional YAML:

organization_type: "[type]"  # or appropriate tag

Additional Sections:

• ## Overview
• ## Leadership
• ## Goals
• ## Resources

Creatures (Monster, Animal, Insect)

Additional YAML:

size: "[size]"
creature_type: "[type]"
challenge_rating: "[CR]"
experience_points: [number]

Additional Sections:

• ## Stat Block
• ### Classification
• ### Ability Scores
• ## Traits
• ## Actions

Geography

Additional YAML:

terrain_type: "[type]"  # or appropriate geographic tag

Additional Sections:

• ## Overview
• ## Features
• ## Inhabitants

Items

Additional YAML:

rarity: "[rarity]"
item_type: "[type]"

Additional Sections:

• ## Description
• ## Properties

History (Event, Age, War, Battle)

Additional YAML:

date: "[date or era]"

Additional Sections:

• ## Overview
• ## Causes
• ## Key Figures
• ## Consequences

Validation Report

=== VALIDATION REPORT: [File Name] ===

Template Type: [Detected or Specified]
Category: [Category]

YAML FRONTMATTER
─────────────────────────────────────
✓ tags: present (3 tags)
✓ name: present ("Lord Varic Valdren")
✓ aliases: present (2 aliases)
✓ status: present (in-progress)
✓ image: present (empty - needs image)
✓ species: present ("Human")
✓ class: present ("Fighter")
✓ level: present (8)
✗ challenge_rating: N/A (using level-based)
✓ armor_class: present (18)
✓ hit_points: present (75)
✓ proficiency_bonus: present (+3) ✓ Matches level 8

REQUIRED SECTIONS
─────────────────────────────────────
✓ # Title (line 15)
✓ ## Stat Block (line 20)
✓ ### Ability Scores (line 25)
✓ ## Personality (line 60)
✓ ## Background (line 80)
✓ ## Combat Statistics (line 45)
✓ ## Connections (line 200)
✓ ## Image Prompts (line 230)

IMAGE PROMPTS
─────────────────────────────────────
✓ ### Portrait found
  ✓ **Prompt:** filled (45 characters)
✓ ### Action Scene found
  ✗ **Prompt:** EMPTY or placeholder

CONNECTIONS
─────────────────────────────────────
✓ Has wikilinks in Connections section
  - [[Lady Serana Valdren]]
  - [[House Valdren]]
  - [[Aldersgate]]

SUMMARY
─────────────────────────────────────
Checks Passed: 18/20
Checks Failed: 2
Warnings: 1

ISSUES FOUND:
1. [ERROR] Image Prompt for "Action Scene" is empty (line 245)
2. [WARNING] image: field is empty (entity has no generated image)

RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Fill the Action Scene prompt before running /generate-image
- Run /generate-image after filling prompts

Auto-Fix Mode (–fix)

When --fix is specified, the skill can automatically fix:

Cannot auto-fix:

• Missing content in sections
• Empty image prompts (requires creative content)
• Incorrect stat block values
• Missing wikilinks

Bulk Validation

Validate All Templates

/validate-template --all-templates

Report:

=== TEMPLATE VALIDATION: Templates/ ===

Category             | Files | Valid | Issues |
---------------------|-------|-------|--------|
Characters           | 6     | 6     | 0      |
Settlements          | 8     | 7     | 1      |
Items                | 11    | 11    | 0      |
Creatures            | 5     | 5     | 0      |
Organizations        | 9     | 9     | 0      |
Concepts             | 10    | 9     | 1      |
History              | 9     | 9     | 0      |
Geography            | 18    | 18    | 0      |
Encounters           | 4     | 4     | 0      |
Maps                 | 4     | 4     | 0      |
---------------------|-------|-------|--------|
TOTAL                | 84    | 82    | 2      |

FILES WITH ISSUES:
- Templates/Settlements/Tavern.md: Missing ## Notable NPCs section
- Templates/Concepts/Religion.md: Empty image prompt

Validate All Entities in World

/validate-template --all-entities Eldermyr

Report:

=== ENTITY VALIDATION: Worlds/Eldermyr/ ===

Category             | Files | Valid | Issues |
---------------------|-------|-------|--------|
Characters           | 12    | 10    | 2      |
Settlements          | 8     | 8     | 0      |
...

ENTITIES WITH ISSUES:
- Characters/Old Merchant.md: Missing level OR challenge_rating
- Characters/Guard Captain.md: Proficiency +2 doesn't match level 7

Integration with Other Skills

Before /create-template

Run validation on similar templates to understand the expected structure.

After /create-entity

Run validation to ensure generated entity meets all requirements.

With /audit-world

Validation is complementary to audit:

• /validate-template checks structure and format
• /audit-world checks content consistency and links

Examples

# Validate a single entity
/validate-template "Worlds/Eldermyr/Characters/Lord Varic Valdren.md"

# Validate and auto-fix issues
/validate-template "Worlds/Eldermyr/Characters/Lord Varic Valdren.md" --fix

# Validate as specific type
/validate-template "some-file.md" --template-type "Support Character"

# Validate all templates
/validate-template --all-templates

# Validate all entities in a world
/validate-template --all-entities Eldermyr

# Validate with auto-fix
/validate-template --all-entities Eldermyr --fix