About validate-counts
validate-counts checks whether hook, skill, and agent counts agree across OrchestKit’s authoritative sources. It compares filesystem counts with documentation and manifests, then reports discrepancies with file and field references.
Key features
- 01Count hooks, skills, and agents
- 02Compare authoritative sources
- 03Flag mismatches with file references
- 04Run full validation or raw counts
Use cases
- 01Checking count consistency before release
- 02Locating drift between manifests and documentation
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ yonatangross/ orchestkit --skill validate-countsAfter installing, type/validate-countsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
test-cases.jsonreferences/count-locations.mdrules/_sections.md_template.mddrift-reporting.mdsources-authoritative.mdscripts/count-all.shvalidate-counts.shDetails
From the project READMEValidate Counts
Checks that hook, skill, and agent counts are consistent across all authoritative sources in OrchestKit. Outputs a comparison table and flags drift with precise file references.
Quick Start
# Full validation: counts src/ vs CLAUDE.md and manifests (run from repo root)
bash src/skills/validate-counts/scripts/validate-counts.sh
# Just get raw counts from src/
bash src/skills/validate-counts/scripts/count-all.sh
Rules
| Category | Rule | Impact | Key Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count Sources | rules/sources-authoritative.md (load ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/rules/sources-authoritative.md) | HIGH | Filesystem is authoritative; derived sources must match |
| Drift Detection | rules/drift-reporting.md (load ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/rules/drift-reporting.md) | HIGH | Comparison table + flag with file:field references |
Total: 2 rules across 2 categories
Workflow
- Run
scripts/validate-counts.shfor full validation (counts + drift comparison), orscripts/count-all.shfor raw counts only - Read
CLAUDE.md— extract counts from Project Overview and Version section - Read
manifests/ork.json— check skill/agent/hook array lengths - Build the comparison table (see
rules/drift-reporting.mdfor format) - Flag any mismatches with file + field references; otherwise output "All counts consistent."
References
Load on demand with Read("${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/<file>"):
| File | Content |
|---|---|
count-locations.md | Where every count lives and why drift happens |
Related Skills
release-checklist— Uses validate-counts as step 5 of the release gatedoctor— Broader health check that includes count validationaudit-skills— Quality audit for skill structure and completeness
Common Mistakes
- Counting from
plugins/instead ofsrc/— plugins/ may be empty after an interrupted build - Comparing against deleted alias manifests — only
manifests/ork.jsonexists in v7 - Forgetting the hook breakdown: global + agent-scoped + skill-scoped must sum to total
Comments
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