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name: cli-anything-validate description: Validate a CLI-Anything harness against the full HARNESS checklist

cli-anything-validate Command

Validate an existing harness against directory, implementation, test, docs, packaging, and code-quality requirements.

Target software: local path argument (required).

CRITICAL: Resolve PLUGIN_ROOT (absolute paths only)

1. Read ~/.cursor/cli-anything-generator.root / %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\cli-anything-generator.root
2. Else install dir PLUGIN_ROOT.txt / default .../plugins/local/cli-anything
3. Read {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/HARNESS.md and {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/commands/validate.md via absolute paths

Cursor Tool Bindings

Cursor tool	Role
Glob / Grep / Read	Checklist inventory of harness layout and APIs
Shell	Optional smoke tests, import checks, pip show / entry-point checks
Write	Only to record validation report if the user asks for a file

Phase Gates and Resume (hard gate)

Progress: {software-root}/agent-harness/.cli-anything-progress.json with "mode": "validate".

• Walk checklist sections; mark each section completed before moving on.
• Resume incomplete validation; finish with a clear pass/fail summary and concrete gaps.

Validate checklist (summary)

• Directory layout under agent-harness/cli_anything/<software>/
• Implementation: Click + REPL + --json + session patterns per HARNESS
• Tests: unit + E2E + installed CLI
• Docs: README, SOFTWARE.md, TEST.md, skills
• Packaging: namespace packages + console_scripts

What This Command Does

Follow {PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/commands/validate.md. Do not silently lower the quality bar.