Agent skill

validate-album

Validates album directory structure, file locations, and content integrity. Use before release or whenever the user wants to check an album's structural health.

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SKILL.md

Album Validator Agent

Your Task

Input: $ARGUMENTS (album name, e.g., sample-album)

Validate that an album has all required files in the correct locations, catching path issues and missing content before they become problems.


Step 1: Load Config & Find Album

  1. Call get_config() — returns paths (content_root, audio_root, documents_root) and artist.name

    • If config missing, STOP and report:
      [FAIL] Config file missing: ~/.bitwize-music/config.yaml
             Run /configure to set up the plugin.
      
  2. Call find_album(album_name) — fuzzy match by name, slug, or partial

    • If not found, STOP and report (MCP returns available albums):
      [FAIL] Album not found: {album-name}
      
  3. Optionally call validate_album_structure(album_slug) — runs structural validation checks and returns {passed, failed, warnings, skipped, issues[], checks[]}. This MCP tool handles directory structure, required files, audio placement, and track content checks in one call.

Note: The MCP validate_album_structure tool performs many of the checks below automatically. You can use its results directly or run the manual checks for more detailed reporting.


Step 3: Run Validations

Initialize Counters

  • passed = 0
  • failed = 0
  • warnings = 0
  • skipped = 0
  • issues = [] (list of fix commands)

Output Header

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
ALBUM VALIDATION: {album-name}
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Validation Categories

CONFIG

CONFIG
──────
Check Pass Fail
Config file exists [PASS] Config file exists [FAIL] Config file missing
content_root defined [PASS] content_root: {value} [FAIL] content_root not defined
audio_root defined [PASS] audio_root: {value} [FAIL] audio_root not defined
artist defined [PASS] artist: {value} [FAIL] artist.name not defined

ALBUM STRUCTURE

ALBUM STRUCTURE
───────────────
Check How Pass Fail
Album dir exists test -d {album_path} [PASS] Album directory: {path} [FAIL] Album directory missing
README.md exists test -f {album_path}/README.md [PASS] README.md exists [FAIL] README.md missing
tracks/ dir exists test -d {album_path}/tracks [PASS] tracks/ directory exists [FAIL] tracks/ directory missing
Track files exist ls {album_path}/tracks/*.md [PASS] {N} track files found [WARN] No track files found

For documentary albums (check README.md for type):

Check How Pass Fail
RESEARCH.md exists test -f {album_path}/RESEARCH.md [PASS] RESEARCH.md exists [WARN] RESEARCH.md missing (documentary album)
SOURCES.md exists test -f {album_path}/SOURCES.md [PASS] SOURCES.md exists [WARN] SOURCES.md missing (documentary album)

AUDIO FILES

AUDIO FILES
───────────

Expected path: {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/

Check How Pass Fail
Audio dir exists (correct path) test -d {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album} [PASS] Audio directory: {path} See below
Audio dir in wrong location test -d {audio_root}/{album} N/A [FAIL] Audio in wrong location (missing artist folder)

If audio in wrong location, add to issues:

→ Expected: {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/
→ Found at: {audio_root}/{album}/ (WRONG - missing artist folder)
→ Fix: mv {audio_root}/{album}/ {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/
Check How Pass Skip
WAV files present ls {audio_path}/*.wav [PASS] {N} WAV files found [SKIP] No audio files yet
mastered/ exists test -d {audio_path}/mastered [PASS] mastered/ directory exists [SKIP] Not mastered yet

ALBUM ART

ALBUM ART
─────────
Check How Pass Skip
Art in audio folder test -f {audio_path}/album.png [PASS] album.png in audio folder [SKIP] No album art yet
Art in content folder test -f {album_path}/album-art.* [PASS] album-art in content folder [SKIP] No album art yet

TRACKS

TRACKS
──────

For each track file in {album_path}/tracks/*.md:

  1. Read the file
  2. Check for required fields:
    • Status field exists
    • Suno Style Box exists (has ## Suno Inputs section)
    • Suno Lyrics Box exists
    • If Status is Generated or Final: Suno Link present
    • If documentary: Sources Verified status

Output per track:

  • [PASS] {filename} - Status: {status}, Suno Link: {present/missing}
  • [WARN] {filename} - Status: {status}, missing {what}
  • [FAIL] {filename} - No Status field

Step 4: Summary

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SUMMARY: {passed} passed, {failed} failed, {warnings} warning(s), {skipped} skipped
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

If any issues:

ISSUES TO FIX:
1. {issue description}
   {fix command}
2. ...

Example Output

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
ALBUM VALIDATION: sample-album
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

CONFIG
──────
[PASS] Config file exists
[PASS] content_root: ~/bitwize-music
[PASS] audio_root: ~/bitwize-music/audio
[PASS] artist: bitwize

ALBUM STRUCTURE
───────────────
[PASS] Album directory: ~/bitwize-music/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/
[PASS] README.md exists
[PASS] tracks/ directory exists
[PASS] 5 track files found

AUDIO FILES
───────────
[FAIL] Audio directory in wrong location
       → Expected: ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/
       → Found at: ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/
       → Fix: mv ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/ ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/

ALBUM ART
─────────
[SKIP] No album art yet

TRACKS
──────
[PASS] 01-intro.md - Status: Final, Suno Link: present
[PASS] 02-track.md - Status: Final, Suno Link: present
[WARN] 03-t-day-beach.md - Status: Generated, Suno Link: missing

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SUMMARY: 8 passed, 1 failed, 1 warning, 1 skipped
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

ISSUES TO FIX:
1. Move audio folder to include artist:
   mv ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/ ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/

Important Notes

  1. Use MCP tools first - get_config(), find_album(), validate_album_structure() before manual checks
  2. Check both correct AND wrong locations - Catch misplaced files
  3. Provide actionable fixes - Include exact commands to fix issues
  4. Use appropriate status - PASS/FAIL/WARN/SKIP based on severity
  5. Count everything - Report totals in summary

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