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 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "jinhanbuilds-hoist-the-elephant--validate-hoist-the-elephant-package",
 "repo": "jinhanbuilds/hoist-the-elephant",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/jinhanbuilds/hoist-the-elephant",
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 "title": "Validate the Skill package before modifying or releasing it",
 "page_title": "How to validate the Skill package before modifying or releasing it with Hoist the Elephant",
 "summary": "Run the package checks and build to confirm the Skill is structurally sound.",
 "who": "A maintainer who forks or edits the Skill and wants to confirm the package is intact before sharing it.",
 "problem": "Changes to the Skill files could break its structure, and it is unclear whether the package still passes its checks.",
 "outcome": "The validation, test, and build scripts run, showing whether the package structure is intact and a release build can be made.",
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  "Clone the repository with `git clone https://github.com/jinhanbuilds/hoist-the-elephant.git` and change into the folder (inferred, check the README)",
  "Install dependencies with `npm install` (inferred, check the README)",
  "Run `npm run validate`",
  "Run `npm test`",
  "Run `npm run build`"
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  "any"
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 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says these checks establish structural integrity only, not that the Skill improves long conversations.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
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  "An Agent host that supports the Agent Skills specification, such as one the cross-host skills CLI can install into",
  "Node.js and npm, for the one-line install and the npm scripts",
  "Access to the relevant conversation history, since the Skill reports gaps instead of rebuilding missing history"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
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