# agent-audit

Audits an agent definition for correctness and quality — a single vendor-neutral file at
plugin/APM scope, or a Claude Code and Copilot file pair at project/user scope.

## What it does

At **plugin/APM scope**, accepts the single `.apm/agents/<name>.agent.md` file — there is no
counterpart. Structural checks via `validate.sh` hard-`FAIL` any frontmatter field outside the
vendor-neutral allowlist (`name`, `description`, `model`, `source_keys` — the last for
provenance tracking, checked separately by `validate-provenance.sh` against `sources.md`; see
ADR-0016), since `apm compile`
copies frontmatter verbatim to both harnesses and an unsafe field can't be silently dropped for
just one of them.

At **project/user scope**, accepts either file in a CC `.md` / Copilot `.agent.md` pair, derives
the counterpart automatically, and validates both. Runs structural checks via `validate.sh`
(required fields, kebab-case name, no placeholders, no CC-only fields in the Copilot file, no
Copilot-only fields in the CC file), provenance chain validation via `validate-provenance.sh`
(checks `source_keys` against `sources.md` at the plugin root — plugin/APM scope only), then
qualitative checks on description phrasing and system prompt quality. Step 1 also runs a
Vale-based prose sub-check via `vale-wrap.sh` against both files of the pair, using the
`Kyberforge` style (both files) and `KyberforgeCopilot` style (Copilot file only) — every alert
is a `FAIL`, cited by rule ID — falling back to Step 2 judgment when the `vale` binary is
unavailable or reports `0 files` scanned. Produces a compact findings report in the same format
as `skill-audit`.

## Usage

```
/agent-audit
```

Pass the path to either agent file as the argument.

## Files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `SKILL.md` | Skill instructions for agents |
| `assets/vale/.vale.ini` | Vale config: scopes `Kyberforge` to `**/agents/*.md`, `Kyberforge`+`KyberforgeCopilot` to `**/*.agent.md` |
| `assets/vale/styles/Kyberforge/DescriptionOpener.yml` | Flags descriptions opening with "This skill/agent" instead of an imperative "Use when..." |
| `assets/vale/styles/Kyberforge/PaddingPhrase.yml` | Flags generic "see references/ for info" pointers instead of specific file references |
| `assets/vale/styles/Kyberforge/SentenceOpenerThereIs.yml` | Flags sentences opening with "There is/are" instead of naming the subject directly |
| `assets/vale/styles/Kyberforge/VagueWording.yml` | Flags vague capability wording ("helps with", "utilize", "assists with", "used for") in descriptions |
| `assets/vale/styles/KyberforgeCopilot/ProactivePhrase.yml` | Flags CC-specific "Use proactively" phrasing with no effect in Copilot descriptions |
| `references/README.md` | Directory documentation for references/ |
| `references/description-quality.md` | Qualitative guide for borderline description findings |
| `references/field-inventory.md` | Authoritative list of valid CC and Copilot agent fields |
| `references/sources.md` | Research provenance for skill content |
| `scripts/README.md` | Directory documentation for scripts/ |
| `scripts/validate.sh` | Structural validation script for agent file pairs |
| `scripts/validate-provenance.sh` | Provenance chain validation script for agent pairs against `sources.md` (plugin root) |
| `scripts/vale-wrap.sh` | Drop-in `vale` wrapper that works around a frontmatter-description NLP scope limitation |
| `tests/README.md` | Bats test dependency and run instructions |
| `tests/validate.bats` | Bats tests for validate.sh |
| `tests/validate-provenance.bats` | Bats tests for validate-provenance.sh |