---
title: "audit skill"
description: "<objective> Invoke the skill-auditor subagent to audit the skill at $ARGUMENTS for compliance with Agent Skills best practices."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/audit-skill
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:08:03.042Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "audit skill — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/audit-skill)"
---

# audit skill
<objective> Invoke the skill-auditor subagent to audit the skill at $ARGUMENTS for compliance with Agent Skills best practices.

## Overview

---
description: Audit skill for YAML compliance, pure XML structure, progressive disclosure, and best practices
argument-hint: <skill-path>
---

<objective>
Invoke the skill-auditor subagent to audit the skill at $ARGUMENTS for compliance with Agent Skills best practices.

This ensures skills follow proper structure (pure XML, required tags, progressive disclosure) and effectiveness patterns.
</objective>

<process>
1. Invoke skill-auditor subagent
2. Pass skill path: $ARGUMENTS
3. Subagent will read updated best practices (including pure XML structure requirements)
4. Subagent evaluates XML structure quality, required/conditional tags, anti-patterns
5. Review detailed findings with file:line locations, compliance scores, and recommendations
</process>

<success_criteria>
- Subagent invoked successfully
- Arguments passed correctly to subagent
- Audit includes XML structure evaluation
</success_criteria>

---

Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/audit-skill) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com