DOCX
rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware
A skill your agent uses whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files).
Validate Home Assistant YAML configuration for syntax, structure, entity references, duplicates, and secrets usage before applying changes.
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Install Config Validate
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validate --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .claude/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .claude/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validateType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validate --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .agents/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .agents/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validate --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .cursor/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .cursor/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git --path .agents/skills/config-validate--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validate --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .gemini/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .gemini/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validateInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .github/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .github/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Apocrathia/home-assistant-config config-validate --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/config-validate .opencode/skills/config-validate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "config-validate" agent skill from https://github.com/Apocrathia/home-assistant-config/tree/main/.agents/skills/config-validate into .opencode/skills/config-validate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "config-validate", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
config-validate- GitHub stars
- 179
- Token cost
- ~932 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 262 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 22
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Validate Home Assistant YAML configuration for syntax, structure, entity references, duplicates, and secrets usage before applying changes.
- Works in 7 steps: Identify target file — Determine which… → Check YAML syntax — Validate… → Verify entity references — Ensure… → …
- Modifying any YAML config file
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Use, Steps and Common Validation Checks, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Config Validate is an agent skill from Apocrathia/home-assistant-config. Validate Home Assistant YAML configuration for syntax, structure, entity references, duplicates, and secrets usage before applying changes. Use when writing or modifying any YAML config file, before suggesting changes to packages/, when the user asks "does this look right?" or "validate my config", or after any automation or integration change.
Its SKILL.md is about 930 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It works with Home Assistant. The repository describes itself as: Apocrathia's Home Assistant Configuration Files.
When your agent uses it
- Modifying any YAML config file
- Before suggesting changes to packages/
- The user asks does this look right?
- Validate my config
Example prompts
- “does this look right?”
- “validate my config”
- “/config-validate”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify target file — Determine which package file is being modified
- Check YAML syntax — Validate indentation, quoting, special characters
- Verify entity references — Ensure entity_id, device_id, area_id references exist
- Check for duplicates — No duplicate entity IDs, automation aliases, or service calls
- Validate structure — Ensure top-level keys match HA schema (light, sensor, automation, etc.)
- Review secrets usage — Flag any hardcoded credentials
- Report findings — List issues by severity (error, warning, info)
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e28308a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Config Validate loads about 932 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 262 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 262 words (~932 tokens).
“Validate Home Assistant YAML configurations for syntax, structure, and best practices before applying changes.”
- name
- config-validate
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/config-validate of Apocrathia/home-assistant-config.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e28308a
Compare with similar skills
Config Validate next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Config Validate this skillApocrathia/home-assistant-config | 179 | — | ~932 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| DOCXrvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware | 207 | 33 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| PPTXrvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware | 207 | 35 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| XLSXrvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware | 207 | 35 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Sap Extension Creatorheshengtao/super-agent-party | 2.7k | — | ~6k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Ha Frontend Componentshome-assistant/frontend | 5.7k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Config Validate
What does Config Validate do?
Validate Home Assistant YAML configuration for syntax, structure, entity references, duplicates, and secrets usage before applying changes. Config Validate is an agent skill from Apocrathia/home-assistant-config. Validate Home Assistant YAML configuration for syntax, structure, entity references, duplicates, and secrets usage before applying changes.
When should I use Config Validate?
Config Validate fits situations like: modifying any YAML config file; before suggesting changes to packages/; the user asks does this look right?; validate my config.
How do I install Config Validate in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/config-validate in Apocrathia/home-assistant-config) into .claude/skills/config-validate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Config Validate in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/config-validate in Apocrathia/home-assistant-config) into .agents/skills/config-validate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Config Validate in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Apocrathia/home-assistant-config --skill config-validate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/config-validate, .gemini/skills/config-validate, .github/skills/config-validate and .opencode/skills/config-validate in your project.
What does Config Validate need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Config Validate is instructions for the agent only.
Does Config Validate access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Config Validate safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Config Validate use?
No licence was found for Config Validate or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Config Validate use?
About 932 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Config Validate?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Config Validate: DOCX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars), PPTX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars), XLSX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars) and Sap Extension Creator (heshengtao/super-agent-party, 2.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Config Validate?
Apocrathia (a GitHub user) maintains it in Apocrathia/home-assistant-config, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.
Source: Apocrathia/home-assistant-config on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.