Agent skill

Verify API Schema

by GoogleCloudPlatform in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules

Verify if an MMv1 YAML property matches the live GCP REST API JSON payload using the Discovery Documents.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Verify API Schema

skills CLI
$ npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill verify-api-schema -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules verify-api-schema --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/utils/verify-api-schema .claude/skills/verify-api-schema && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
verify-api-schema
GitHub stars
974
Token cost
~421 tokens
SKILL.md length
180 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
30
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Verify if an MMv1 YAML property matches the live GCP REST API JSON payload using the Discovery Documents.

  • Works in 3 steps: Verification → The Core Commands → Verification & Handoff
  • Tasks that involve OpenAPI specifications
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites and Execution Steps
  • Calls jq and curl; reaches googleapis.com

What it does

Verify API Schema is an agent skill from GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules. Verify if an MMv1 YAML property matches the live GCP REST API JSON payload using the Discovery Documents.

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering OpenAPI specifications and REST APIs. It works with Google Cloud. The repository describes itself as: Add Google Cloud Platform support to Terraform.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve OpenAPI specifications
  • Tasks that involve REST APIs

Example prompts

  • “/verify-api-schema”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Verification
  2. The Core Commands
  3. Verification & Handoff

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e5db069. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • jq
    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • googleapis.com

    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

Verify API Schema loads about 421 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 180 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~421

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 180 words (~421 tokens).

“Provide the exact bash commands the agent should run to verify the prerequisites.”

— opening of SKILL.md by GoogleCloudPlatform, Custom licence
name
verify-api-schema

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/utils/verify-api-schema of GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e5db069

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Questions about Verify API Schema

What does Verify API Schema do?

Verify if an MMv1 YAML property matches the live GCP REST API JSON payload using the Discovery Documents. Verify API Schema is an agent skill from GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules. Verify if an MMv1 YAML property matches the live GCP REST API JSON payload using the Discovery Documents.

When should I use Verify API Schema?

Verify API Schema fits situations like: tasks that involve OpenAPI specifications; tasks that involve REST APIs.

How do I install Verify API Schema in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill verify-api-schema -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/utils/verify-api-schema in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules) into .claude/skills/verify-api-schema in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Verify API Schema in Codex?

Run `npx skills add GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill verify-api-schema -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/utils/verify-api-schema in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules) into .agents/skills/verify-api-schema in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Verify API Schema 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 GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules --skill verify-api-schema -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/verify-api-schema, .gemini/skills/verify-api-schema, .github/skills/verify-api-schema and .opencode/skills/verify-api-schema in your project.

What does Verify API Schema need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Verify API Schema needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq and curl).

Does Verify API Schema access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: googleapis.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Verify API Schema 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 Verify API Schema use?

Verify API Schema has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Verify API Schema use?

About 421 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Verify API Schema?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Verify API Schema: API Designer (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), OpenAPI to MCP Server (mcp-use/mcp-use, 11k stars), Use Yaak (mountain-loop/yaak, 19k stars) and Old Coder API Design (AmazingAng/old-coder, 749 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Verify API Schema?

GoogleCloudPlatform (a GitHub organization) maintains it in GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules, which has 974 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: GoogleCloudPlatform/magic-modules on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.