Simplify

Author: danielholanda

AUTHORING.md

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Test the skill the way users will hit it:
 The structural rules from this guide — frontmatter shape, name format, description length, and `SKILL.md` body size — are enforced by `scripts/validate_skills.py` and run on every pull request. Run them locally before pushing:
 
 ```bash
-./scripts/check.sh   # runs unit tests + validates every skill (same command CI runs)
+./scripts/check.sh   # validates every skill (same command CI runs)
 ```
 
 The validator checks every skill under `skills/` for:

README.md

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Best for cross-cutting skills that do not have a natural product home.
 4. Register the skill in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` with a human-readable description.
 5. Validate the skill locally before pushing:
    ```bash
-   ./scripts/check.sh   # runs unit tests and validates every SKILL.md
+   ./scripts/check.sh   # validates every SKILL.md
    ```
 6. Open a pull request. The `validate` GitHub Actions workflow runs `./scripts/check.sh` and must pass before merge. See [AUTHORING.md](AUTHORING.md#validating-locally) for the full set of enforced rules.
 

scripts/check.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Run unit tests and validate every SKILL.md in the catalog.
+# Validate every SKILL.md in the catalog.
 #
 # Usage:
-#   ./scripts/check.sh              Run tests + validate every skill.
+#   ./scripts/check.sh              Validate every skill.
 #   ./scripts/check.sh -h|--help    Print this help.
 #
 # Requires `uv` (https://github.com/astral-sh/uv).
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ usage() {
 
 case "${1:-}" in
   "")
-    uv run scripts/test_validate_skills.py
     uv run scripts/validate_skills.py
-    echo "All checks passed."
     ;;
   -h|--help)
     usage

scripts/test_validate_skills.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Run from the repo root:
 
-    ./scripts/check.sh                          # used by CI; runs tests + this
+    ./scripts/check.sh                          # used by CI; thin wrapper
     uv run scripts/validate_skills.py           # ad-hoc
     uv run scripts/validate_skills.py --skills-dir skills