Validate Album Skill for Claude

Album Validator Agent

Your Task

Input: $ARGUMENTS (album name, e.g., sample-album)

Validate that an album has all required files in the correct locations, catching path issues and missing content before they become problems.

Step 1: Load Config & Find Album

• Call get_config() — returns paths (content_root, audio_root, documents_root) and artist.name
• If config missing, STOP and report:

     [FAIL] Config file missing: ~/.bitwize-music/config.yaml
            Run /configure to set up the plugin.

• Call find_album(album_name) — fuzzy match by name, slug, or partial
• If not found, STOP and report (MCP returns available albums):

     [FAIL] Album not found: {album-name}

• Optionally call validate_album_structure(album_slug) — runs structural validation checks and returns {passed, failed, warnings, skipped, issues[], checks[]}. This MCP tool handles directory structure, required files, audio placement, and track content checks in one call.

Note: The MCP validate_album_structure tool performs many of the checks below automatically. You can use its results directly or run the manual checks for more detailed reporting.

Step 3: Run Validations

Initialize Counters

• passed = 0
• failed = 0
• warnings = 0
• skipped = 0
• issues = [] (list of fix commands)

Output Header

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
ALBUM VALIDATION: {album-name}
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Validation Categories

CONFIG

CONFIG
──────

| Check | Pass | Fail |

|-------|------|------|

| Config file exists | [PASS] Config file exists | [FAIL] Config file missing |

| content_root defined | [PASS] content_root: {value} | [FAIL] content_root not defined |

| audio_root defined | [PASS] audio_root: {value} | [FAIL] audio_root not defined |

| artist defined | [PASS] artist: {value} | [FAIL] artist.name not defined |

ALBUM STRUCTURE

ALBUM STRUCTURE
───────────────

| Check | How | Pass | Fail |

|-------|-----|------|------|

| Album dir exists | test -d {album_path} | [PASS] Album directory: {path} | [FAIL] Album directory missing |

| README.md exists | test -f {album_path}/README.md | [PASS] README.md exists | [FAIL] README.md missing |

| tracks/ dir exists | test -d {album_path}/tracks | [PASS] tracks/ directory exists | [FAIL] tracks/ directory missing |

| Track files exist | ls {album_path}/tracks/*.md | [PASS] {N} track files found | [WARN] No track files found |

For documentary albums (check README.md for type):

| Check | How | Pass | Fail |

|-------|-----|------|------|

| RESEARCH.md exists | test -f {album_path}/RESEARCH.md | [PASS] RESEARCH.md exists | [WARN] RESEARCH.md missing (documentary album) |

| SOURCES.md exists | test -f {album_path}/SOURCES.md | [PASS] SOURCES.md exists | [WARN] SOURCES.md missing (documentary album) |

AUDIO FILES

AUDIO FILES
───────────

Expected path: {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/

| Check | How | Pass | Fail |

|-------|-----|------|------|

| Audio dir exists (correct path) | test -d {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album} | [PASS] Audio directory: {path} | See below |

| Audio dir in wrong location | test -d {audio_root}/{album} | N/A | [FAIL] Audio in wrong location (missing artist folder) |

If audio in wrong location, add to issues:

→ Expected: {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/
→ Found at: {audio_root}/{album}/ (WRONG - missing artist folder)
→ Fix: mv {audio_root}/{album}/ {audio_root}/artists/{artist}/albums/{genre}/{album}/

| Check | How | Pass | Skip |

|-------|-----|------|------|

| WAV files present | ls {audio_path}/*.wav | [PASS] {N} WAV files found | [SKIP] No audio files yet |

| mastered/ exists | test -d {audio_path}/mastered | [PASS] mastered/ directory exists | [SKIP] Not mastered yet |

ALBUM ART

ALBUM ART
─────────

| Check | How | Pass | Skip |

|-------|-----|------|------|

| Art in audio folder | test -f {audio_path}/album.png | [PASS] album.png in audio folder | [SKIP] No album art yet |

| Art in content folder | test -f {album_path}/album-art.* | [PASS] album-art in content folder | [SKIP] No album art yet |

TRACKS

TRACKS
──────

For each track file in {album_path}/tracks/*.md:

• Read the file
• Check for required fields:
• Status field exists
• Suno Style Box exists (has ## Suno Inputs section)
• Suno Lyrics Box exists
• If Status is Generated or Final: Suno Link present
• If documentary: Sources Verified status
• Check instrumental field sync:
• Read frontmatter instrumental field (true/false/missing)
• Read Track Details table Instrumental row (Yes/No/missing)
• If both present and they disagree → [WARN] {filename} - Instrumental field mismatch: frontmatter={value}, table={value}
• If only one is set → [WARN] {filename} - Instrumental field missing from {frontmatter|table} (set in {other})

Output per track:

• [PASS] {filename} - Status: {status}, Suno Link: {present/missing}
• [WARN] {filename} - Status: {status}, missing {what}
• [FAIL] {filename} - No Status field

Step 4: Summary

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SUMMARY: {passed} passed, {failed} failed, {warnings} warning(s), {skipped} skipped
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

If any issues:

ISSUES TO FIX:
1. {issue description}
   {fix command}
2. ...

Example Output

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
ALBUM VALIDATION: sample-album
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

CONFIG
──────
[PASS] Config file exists
[PASS] content_root: ~/bitwize-music
[PASS] audio_root: ~/bitwize-music/audio
[PASS] artist: bitwize

ALBUM STRUCTURE
───────────────
[PASS] Album directory: ~/bitwize-music/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/
[PASS] README.md exists
[PASS] tracks/ directory exists
[PASS] 5 track files found

AUDIO FILES
───────────
[FAIL] Audio directory in wrong location
       → Expected: ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/
       → Found at: ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/
       → Fix: mv ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/ ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/

ALBUM ART
─────────
[SKIP] No album art yet

TRACKS
──────
[PASS] 01-intro.md - Status: Final, Suno Link: present
[PASS] 02-track.md - Status: Final, Suno Link: present
[WARN] 03-t-day-beach.md - Status: Generated, Suno Link: missing

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
SUMMARY: 8 passed, 1 failed, 1 warning, 1 skipped
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

ISSUES TO FIX:
1. Move audio folder to include artist:
   mv ~/bitwize-music/audio/sample-album/ ~/bitwize-music/audio/artists/bitwize/albums/electronic/sample-album/

Important Notes

• Use MCP tools first - get_config(), find_album(), validate_album_structure() before manual checks
• Check both correct AND wrong locations - Catch misplaced files
• Provide actionable fixes - Include exact commands to fix issues
• Use appropriate status - PASS/FAIL/WARN/SKIP based on severity
• Count everything - Report totals in summary