> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Validate Skill • AI Agent SDK

> validate_skill: Validate a skill's requirements against available capabilities.

# validate\_skill

Method

> This is a method of the [**CapabilityValidator**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/CapabilityValidator.md) class in the [**capability\_validator**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/capability_validator.md) module.

Validate a skill's requirements against available capabilities.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate_skill(skill: SkillProperties, available_tools: Optional[Set[str]], available_servers: Optional[Set[str]]) -> ValidationResult
```

## Parameters

**skill** `SkillProperties` *required*

Skill to validate

**available\_tools** `Optional`

Set of available tool names (auto-detected if None)

**available\_servers** `Optional`

Set of available server names (auto-detected if None)

### Returns

**Returns** `ValidationResult`

ValidationResult with validation status and details

## Uses

* `is_empty`
* `ValidationResult`
* `os.getenv`

## Used By

* [`SkillManager.validate_skill_capabilities`](../functions/SkillManager-validate_skill_capabilities)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/capability_validator.py#L91)
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> `praisonaiagents/skills/capability_validator.py` at line 91

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Skills Concept](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/skills)

> [card] [Skills Feature](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/features/skills)


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