> ## 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 Capabilities • AI Agent SDK

> validate_skill_capabilities: Validate a skill's capability requirements.

# validate\_skill\_capabilities

Method

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

Validate a skill's capability requirements.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate_skill_capabilities(skill_name: str, force_refresh: bool) -> ValidationResult
```

## Parameters

**skill\_name** `str` *required*

Name of the skill to validate

**force\_refresh** `bool` (default: False)

If True, bypass cache and re-validate

### Returns

**Returns** `ValidationResult`

ValidationResult with capability status

### Exceptions

> [accordion] ValueError
>
> If skill not found

## Uses

* `get_skill`
* `ValueError`
* `validate_skill`

## Used By

* [`SkillManager.get_available_skills`](../functions/SkillManager-get_available_skills)
* [`SkillManager.get_available_skills_by_state`](../functions/SkillManager-get_available_skills_by_state)
* [`SkillManager.get_skills_diagnostics`](../functions/SkillManager-get_skills_diagnostics)

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/skills/manager.py#L1310)
>
> `praisonaiagents/skills/manager.py` at line 1310

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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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