# validation

Validates Honeydew metrics, attributes, entities, and domains right after creation or modification.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 43
- Author: honeydew-ai
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/validation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/honeydew-ai-validation

## What it does

The skill guides an AI assistant through systematic validation of Honeydew semantic layer objects. For metrics, it runs queries via `get_data_from_fields`, checking for negative numbers, unexpected nulls, and ratios that breach bounds. It also cross-checks filtered metrics against parent totals.

When validating attributes, it samples values and spots red flags such as year 1900 dates, skewed booleans, or NULL counts over 50%. Entities and relations are checked for row counts, key uniqueness, and unwanted fan-outs during joins. Without access to Honeydew tools such as `get_data_from_fields`, the agent cannot execute these data validation queries.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill validation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/validation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/validation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill validation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/validation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill validation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/validation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins validation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/validation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill validation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --path skills/validation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/validation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins --skill validation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/honeydew-ai/honeydew-ai-coding-agents-plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/validation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- verify newly created Honeydew metrics with `get_data_from_fields`
- spot attribute anomalies like excessive NULLs or broken date ranges
- confirm entity joins avoid fan-out and preserve row integrity
- test domain filters to ensure scoped queries return expected slices

## Example prompts
- I updated the `churn_rate` metric on the accounts entity, run validation
- Validate the new `is_active` attribute on users for distribution issues
- Check the join between transactions and merchants after modifying the entity

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: validation
description: Use after creating or modifying ANY Honeydew object (metric, attribute, entity, domain). Provides type-specific validation logic to ensure objects work correctly and return sensible results.
---

## Overview

**This skill is MANDATORY after creating or modifying any Honeydew object.**

Validation ensures:

- The object compiles and executes without errors
- Results are returned (not NULL or empty)
- Values make business sense
- Related objects are consistent with each other

---

## Validation by Object Type

### Metrics

**Step 1: Execute the metric**

Call `get_data_from_fields` with:

- `metrics`: `["<entity>.<metric_name>"]`

If the tool call fails (API error, permission denied, timeout), report the error to the user before proceeding. Do not confuse a tool error with suspicious data.

**Step 2: Sanity checks**

| Check           | What to Look For                      | Action if Failed                                      |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Returns data    | Not NULL, not empty                   | Check SQL syntax, entity references                   |
| Magnitude       | Reasonable for business context       | Verify calculation logic                              |
| Sign            | Positive for revenue/counts (usually) | Check for inverted logic                              |
| Related metrics | Parts sum to whole                    | Query related metrics together and verify consistency |
| Ratios          | Between 0-100% (usually)              | Check numerator and denominator metrics independently |

**Step 3: Cross-validation**

If the new metric is a filtered subset of an existing metric, or a ratio of existing metrics, query them together to verify consistency:

- For filtered metrics: query the filtered metric alongside the unfiltered total — the filtered value should be less than or equal to the total.
- For ratio/derived metrics: query the numerator and denominator independently to confirm they return sensible values before checking the ratio.

Call `get_data_from_fields` with both metrics:

- `metrics`: `["<entity>.<filtered_metric>", "<entity>.<total_metric>"]`

**Alert user if:**

- Metric returns $0 or NULL unexpectedly
- Revenue/count is negative
- Ratio exceeds 100% or is negative (unless expected)
- Magnitude seems off by orders of magnitude

---

### Attributes

**Step 1: Execute the attribute**

If the attribute references a related entity (multi-entity attribute), first verify the relation exists using `get_entity` on the source entity.
If the relation is missing, report that before attempting to query the attribute.

Sample rows — call `get_data_from_fields` with:

- `attributes`: `["<entity>.<attribute_name>"]`

For boolean attributes, check distribution — call `get_data_from_fields` with:

- `attributes`: `["<entity>.<boolean_attribute>"]`
```
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