Skill Version Semver

skill-version-semver

Skill version should be semantic (e.g. 1.0.0).

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

skill-version-semver:
  title: Skill Version Semver
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/agent-skill/skill-version-semver/
  description: If a skill declares a version, it should be semantic (e.g. 1.0.0)
    so consumers can reason about changes between releases.
  message: Skill version should be semantic (e.g. 1.0.0).
  severity: info
  given: $.frontmatter.version
  then:
    function: pattern
    functionOptions:
      match: ^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:[-+][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$
  tags:
    - format:agent-skill
    - spec:frontmatter
    - experience:versioning
  prompt: "You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'skill-version-semver' (Skill Version Semver). Requirement:
    If a skill declares a version, it should be semantic (e.g. 1.0.0) so
    consumers can reason about changes between releases. To fix: Ensure the
    targeted value matches the regular expression
    `^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(?:[-+][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$`; rewrite any value that does
    not. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter.version` —
    inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule.
    Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated
    content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the
    document valid Agent Skill. Return only the complete corrected document,
    with no commentary."

You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'skill-version-semver' (Skill Version Semver). Requirement: If a skill declares a version, it should be semantic (e.g. 1.0.0) so consumers can reason about changes between releases. To fix: Ensure the targeted value matches the regular expression `^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:[-+][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$`; rewrite any value that does not. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter.version` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid Agent Skill. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.