global-validation

You are a configuration management expert specializing in validating, testing, and ensuring the correctness of application configurations. Create comprehensive validation schemas, implement configurat

Understand and adhere to the project's technology stack including Laravel, PHP, React, PostgreSQL, Pest, Tailwind CSS, and all configured tools and services. Use this skill when making architectural decisions, when choosing libraries or packages, when configuring development tools, when setting up testing frameworks, when implementing authentication, when integrating third-party services, when configuring CI/CD pipelines, when setting up local development environments, or when ensuring consistency with the established tech stack across all parts of the application.

Implement user-friendly error handling with specific exception types, centralized error handling, graceful degradation, and proper resource cleanup. Use this skill when implementing error handling in controllers, services, or API endpoints, when creating custom exception classes, when writing try-catch blocks, when handling external service failures, when implementing retry strategies, when displaying error messages to users, when cleaning up resources in finally blocks, or when implementing fail-fast validation and error detection.

Follow consistent project structure, version control practices, environment configuration, code review processes, and development conventions across the entire application. Use this skill when organizing project files and directories, when writing commit messages or creating pull requests, when managing environment variables and configuration, when participating in code reviews, when defining testing requirements, when using feature flags, when maintaining changelogs, when documenting setup instructions, or when establishing consistent development practices across the team.

Write minimal, evergreen code comments that explain complex logic without documenting obvious behavior or temporary changes. Use this skill when adding comments to PHP files, TypeScript/JavaScript files, or any code files, when documenting complex algorithms or business logic, when adding PHPDoc blocks or JSDoc comments, when writing self-documenting code with clear naming, or when reviewing existing comments for relevance and necessity. Focus on keeping code self-explanatory through clear structure and naming rather than relying heavily on comments.

Maintain consistent code formatting, naming conventions, type safety, and automated code quality standards across PHP and TypeScript/JavaScript. Use this skill when writing or editing any PHP files (.php), TypeScript/JavaScript files (.ts, .tsx, .js, .jsx), when implementing type declarations and return types, when running code formatters (Laravel Pint, Ultracite) or linters, when running static analysis tools (Larastan), when naming variables, functions, classes, or files, when applying DRY principles, when removing dead code, or when preparing code for review or commit.

This skill provides comprehensive patterns for using Zod validation library in TypeScript applications. It ensures input validation is done correctly, securely, and consistently across the codebase.

Use when implementing data validation for API payloads, form inputs, or database writes. Triggers for: Pydantic models, Zod schemas, input sanitization, type validation, field constraints, or request/response schemas. NOT for: business logic (use domain services) or authentication/authorization.

Achieve end-to-end type safety with Zod runtime validation, tRPC type-safe APIs, Prisma ORM, and TypeScript 5.7+ features. Build fully type-safe applications from database to UI for 2025+ development.

Validate code examples across the 4-Layer Teaching Method with intelligent strategy selection. Use when validating Python/Node/Rust code in book chapters. NOT for production deployment testing.

Project-wide coding standards and conventions specialist. Use PROACTIVELY when writing code, making architectural decisions, or establishing project conventions. Covers coding style, commenting, error handling, validation, tech stack consistency, and project conventions across all languages and frameworks.

Check/manage Azure quotas and usage across providers. For deployment planning, capacity validation, region selection. WHEN: "check quotas", "service limits", "current usage", "request quota increase", "quota exceeded", "validate capacity", "regional availability", "provisioning limits", "vCPU limit", "how many vCPUs available in my subscription".