diff --git a/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/SKILL.md b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/SKILL.md
index c418b0a..415511a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/SKILL.md
+++ b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/SKILL.md
@@ -713,3 +713,19 @@ For self-documenting command patterns and maintenance docs, see `references/docu
 For testing approaches from syntax validation to user acceptance, see `references/testing-strategies.md`.
 For distribution guidelines and quality standards, see `references/marketplace-considerations.md`.
 For command pattern examples, see `examples/` directory.
+
+## Validation Scripts
+
+Utility scripts for validating commands (execute without loading into context):
+
+```bash
+# Validate command file structure
+./scripts/validate-command.sh .claude/commands/my-command.md
+
+# Validate YAML frontmatter fields
+./scripts/check-frontmatter.sh .claude/commands/my-command.md
+
+# Validate multiple files
+./scripts/validate-command.sh commands/*.md
+./scripts/check-frontmatter.sh commands/*.md
+```
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/check-frontmatter.sh b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/check-frontmatter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a7ff932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/check-frontmatter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Command Frontmatter Validator
+# Validates YAML frontmatter fields in command files
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Usage
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <path/to/command.md> [command2.md ...]"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Validates frontmatter fields for:"
+  echo "  - 'model' field (sonnet, opus, haiku, or full model ID)"
+  echo "  - 'description' length (warns if > 60 chars)"
+  echo "  - 'allowed-tools' format"
+  echo "  - 'argument-hint' format"
+  echo "  - 'disable-model-invocation' boolean"
+  echo "  - Unknown fields (warning)"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Examples:"
+  echo "  $0 .claude/commands/review.md"
+  echo "  $0 commands/*.md"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Known frontmatter fields for commands
+KNOWN_FIELDS="description model allowed-tools argument-hint disable-model-invocation"
+
+total_errors=0
+total_warnings=0
+
+check_frontmatter() {
+  local COMMAND_FILE="$1"
+  local error_count=0
+  local warning_count=0
+
+  echo "🔍 Checking frontmatter: $COMMAND_FILE"
+  echo ""
+
+  # Check file exists
+  if [ ! -f "$COMMAND_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: File not found: $COMMAND_FILE"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # Check for frontmatter
+  if ! head -n 1 "$COMMAND_FILE" | grep -q "^---"; then
+    echo "ℹ️  No frontmatter found (frontmatter is optional)"
+    echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+    echo "✅ $COMMAND_FILE: No frontmatter to validate"
+    echo ""
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # Extract frontmatter - only the first block between lines 1 and the second ---
+  # Use awk to get content between first and second --- markers only
+  local frontmatter
+  frontmatter=$(awk '
+    /^---$/ { count++; if (count == 2) exit; next }
+    count == 1 { print }
+  ' "$COMMAND_FILE")
+
+  if [ -z "$frontmatter" ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Warning: Empty frontmatter block"
+    ((warning_count++))
+    total_warnings=$((total_warnings + warning_count))
+    echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+    echo "⚠️  $COMMAND_FILE: Passed with $warning_count warning(s)"
+    echo ""
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Frontmatter found. Validating fields..."
+  echo ""
+
+  # Check 'model' field
+  if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q "^model:"; then
+    local model
+    model=$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^model:" | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+
+    # Valid values: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full model ID (claude-*)
+    if [[ "$model" =~ ^(sonnet|opus|haiku)$ ]]; then
+      echo "✅ model: $model (shorthand)"
+    elif [[ "$model" =~ ^claude- ]]; then
+      echo "✅ model: $model (full model ID)"
+    else
+      echo "❌ Error: Invalid model '$model'"
+      echo "   Valid: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full model ID (e.g., claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929)"
+      ((error_count++))
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check 'description' field
+  if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q "^description:"; then
+    local desc
+    desc=$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^description:" | cut -d: -f2- | sed 's/^ *//')
+    local length=${#desc}
+
+    if [ "$length" -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Empty description"
+      ((warning_count++))
+    elif [ "$length" -gt 80 ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Description too long ($length chars, recommend < 60)"
+      ((warning_count++))
+    elif [ "$length" -gt 60 ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Description length $length (recommend < 60 chars)"
+      ((warning_count++))
+    else
+      echo "✅ description: $length chars"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check 'allowed-tools' field
+  if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q "^allowed-tools:"; then
+    local tools
+    tools=$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^allowed-tools:" | cut -d: -f2- | sed 's/^ *//')
+
+    if [ -z "$tools" ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Empty allowed-tools field"
+      ((warning_count++))
+    else
+      # Check for common patterns
+      if [[ "$tools" == "*" ]]; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: allowed-tools: * grants all tools (consider restricting)"
+        ((warning_count++))
+      elif [[ "$tools" =~ Bash\(\*\) ]]; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: Bash(*) is very permissive (consider Bash(git:*) or similar)"
+        ((warning_count++))
+      else
+        echo "✅ allowed-tools: $tools"
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check 'argument-hint' field
+  if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q "^argument-hint:"; then
+    local hint
+    hint=$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^argument-hint:" | cut -d: -f2- | sed 's/^ *//')
+
+    if [ -z "$hint" ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Empty argument-hint field"
+      ((warning_count++))
+    else
+      # Check for bracket convention
+      if [[ ! "$hint" =~ \[.*\] ]]; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: argument-hint missing bracket convention (e.g., [arg-name])"
+        ((warning_count++))
+      else
+        echo "✅ argument-hint: $hint"
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check 'disable-model-invocation' field
+  if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q "^disable-model-invocation:"; then
+    local value
+    value=$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^disable-model-invocation:" | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ' ')
+
+    if [[ "$value" =~ ^(true|false)$ ]]; then
+      echo "✅ disable-model-invocation: $value"
+    else
+      echo "❌ Error: disable-model-invocation must be true or false (got '$value')"
+      ((error_count++))
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Check for unknown fields
+  echo ""
+  echo "Checking for unknown fields..."
+  local unknown_found=false
+
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    # Skip empty lines
+    [ -z "$line" ] && continue
+
+    # Extract field name (everything before the colon)
+    local field
+    field=$(echo "$line" | grep -oE "^[a-z-]+" || true)
+
+    if [ -n "$field" ]; then
+      local known=false
+      for known_field in $KNOWN_FIELDS; do
+        if [ "$field" = "$known_field" ]; then
+          known=true
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+
+      if [ "$known" = false ]; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: Unknown field '$field'"
+        ((warning_count++))
+        unknown_found=true
+      fi
+    fi
+  done <<< "$frontmatter"
+
+  if [ "$unknown_found" = false ]; then
+    echo "✅ No unknown fields"
+  fi
+
+  # Summary
+  echo ""
+  echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+  if [ $error_count -eq 0 ] && [ $warning_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✅ $COMMAND_FILE: All frontmatter checks passed!"
+  elif [ $error_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  $COMMAND_FILE: Passed with $warning_count warning(s)"
+  else
+    echo "❌ $COMMAND_FILE: Failed with $error_count error(s) and $warning_count warning(s)"
+  fi
+  echo ""
+
+  total_errors=$((total_errors + error_count))
+  total_warnings=$((total_warnings + warning_count))
+
+  return $error_count
+}
+
+# Process all provided files
+for file in "$@"; do
+  check_frontmatter "$file" || true
+done
+
+# Final summary for multiple files
+if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
+  echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"
+  echo "Total: $# files checked"
+  echo "Errors: $total_errors"
+  echo "Warnings: $total_warnings"
+fi
+
+if [ $total_errors -gt 0 ]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/validate-command.sh b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/validate-command.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4c60b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/command-development/scripts/validate-command.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Command File Validator
+# Validates command file structure and syntax
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Usage
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <path/to/command.md> [command2.md ...]"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Validates command file for:"
+  echo "  - File exists with .md extension"
+  echo "  - YAML frontmatter syntax (if present)"
+  echo "  - Non-empty content"
+  echo "  - Correct location (warning only)"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Examples:"
+  echo "  $0 .claude/commands/review.md"
+  echo "  $0 commands/*.md"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+total_errors=0
+total_warnings=0
+
+validate_command() {
+  local COMMAND_FILE="$1"
+  local error_count=0
+  local warning_count=0
+
+  echo "🔍 Validating command: $COMMAND_FILE"
+  echo ""
+
+  # Check 1: File exists
+  if [ ! -f "$COMMAND_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: File not found: $COMMAND_FILE"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo "✅ File exists"
+
+  # Check 2: .md extension
+  if [[ ! "$COMMAND_FILE" =~ \.md$ ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: File must have .md extension"
+    ((error_count++))
+  else
+    echo "✅ Has .md extension"
+  fi
+
+  # Check 3: Non-empty file
+  if [ ! -s "$COMMAND_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: File is empty"
+    ((error_count++))
+  else
+    echo "✅ File is not empty"
+  fi
+
+  # Check 4: YAML frontmatter syntax (if present)
+  if head -n 1 "$COMMAND_FILE" | grep -q "^---"; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Checking YAML frontmatter..."
+
+    # Count frontmatter markers in first 50 lines
+    MARKERS=$(head -n 50 "$COMMAND_FILE" | grep -c "^---" || true)
+    if [ "$MARKERS" -lt 2 ]; then
+      echo "❌ Error: Invalid YAML frontmatter (need exactly 2 '---' markers, found $MARKERS)"
+      ((error_count++))
+    elif [ "$MARKERS" -gt 2 ]; then
+      echo "⚠️  Warning: Multiple frontmatter markers detected ($MARKERS). Only first pair is used."
+      ((warning_count++))
+    else
+      echo "✅ YAML frontmatter delimiters valid"
+    fi
+
+    # Check for malformed YAML (basic check)
+    # Extract frontmatter - only between first and second --- markers
+    local frontmatter
+    frontmatter=$(awk '
+      /^---$/ { count++; if (count == 2) exit; next }
+      count == 1 { print }
+    ' "$COMMAND_FILE")
+
+    if [ -n "$frontmatter" ]; then
+      # Check for tabs (YAML prefers spaces)
+      if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -q $'\t'; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: Frontmatter contains tabs (YAML prefers spaces)"
+        ((warning_count++))
+      fi
+
+      # Check for common YAML errors - key without value
+      if echo "$frontmatter" | grep -qE "^[a-z-]+:$"; then
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: Frontmatter has keys without values"
+        ((warning_count++))
+      fi
+    fi
+  else
+    echo ""
+    echo "ℹ️  No YAML frontmatter (optional)"
+  fi
+
+  # Check 5: Location warning
+  echo ""
+  echo "Checking location..."
+  if [[ "$COMMAND_FILE" == *".claude/commands/"* ]] || [[ "$COMMAND_FILE" == *"/commands/"* ]]; then
+    echo "✅ File in expected commands directory"
+  else
+    echo "⚠️  Warning: File not in .claude/commands/ or plugin commands/ directory"
+    ((warning_count++))
+  fi
+
+  # Check 6: Filename conventions
+  echo ""
+  echo "Checking filename..."
+  local filename
+  filename=$(basename "$COMMAND_FILE" .md)
+
+  if [[ "$filename" =~ [A-Z] ]]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Warning: Filename contains uppercase letters (recommend lowercase)"
+    ((warning_count++))
+  elif [[ "$filename" =~ [[:space:]] ]]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Warning: Filename contains spaces (use hyphens instead)"
+    ((warning_count++))
+  else
+    echo "✅ Filename follows conventions"
+  fi
+
+  # Summary
+  echo ""
+  echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
+  if [ $error_count -eq 0 ] && [ $warning_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✅ $COMMAND_FILE: All checks passed!"
+  elif [ $error_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  $COMMAND_FILE: Passed with $warning_count warning(s)"
+  else
+    echo "❌ $COMMAND_FILE: Failed with $error_count error(s) and $warning_count warning(s)"
+  fi
+  echo ""
+
+  total_errors=$((total_errors + error_count))
+  total_warnings=$((total_warnings + warning_count))
+
+  return $error_count
+}
+
+# Process all provided files
+for file in "$@"; do
+  validate_command "$file" || true
+done
+
+# Final summary for multiple files
+if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
+  echo "═══════════════════════════════════════"
+  echo "Total: $# files validated"
+  echo "Errors: $total_errors"
+  echo "Warnings: $total_warnings"
+fi
+
+if [ $total_errors -gt 0 ]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+exit 0