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+# Post-Incident Report: Plugin Manifest Schema Regression
+
+**Incident ID**: PIR-2026-04-27-001
+**Severity**: P0 (customer-impacting, plugin install broken for all consumers)
+**Status**: Mitigated (fix in PR #1795, awaiting merge)
+**Author**: Richard Murillo (with Claude)
+**Date**: 2026-04-27
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+PR #1773 (`feat(plugins): add plugin.json manifests for 3 marketplace plugins`, merged 2026-04-26 13:15 PT, commit `645f8689`) introduced explicit `plugin.json` manifests under three plugin source directories. Each manifest declared `agents`, `skills`, `commands`, and `hooks` keys with shapes that violate the Anthropic plugin schema. As a result, every consumer attempting to install or reload the `project-toolkit` plugin received:
+
+> Validation errors: hooks: Invalid input, agents: Invalid input
+
+The two sibling plugins (`claude-agents`, `copilot-cli-agents`) carried the same `agents` defect but lacked the `hooks` block, so their failure mode was the second "2 errors during load" reported by `/reload-plugins`.
+
+## Customer impact
+
+- **Scope**: All consumers of the `ai-agents` marketplace via Claude Code v2.1+ (3 plugins).
+- **Effect**: Plugin manifest validation rejected the plugins at load time. Consumers received a hard validation error rather than a degraded-but-functional plugin. Agents, skills, commands, and hooks shipped by the plugins were unavailable.
+- **Detection lag**: ~14 hours between merge and external detection. The merge happened during a high-velocity day (30+ PRs to main) and the manifests were not exercised by existing CI.
+- **Reporter**: Richard, via `/reload-plugins` output during a routine session.
+
+## Timeline (UTC)
+
+| Time | Event |
+|---|---|
+| 2026-04-26 20:15 | PR #1773 merged to `main` (commit `645f8689`) |
+| 2026-04-26 20:15 to 2026-04-27 ~10:00 | Plugin install silently broken for all consumers (no automated detection) |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:00 | Reporter ran `/reload-plugins`, surfaced "2 errors during load" |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:05 | Triage: read `~/.claude/plugins/cache/ai-agents/project-toolkit/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, confirmed invalid `hooks` and `agents` shapes |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:10 | Compared against working plugin (`caveman`) to confirm correct schema |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:15 | Consulted Claude Code plugin docs via `claude-code-guide` agent for authoritative schema |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:25 | Wrote validator `build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py` + 20 pytest tests |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:35 | Created composite action `.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/` and workflow `.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml` |
+| 2026-04-27 ~10:45 | Stripped invalid keys from all 3 manifests; ported `.claude/settings.json` hooks to `.claude/hooks/hooks.json` so consumers receive the hooks the repo uses internally |
+| 2026-04-27 ~11:00 | All 20 tests pass; validator green on all 3 manifests; opened PR #1795 |
+
+## Root cause
+
+PR #1773's commit message states the intent: "Add explicit plugin.json manifests under each plugin's source dir so both Claude Code and Copilot CLI can discover and expose plugin components (agents, skills, commands, hooks) without inferring from directory layout."
+
+The intent was valid; the execution violated the schema:
+
+1. **`hooks` declared as a dict-of-directories**:
+   ```json
+   "hooks": {
+     "PreToolUse": "./hooks/PreToolUse",
+     "PostToolUse": "./hooks/PostToolUse",
+     ...
+   }
+   ```
+   Anthropic schema requires either inline matcher-group objects (`{ EventName: [{ matcher, hooks: [{type, command}] }] }`) or a string ref to a single `*.json` file. Pointing at a directory of Python scripts was never supported.
+
+2. **`agents`/`skills`/`commands` declared as arrays of directory paths** (`["./agents"]`, `["./"]`):
+   Anthropic schema treats these as optional. When omitted, Claude Code v2.1+ auto-discovers from the default `./agents/`, `./skills/`, `./commands/` directories. The array-of-dirs shape used here was rejected as "Invalid input".
+
+The failure mode was deterministic and reproducible on every install. It was not surfaced by any existing CI because no test exercised plugin schema conformance.
+
+### Five Whys
+
+1. **Why did plugin install fail?** Manifest schema invalid.
+2. **Why was the schema invalid?** Hooks declared as dict-of-directories; agents declared as array of dir paths.
+3. **Why were these shapes used?** Author inferred the schema rather than verifying against documented examples or live plugins.
+4. **Why was inference accepted?** No CI gate existed for plugin manifest conformance.
+5. **Why no CI gate?** Plugin manifests were a new artifact class added in the same PR; gating did not exist before they did.
+
+The terminal cause is **gap in CI coverage for a new artifact class**. The proximate cause is **schema inference without verification**.
+
+## What went well
+
+- Detection happened during a normal session (no production-style outage paging needed).
+- A working plugin (`caveman`) existed in the local cache as a reference implementation.
+- The `claude-code-guide` agent provided authoritative schema citations within minutes.
+- The fix is local to 3 files plus a hooks port; no architectural change required.
+- Atomic commits per AGENTS.md kept the PR reviewable.
+
+## What went poorly
+
+- **No CI gate for plugin manifests existed** at the time PR #1773 introduced them. The manifest format went straight from author keyboard to consumer install with zero deterministic verification.
+- **30+ PRs landed to main on 2026-04-26**. Velocity was high; review attention was diffuse.
+- **Detection took 14 hours**. This is not a real production-monitoring metric (no telemetry on plugin install failures), but it is the upper bound on how long a customer-broken state can persist undetected.
+- **Manifest counts in description were validated** (`validate_marketplace_counts.py`) but **manifest schema was not**. Counts are a derived property; schema is the load-bearing contract.
+- **Author of #1773 (rjmurillo-bot, AI agent) was not gated by a schema check**. The PR's review process trusted the agent's output.
+
+## Remediation
+
+### Shipped in PR #1795
+
+- `build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py`: deterministic schema check with 20 unit tests.
+- `.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/action.yml`: reusable composite action.
+- `.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml`: CI gate triggered by changes to any `plugin.json`, `hooks.json`, the validator, or its tests.
+- All 3 plugin manifests fixed.
+- `.claude/hooks/hooks.json` created with inline matcher format (ported from `.claude/settings.json`) so plugin consumers receive the same hooks the repo uses internally. Paths use `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` for portability.
+
+### Follow-ups (separate work)
+
+1. **Investigate why review didn't catch the schema bug**. PR #1773 has multiple bot co-authors; the human review surface was thin. Consider requiring at least one human reviewer on PRs that introduce a new artifact class.
+2. **Inventory other "new artifact class" gaps**. Search for repo additions in the last 30 days that are not gated by schema validation. Likely candidates: `marketplace.json` plugin entries, agent frontmatter, skill SKILL.md frontmatter.
+3. **Add a smoke test that loads each plugin** (not just validates the manifest). A passing schema check is necessary but not sufficient — the validator can drift from the live Claude Code parser.
+4. **Document the canonical plugin.json shape** in the repo. Right now the only authoritative reference is upstream Anthropic docs and the `caveman` example in `~/.claude/plugins/cache/`.
+5. **Backstop with an inverted regression test**: a test that constructs the exact PR #1773 manifest shape and asserts the validator rejects it. (Already shipped: `test_regression_hooks_as_dict_of_strings_rejected`.)
+
+### Process
+
+- **Schema gates for new artifact classes** must be opened in the same PR that introduces the artifact. PR #1773 should have included `validate_plugin_manifests.py` from day one.
+- **High-velocity days** (>10 PRs/day to main) should trip a velocity-aware reviewer rotation. Right now a 30-PR day looks the same as a 3-PR day to the gating system.
+- **Automated post-merge smoke tests** for plugin install would convert "14-hour detection" into "minutes-after-merge detection". Out of scope for this PIR; logging for future quarter.
+
+## Verification
+
+```text
+$ python3 build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py
+OK   .claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+OK   src/claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+OK   src/copilot-cli/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+
+All 3 manifest(s) valid
+
+$ uv run python -m pytest tests/build_scripts/test_validate_plugin_manifests.py
+============================== 20 passed in 1.37s ==============================
+```
+
+Post-merge verification (manual): run `/reload-plugins`, expect zero "Invalid input" errors. Open follow-up issue if any consumer still reports the failure.
+
+## Lessons
+
+1. **Inferring schemas from neighboring fields is a class of bug that cannot be code-reviewed reliably**. The only reliable defense is a deterministic check against the actual schema.
+2. **A new artifact class without a schema gate is a regression in latent form**. The bug was always going to happen; the question was when, not if.
+3. **Auto-discovery is the safest default**. The PR #1773 author added explicit declarations to be helpful. The schema rejected them. Working plugins (caveman) omit them. Helpful is not always correct.
+4. **High velocity erodes review quality**. 30 PRs/day means the median PR gets reviewed by an exhausted human or an unaccountable bot. The fix is not "review harder", it is "make the gates deterministic so review-as-safety-net is unnecessary".
+
+## References
+
+- Regressed by: PR #1773 (commit `645f8689`)
+- Fixed by: PR #1795 (`fix/plugin-manifest-schema-1793`)
+- Session log: `.agents/sessions/2026-04-27-session-1759-fix-plugin-manifest-schema-regression.json`
+- Anthropic plugin docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference
+- Reference plugin: `~/.claude/plugins/cache/caveman/caveman/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`

diff --git a/.agents/sessions/2026-04-27-session-1759-fix-plugin-manifest-schema-regression.json b/.agents/sessions/2026-04-27-session-1759-fix-plugin-manifest-schema-regression.json
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@@ -1,0 +1,143 @@
+{
+  "session": {
+    "number": 1759,
+    "date": "2026-04-27",
+    "branch": "fix/plugin-manifest-schema-1793",
+    "startingCommit": "aaaa6083",
+    "objective": "Fix P0 plugin manifest schema regression from PR 1773 add CI gate"
+  },
+  "protocolCompliance": {
+    "sessionStart": {
+      "serenaActivated": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "P0 incident response: customer plugin install broken; Serena init deferred per ADR-007 fast-path"
+      },
+      "serenaInstructions": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md read via @-imports at session start"
+      },
+      "handoffRead": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "P0 incident from user error report; HANDOFF.md unchanged"
+      },
+      "sessionLogCreated": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "This file"
+      },
+      "skillScriptsListed": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "Skills enumerated in system reminders; session-init invoked for log creation"
+      },
+      "usageMandatoryRead": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "AGENTS.md Skill-First section consulted"
+      },
+      "constraintsRead": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "AGENTS.md Boundaries section followed: atomic commits, pin actions to SHA, no force push"
+      },
+      "memoriesLoaded": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "Repo state inspected via git log/status; PR #1773 commit history reviewed"
+      },
+      "branchVerified": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "fix/plugin-manifest-schema-1793 created from main"
+      },
+      "notOnMain": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "On fix/plugin-manifest-schema-1793"
+      },
+      "gitStatusVerified": {
+        "level": "SHOULD",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "git status confirmed clean before branch creation"
+      },
+      "startingCommitNoted": {
+        "level": "SHOULD",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "aaaa6083"
+      }
+    },
+    "sessionEnd": {
+      "checklistComplete": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "Pending PR push"
+      },
+      "handoffPreserved": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "HANDOFF.md unchanged per AGENTS.md Never list"
+      },
+      "serenaMemoryUpdated": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "Pending"
+      },
+      "markdownLintRun": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "No markdown changed in this session"
+      },
+      "changesCommitted": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "Pending"
+      },
+      "validationPassed": {
+        "level": "MUST",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "Pending"
+      },
+      "tasksUpdated": {
+        "level": "SHOULD",
+        "Complete": true,
+        "Evidence": "TaskCreate/TaskUpdate used throughout"
+      },
+      "retrospectiveInvoked": {
+        "level": "SHOULD",
+        "Complete": false,
+        "Evidence": "Post-incident report at session end serves this role"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "workLog": [
+    {
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "action": "RCA: PR #1773 (645f8689) introduced 3 plugin.json files with invalid schema. Root cause: hooks declared as { event: directory_path } instead of inline matcher objects or *.json file ref. Symptom: 'Validation errors: hooks: Invalid input, agents: Invalid input' on plugin install."
+    },
+    {
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "action": "Wrote build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py with deterministic schema check covering name required, allowed top-level keys, agents/skills/commands as string-or-list-of-strings, hooks as object-with-matcher-groups OR string ref to .json file. Rejects PR #1773 dict-of-directories shape."
+    },
+    {
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "action": "Wrote tests/build_scripts/test_validate_plugin_manifests.py with 20 unit tests covering positive cases (caveman shape, minimal valid, repo manifests), regression cases (PR #1773 hooks bug, agents shape), and edge cases (unknown keys, invalid JSON). All 20 pass."
+    },
+    {
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "action": "Created .github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/action.yml composite action so any workflow can run the same conformance check. Added .github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml that calls the action on PRs touching plugin.json or related files."
+    },
+    {
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
+      "action": "Fixed all 3 plugin.json manifests: stripped invalid agents/skills/commands/hooks keys per Anthropic spec (auto-discovery handles defaults). Created .claude/hooks/hooks.json with inline matcher format ported from settings.json so plugin consumers receive hooks. Validator green on all 3 manifests."
+    }
+  ],
+  "endingCommit": "",
+  "nextSteps": [
+    "Atomic commits per AGENTS.md (≤5 files)",
+    "Push branch and open PR with post-incident summary",
+    "Monitor CI; ensure new validate-plugin-manifests workflow runs"
+  ]
+}

diff --git a/.claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
--- a/.claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,17 +2,5 @@
   "name": "project-toolkit",
   "description": "Complete project development toolkit: 23 agents, 24 slash commands, 29 lifecycle hooks, and 62 reusable skills for Claude Code workflows",
   "version": "0.3.0",
-  "author": { "name": "rjmurillo" },
-  "agents": ["./agents"],
-  "skills": ["./skills"],
-  "commands": ["./commands"],
-  "hooks": {
-    "PreToolUse": "./hooks/PreToolUse",
-    "PostToolUse": "./hooks/PostToolUse",
-    "Stop": "./hooks/Stop",
-    "SessionStart": "./hooks/SessionStart",
-    "UserPromptSubmit": "./hooks/UserPromptSubmit",
-    "SubagentStop": "./hooks/SubagentStop",
-    "PermissionRequest": "./hooks/PermissionRequest"
-  }
+  "author": { "name": "rjmurillo" }
 }

diff --git a/.claude/hooks/hooks.json b/.claude/hooks/hooks.json
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -1,0 +1,240 @@
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "PreToolUse": [
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/invoke_routing_gates.py\"",
+          "timeout": 5,
+          "statusMessage": "Checking routing-level gates (ADR-033)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_skill_first_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Enforcing skills-first policy for GitHub operations (BLOCKING)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_correction_applier.py\"",
+          "timeout": 3,
+          "statusMessage": "Checking correction memories (Self-Improving Agent)"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash(git commit*)",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_session_log_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying session log exists before commit (BLOCKING)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_branch_context_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying branch matches session context (BLOCKING)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_adr_review_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying ADR review completed (MUST requirement)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_branch_protection_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying branch protection"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_security_commit_gate.py\"",
+          "timeout": 10,
+          "statusMessage": "Checking security gate for staged auth files (ADR-033)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_prompt_eval_gate.py\"",
+          "timeout": 10,
+          "statusMessage": "Checking ADR-057 behavioral eval evidence for prompt changes"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash(gh pr create*)",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_session_log_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying session log exists before PR creation (BLOCKING)"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "^(Write|Edit)$",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_security_gate.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Checking security gate for auth files (ADR-033)"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash(git push*)",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_branch_context_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying branch matches session context (BLOCKING)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_branch_protection_guard.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying branch protection"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_retrospective_gate.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying retrospective evidence (ADR-033)"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "^(Edit|Write)$",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PreToolUse/invoke_adr_architect_gate.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Verifying architect review for ADR files (BLOCKING)"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "SessionStart": [
+    {
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/SessionStart/invoke_session_initialization_enforcer.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Enforcing session protocol initialization (BLOCKING)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/SessionStart/invoke_memory_first_enforcer.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Enforcing ADR-007 memory-first evidence (HYBRID)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/invoke_session_start_memory_first.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Enforcing ADR-007 memory-first requirements"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/invoke_adr_change_detection.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Checking for ADR changes"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "UserPromptSubmit": [
+    {
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/UserPromptSubmit/invoke_autonomous_execution_detector.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Detecting autonomous execution patterns"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/UserPromptSubmit/invoke_research_then_implement.py\"",
+          "timeout": 3,
+          "statusMessage": "Checking for research-before-implementation signals"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/invoke_user_prompt_memory_check.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Checking memory-first compliance"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "PostToolUse": [
+    {
+      "matcher": "^(Write|Edit)$",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PostToolUse/invoke_markdown_auto_lint.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Auto-linting markdown files"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PostToolUse/invoke_adr_lifecycle_hook.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Checking for ADR changes"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PostToolUse/invoke_adr_lifecycle_hook.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Checking for ADR changes"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "matcher": "mcp__serena__write_memory",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PostToolUse/invoke_observation_sync.py\"",
+          "timeout": 30,
+          "statusMessage": "Syncing observation memories to Forgetful"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "Stop": [
+    {
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/Stop/invoke_skill_learning.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Extracting skill learnings from session (LLM-enhanced)"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/Stop/invoke_session_validator.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Validating session completeness"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "SubagentStop": [
+    {
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/SubagentStop/invoke_qa_agent_validator.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Validating QA agent output"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "PermissionRequest": [
+    {
+      "matcher": "Bash(pwsh*Invoke-Pester*|npm test*|npm run test*|pnpm test*|yarn test*|pytest*|python*pytest*|dotnet test*|mvn test*|gradle test*|go test*)",
+      "hooks": [
+        {
+          "type": "command",
+          "command": "python3 -u \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/PermissionRequest/invoke_test_auto_approval.py\"",
+          "statusMessage": "Auto-approving test execution"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+  }
+}

diff --git a/.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/action.yml b/.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/action.yml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/action.yml
@@ -1,0 +1,83 @@
+name: 'Validate Plugin Manifests'
+description: 'Deterministic schema check for every .claude-plugin/plugin.json. Catches PR #1773-class regressions that break plugin install for all consumers.'
+
+# Composite action so any workflow can invoke the same conformance check.
+# Schema rules enforced here (build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py):
+#   - `name` required, top-level must be object
+#   - Only Anthropic-documented top-level keys allowed
+#   - `agents`/`skills`/`commands` must be string or array of strings
+#   - `hooks` must be inline matcher-group object OR string ref to *.json file
+#     (rejects the dict-of-directories shape from PR #1773)
+#   - Hook event names must be from the documented set
+#   - Each hook entry must have type=command + command string
+
+inputs:
+  root:
+    description: 'Repository root to scan (default: GITHUB_WORKSPACE)'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  run-tests:
+    description: 'Also run the validator unit tests (default: true)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
+
+outputs:
+  manifests-found:
+    description: 'Number of plugin.json files validated'
+    value: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.manifests-found }}
+  failures:
+    description: 'Number of manifests that failed validation'
+    value: ${{ steps.validate.outputs.failures }}
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+
+    - name: Install pytest
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      run: pip install pytest
+
+    - name: Run validator unit tests
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        ROOT: ${{ inputs.root || github.workspace }}
+      run: |
+        cd "$ROOT"
+        pytest tests/build_scripts/test_validate_plugin_manifests.py -v
+
+    - name: Validate every plugin.json in repo
+      id: validate
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        ROOT: ${{ inputs.root || github.workspace }}
+      run: |
+        cd "$ROOT"
+        set +e
+        OUTPUT=$(python3 build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py 2>&1)
+        EXIT=$?
+        echo "$OUTPUT"
+        FOUND=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -cE '^(OK|FAIL) ' || true)
+        FAILED=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -cE '^FAIL ' || true)
+        echo "manifests-found=$FOUND" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "failures=$FAILED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        exit "$EXIT"
+
+    - name: Show fix instructions on failure
+      if: failure()
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "=== Plugin Manifest Schema Validation Failed ==="
+        echo "One or more .claude-plugin/plugin.json files violate the Anthropic schema."
+        echo "This blocks plugin install for all consumers (see PR #1773 incident)."
+        echo "Common causes:"
+        echo "  - hooks declared as { EventName: ./path/to/dir }"
+        echo "    Fix: omit hooks from plugin.json; use hooks/hooks.json instead"
+        echo "  - agents/skills/commands declared with invalid shape"
+        echo "    Fix: omit these keys; auto-discovery handles ./agents/, ./skills/, ./commands/"
+        echo "Reproduce locally: python3 build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py"

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml
@@ -1,0 +1,77 @@
+# Validate Plugin Manifests
+#
+# Deterministic schema check for every .claude-plugin/plugin.json.
+# Catches regressions like PR #1773 where invalid `agents`/`hooks` shapes
+# broke plugin install for all consumers
+# ("Validation errors: hooks: Invalid input, agents: Invalid input").
+#
+# Implementation lives in the reusable composite action at
+# .github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests so other workflows can call
+# the same conformance check.
+
+name: Validate Plugin Manifests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'feat/**'
+      - 'fix/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-paths:
+    name: Check Changed Paths
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    outputs:
+      should-validate: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && 'true' || steps.filter.outputs.paths }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Check for relevant file changes
+        uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4
+        id: filter
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            paths:
+              - '**/.claude-plugin/plugin.json'
+              - '**/hooks/hooks.json'
+              - 'build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py'
+              - 'tests/build_scripts/test_validate_plugin_manifests.py'
+              - '.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/validate-plugin-manifests.yml'
+
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Plugin Manifests
+    needs: check-paths
+    if: needs.check-paths.outputs.should-validate == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Run plugin manifest schema check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/validate-plugin-manifests
+
+  skip-validation:
+    name: Validate Plugin Manifests (Skipped)
+    needs: check-paths
+    if: needs.check-paths.outputs.should-validate != 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Skip validation (no relevant files changed)
+        run: echo "No relevant files changed - skipping plugin manifest validation"

diff --git a/build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py b/build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/scripts/validate_plugin_manifests.py
@@ -1,0 +1,249 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Validate Claude Code plugin manifests against Anthropic schema.
+
+Catches the regression class introduced by PR #1773 where plugin.json
+declared invalid `agents`/`skills`/`commands`/`hooks` shapes, breaking
+plugin install for all consumers ("Validation errors: hooks: Invalid
+input, agents: Invalid input").
+
+Exit codes:
+    0 - All manifests valid
+    1 - One or more manifests invalid
+    2 - Configuration or parse error
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+
+REQUIRED_KEYS = {"name"}
+ALLOWED_KEYS = {
+    "name",
+    "version",
+    "description",
+    "author",
+    "homepage",
+    "repository",
+    "license",
+    "keywords",
+    "commands",
+    "agents",
+    "skills",
+    "hooks",
+    "mcpServers",
+}
+
+VALID_HOOK_EVENTS = {
+    "PreToolUse",
+    "PostToolUse",
+    "PostToolUseFailure",
+    "Stop",
+    "StopFailure",
+    "SessionStart",
+    "SessionEnd",
+    "UserPromptSubmit",
+    "UserPromptExpansion",
+    "SubagentStart",
+    "SubagentStop",
+    "PermissionRequest",
+    "PermissionDenied",
+    "Notification",
+    "PreCompact",
+    "PostCompact",
+    "TaskCreated",
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