diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 72bee5b..07c9a28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Typecheck extracted markdown rig samples
         run: npm run sample -- --testNamePattern="skill markdown samples typecheck"
+
+  validate-skill:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+
+      - name: Validate skill manifest
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: gh skills publish --dry-run
diff --git a/skills/rig/SKILL.md b/skills/rig/SKILL.md
index 0d86cee..a8f09d0 100644
--- a/skills/rig/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/rig/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: rig
+description: Minimal agent cli harness for defining harnesses in prompts as rig markdown fences.
+license: MIT
+---
+
 # rig
 
 Minimal TypeScript harness for typed agents in sandboxed workflows and runnable `rig` markdown fences.