/digital-marketing-pro:client-validation-document — Part 5: The One True Stop

/digital-marketing-pro:client-validation-document — Part 5: The One True Stop

Script location. If your host does not set ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}, the scripts are in this plugin's scripts/ folder, next to skills/. Run them with Python 3.10 or newer: python, or python3 where python is not found (macOS, many Linux systems).

This skill produces the Part 5 deliverable: the Client Validation Document. It is the only point in the engagement where unbiased v1 findings are formally presented to the client for accept/reject/edit decisions.

Context efficiency

Heavy skill. Grep before Read any referenced file, then Read only matched ranges with offset + limit. List ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/<brand>/ before opening files. On re-invocation mid-session, skip files already in context.

This is the one true stop in the 12-Part flow. Nothing in Parts 6+ proceeds until this is signed off.

What this document is

The Client Validation Document compiles the most strategically consequential findings from Parts 2, 3, and 4 (the unbiased research and the four core documents) into a structured review document. For each finding:

• The finding itself
• Evidence / sources
• Proposed implication if accepted
• Three response options for the client: ACCEPT / REJECT / EDIT / DEFER
• (For REJECT or EDIT) — the client provides their corrected version and the rationale

The client's responses then feed the Decision Matrix in Part 6 to determine which v2 re-runs are needed.

What this document is NOT

• Not a Growth Plan. This is research findings, not strategic recommendations dressed up. The Growth Plan is Part 8.
• Not exhaustive. It includes only findings that have material strategic implications. Detail belongs in the source documents.
• Not a slide deck. It is a written document the client reads carefully and responds to. Slides do not capture the rigor required.
• Not optional. Every engagement runs Part 5. No shortcut to Part 6 without it.

Pre-conditions

Before running this skill:

1. Parts 2, 3, 4 must be completed (or substantially complete with explicit acknowledgment that some research continues)
2. The engagement state file _engagement.json must show Parts 3 and 4 as completed
3. The Living Project Instruction File should be up to date with the v1 strategic facts

If pre-conditions fail, do NOT produce output. Instruct the user on what is missing.