Check Tools - Development Environment Validator
Reports which development tools are installed and at what version, grouped by
ecosystem. Default behavior reports every tool without failing validation —
suited to diverse PaaS/container environments where only a subset of
ecosystems is expected to be present.
When to use
- Verifying a container or environment has the tools a task needs
- Troubleshooting a build failure that might be a missing dependency
- Documenting system requirements
- Onboarding: confirming a dev environment is ready
Running it
# Fast check with exit code (0 = all required core tools present)
bash assets/check-tools.sh
# Development tools only
bash assets/environment-diagnostic.sh tools
# System info: hardware, mounts, processes
bash assets/environment-diagnostic.sh system
# Complete diagnostic (tools + system + package inventories), written to a file
bash assets/environment-diagnostic.sh full /path/to/report.txt
check-tools.sh exits non-zero only when a required core tool (python3,
pip, node, npm, java, gcc, git, curl, awk, grep, gzip, tar, make, sed) is
missing. Every other tool is reported (✅ found / ⚠️ optional and missing) but
does not fail the run.
Required vs. optional, by ecosystem
| Ecosystem |
Required |
Optional |
| Python |
python3, pip |
python, uv, poetry, black, mypy, pytest, ruff |
| Node.js |
node, npm |
nvm, yarn, pnpm, eslint, prettier, chromedriver |
| Java |
java |
mvn, gradle |
| Go |
— |
go |
| Rust |
— |
rustc, cargo |
| C/C++ |
gcc |
clang, cmake, ninja, conan |
| Utilities |
git, curl, awk, sed, grep, gzip, tar, make |
jq, rg, tmux, yq, vim, nano |
Full per-tool version-check commands and installation notes live in
references/tool-categories.md.
Files
assets/check-tools.sh — fast validation script (exit codes, quick checks)assets/environment-diagnostic.sh — comprehensive diagnostic with
tools / system / full modesreferences/tool-categories.md — detailed per-tool breakdown and
installation instructions
Extending
The required/optional split lives in assets/check-tools.sh
(check_required_tool / check_optional_tool calls), not in this file — to
change which tools are required, edit the script.
