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name: highlight-verifier
description: Quality-checks a highlight MP4 for duration, tracks, and pixel format against the JSON cut plan.
---

# Highlight Verifier

## Overview
Runs `ffprobe` QA checks over an exported highlight MP4 to ensure it meets requirements.

## When to Use
- After `highlight-cutter` completes its render.

## AI Instructions
1. Find `verify_highlight.py` in the plugin scripts directory.
2. Run it against the MP4 and JSON plan:
   `python3 scripts/verify_highlight.py path/to/highlight.mp4 path/to/plan.json`
3. Read the stdout report (it will be ~5 lines).
4. Inform the user if it PASSes or FAILs.

## Iron Rule: Token Budget Policy
> 🚫 **The AI MUST NEVER read the plan JSON file or ffprobe JSON output with `view_file`, `read_file`, or any file-reading tool at any stage.**