Design or audit the clinical-validation study for an engineer-built medical-imaging model (segmentation, classification, or detection) before the validation report or manuscript is written. Covers patient-level split disjointness and the data-leakage taxonomy, tuning-on-test, internal versus genuine external validation, comparator design, single-run versus multi-seed variance, task-correct metric selection, test-set sizing, and CLAIM 2024 / TRIPOD+AI / STARD-AI reporting fit. Ships a deterministic split-leakage gate that proves patient disjointness by set arithmetic on the emitted split-assignment table. Does not build or train models — it integrates with MONAI / nnU-Net, it does not replace them.
Model Validation includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); pricing or quota commentary; at least one code block. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,365 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.
Model Validation sits in the Engineering category under the testing sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.
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What this skill does
Model Validation is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the testing sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/model-validation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Model Validation Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 157,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/model-validation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/model-validation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\model-validation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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How do I install the Model Validation Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/model-validation/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Model Validation skill do?
Design or audit the clinical-validation study for an engineer-built medical-imaging model (segmentation, classification, or detection) before the validation report or manuscript is written. Covers patient-level split disjointness and the data-leakage taxonomy, tuning-on-test, internal versus genuine external validation, comparator design, single-run versus multi-seed variance, task-correct metric selection, test-set sizing, and CLAIM 2024 / TRIPOD+AI / STARD-AI reporting fit. Ships a deterministic split-leakage gate that proves patient disjointness by set arithmetic on the emitted split-assignment table. Does not build or train models — it integrates with MONAI / nnU-Net, it does not replace them.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Model Validation skill?
Use Model Validation when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the testing area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Model Validation" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Model Validation skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Model Validation is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
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