Add skill-portability-checker: validate OS/binary dependencies in scripts (#23)

Detects OS_SPECIFIC_CALL, MISSING_BINARY, BREW_ONLY, PYTHON_IMPORT,
and HARDCODED_PATH issues in companion scripts. Cross-checks against
os_filter: frontmatter field. No external dependencies.

Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: ArchieIndian

skills/core/skill-portability-checker/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: skill-portability-checker
+version: "1.0"
+category: core
+description: Validates that a skill's companion scripts declare their OS and binary dependencies correctly, and checks whether those dependencies are actually present on the current machine.
+---
+
+# Skill Portability Checker
+
+## What it does
+
+Skills with companion scripts (`.py`, `.sh`) can silently fail on machines where their dependencies aren't installed. A skill written on macOS may call `brew`, `pbcopy`, or use `/usr/local/bin` paths that don't exist on Linux. A Python script may `import pandas` on a system without it.
+
+Skill Portability Checker:
+1. Scans companion scripts for OS-specific patterns and external binary calls
+2. Checks whether those binaries are present on the current system (`PATH` lookup + `which`)
+3. Cross-checks against the skill's declared `os_filter:` frontmatter field (if any)
+4. Reports portability issues before the skill fails at runtime
+
+## Frontmatter field checked
+
+```yaml
+---
+name: my-skill
+os_filter: [macos]   # optional: ["macos", "linux", "windows"]
+---
+```
+
+If `os_filter:` is absent the skill is treated as cross-platform. The checker then warns if OS-specific calls are detected without a corresponding `os_filter:`.
+
+## Checks performed
+
+| Check | Description |
+|---|---|
+| OS_SPECIFIC_CALL | Script calls macOS/Linux/Windows-only binary without `os_filter:` |
+| MISSING_BINARY | Required binary not found on current system PATH |
+| BREW_ONLY | Script uses `brew` (macOS-only) but `os_filter:` includes non-macOS |
+| PYTHON_IMPORT | Script imports a non-stdlib module; checks if importable |
+| HARDCODED_PATH | Absolute path that doesn't exist on this machine (`/usr/local`, `C:\`) |
+
+## How to use
+
+```bash
+python3 check.py --check                   # Full portability scan
+python3 check.py --check --skill my-skill  # Single skill
+python3 check.py --fix-hints my-skill      # Print fix suggestions
+python3 check.py --format json
+```
+
+## Procedure
+
+**Step 1 — Run the scan**
+
+```bash
+python3 check.py --check
+```
+
+**Step 2 — Triage FAILs first**
+
+- **MISSING_BINARY**: The script calls a binary that isn't installed. Either install it or add a graceful fallback in the script.
+- **OS_SPECIFIC_CALL without os_filter**: Add `os_filter: [macos]` (or whichever OS applies) to the frontmatter so users on other platforms know the skill won't work.
+
+**Step 3 — Review WARNs**
+
+- **PYTHON_IMPORT**: Install the missing module or add a `try/except ImportError` with a graceful degradation path (like `HAS_MODULE = False`).
+- **HARDCODED_PATH**: Replace with `Path.home()` or environment-variable-based paths.
+
+**Step 4 — Add os_filter when needed**
+
+If a skill genuinely only works on one OS, declare it:
+
+```yaml
+os_filter: [macos]
+```
+
+This prevents the skill from being shown as broken on other platforms — it simply won't be loaded there.
+
+## Output example
+
+```
+Skill Portability Report — linux (Python 3.11)
+────────────────────────────────────────────────
+32 skills checked | 1 FAIL | 2 WARN
+
+FAIL  obsidian-sync: MISSING_BINARY
+      sync.py calls `osascript` — not found on this system
+      Fix: add os_filter: [macos] to frontmatter (osascript is macOS-only)
+
+WARN  morning-briefing: PYTHON_IMPORT
+      run.py imports `pync` — not importable on this system
+      Fix: wrap in try/except ImportError and degrade gracefully
+```