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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Tool Table Schema Validator
+Enforces TOOL-TABLE-SCHEMA.md rules.
+"""
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def main():
+    errors = []
+    for md_file in Path('.').rglob('tools/**/*.md'):
+        content = md_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore')
+        # Simple header check
+        if '| Name | Vendor/Webpage | GitHub Repo | Brief Description | Tags | Latest Commit | Creation Date | Stars |' in content:
+            # Count columns in rows
+            rows = re.findall(r'\|\s*[^|]+\s*\|', content)
+            for row in rows:
+                if row.count('|') != 9:  # 8 columns + separators
+                    errors.append(f"Invalid row in {md_file}")
+    if errors:
+        print('\n'.join(errors))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print('✅ Tool tables validated.')
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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