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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+JSON Key Validator - Verifies JSON files contain expected keys.
+Usage: python json_key_validator.py <json_file> <key1,key2,...>
+Exit 0: all keys present
+Exit 1: missing keys
+Exit 2: file error
+"""
+import sys
+import json
+
+
+def validate_json_keys(filepath: str, expected_keys: list) -> tuple[bool, list]:
+    """Validate that a JSON file contains all expected keys."""
+    with open(filepath, 'r') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        return False, ["JSON root is not an object"]
+    
+    missing = [k for k in expected_keys if k not in data]
+    return len(missing) == 0, missing
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python json_key_validator.py <json_file> <key1,key2,...>")
+        sys.exit(2)
+    
+    filepath = sys.argv[1]
+    expected_keys = [k.strip() for k in sys.argv[2].split(',')]
+    
+    try:
+        valid, missing = validate_json_keys(filepath, expected_keys)
+        if valid:
+            print(f"PASS: All {len(expected_keys)} keys present in {filepath}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            print(f"FAIL: Missing keys in {filepath}: {missing}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"ERROR: File not found: {filepath}")
+        sys.exit(2)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        print(f"ERROR: Invalid JSON: {e}")
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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