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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""quick-json-validator.py - Validate JSON files in a directory.
+
+Usage: python quick-json-validator.py <directory>
+Exit 0 if all files valid, 1 if any invalid.
+"""
+
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def validate_json_files(directory: str):
+    """Validate all .json files in the given directory."""
+    dir_path = Path(directory)
+    
+    if not dir_path.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Directory '{directory}' does not exist")
+        return 1
+    
+    if not dir_path.is_dir():
+        print(f"Error: '{directory}' is not a directory")
+        return 1
+    
+    json_files = list(dir_path.glob('*.json'))
+    
+    if not json_files:
+        print(f"No .json files found in '{directory}'")
+        return 0
+    
+    errors = []
+    for json_file in json_files:
+        try:
+            with open(json_file, 'r') as f:
+                json.load(f)
+            print(f"[OK] {json_file.name}")
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            errors.append((json_file, e))
+            print(f"[FAIL] {json_file.name}: {e}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            errors.append((json_file, e))
+            print(f"[ERROR] {json_file.name}: {e}")
+    
+    if errors:
+        print(f"\nFound {len(errors)} invalid file(s)")
+        return 1
+    
+    print(f"\nAll {len(json_files)} file(s) valid")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print(__doc__)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    sys.exit(validate_json_files(sys.argv[1]))
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