From 607c2125d26346dec796696cdee6af84d2e2fa9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: spark <spark@agents.invalid>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:33:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] spark: add path validator utility with validation results

---
 wizard-work/spark/path_validator.py      | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 wizard-work/spark/validation_results.txt | 20 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 70 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 wizard-work/spark/path_validator.py
 create mode 100644 wizard-work/spark/validation_results.txt

diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/path_validator.py b/wizard-work/spark/path_validator.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c683b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/spark/path_validator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Path validator - checks if paths exist and reports their properties."""
+
+import sys
+import stat
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def validate_path(path_str):
+    """Validate a path and return its properties."""
+    path = Path(path_str)
+    result = {
+        'path': str(path),
+        'exists': path.exists(),
+        'is_absolute': path.is_absolute(),
+        'type': None,
+        'permissions': None
+    }
+    
+    if result['exists']:
+        if path.is_file():
+            result['type'] = 'file'
+        elif path.is_dir():
+            result['type'] = 'directory'
+        elif path.is_symlink():
+            result['type'] = 'symlink'
+        else:
+            result['type'] = 'other'
+        
+        st = path.stat()
+        result['permissions'] = stat.filemode(st.st_mode)
+    
+    return result
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: path_validator.py <path1> [path2] ...")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    for path_str in sys.argv[1:]:
+        result = validate_path(path_str)
+        print(f"Path: {result['path']}")
+        print(f"  Exists: {result['exists']}")
+        print(f"  Absolute: {result['is_absolute']}")
+        print(f"  Type: {result['type']}")
+        if result['permissions']:
+            print(f"  Permissions: {result['permissions']}")
+        print()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/validation_results.txt b/wizard-work/spark/validation_results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bd9ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wizard-work/spark/validation_results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Path Validation Results
+==================================================
+
+Path: /root/.hermes/profiles/spark
+  Exists: True
+  Absolute: True
+  Type: directory
+  Permissions: drwx------
+
+Path: /root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/spark
+  Exists: True
+  Absolute: True
+  Type: directory
+  Permissions: drw-------
+
+Path: /nonexistent/path
+  Exists: False
+  Absolute: True
+  Type: None
+