validate-trigger
The validate-trigger command audits an existing webhook trigger implementation across all codebase layers, checking trigger definitions, provider handlers, and registry entries against official API documentation and Sim framework conventions. Use this to ensure webhook triggers are correct, secure, complete, and aligned before deployment or when debugging trigger failures.
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# Validate Trigger
You are an expert auditor for Sim webhook triggers. Your job is to validate that an existing trigger implementation is correct, complete, secure, and aligned across all layers.
## Your Task
1. Read the service's webhook/API documentation (via WebFetch)
2. Read every trigger file, provider handler, and registry entry
3. Cross-reference against the API docs and Sim conventions
4. Report all issues grouped by severity (critical, warning, suggestion)
5. Fix all issues after reporting them
## Step 1: Gather All Files
Read **every** file for the trigger — do not skip any:
```
apps/sim/triggers/{service}/ # All trigger files, utils.ts, index.ts
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/providers/{service}.ts # Provider handler (if exists)
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/providers/registry.ts # Handler registry
apps/sim/triggers/registry.ts # Trigger registry
apps/sim/blocks/blocks/{service}.ts # Block definition (trigger wiring)
```
Also read for reference:
```
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/providers/types.ts # WebhookProviderHandler interface
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/providers/utils.ts # Shared helpers (createHmacVerifier, etc.)
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/provider-subscription-utils.ts # Subscription helpers
apps/sim/lib/webhooks/processor.ts # Central webhook processor
```
## Step 2: Pull API Documentation
Fetch the service's official webhook documentation. This is the **source of truth** for:
- Webhook event types and payload shapes
- Signature/auth verification method (HMAC algorithm, header names, secret format)
- Challenge/verification handshake requirements
- Webhook subscription API (create/delete endpoints, if applicable)
- Retry behavior and delivery guarantees
## Step 3: Validate Trigger Definitions
### utils.ts
- [ ] `{service}TriggerOptions` lists all trigger IDs accurately
- [ ] `{service}SetupInstructions` provides clear, correct steps for the service
- [ ] `build{Service}ExtraFields` includes relevant filter/config fields with correct `condition`
- [ ] Output builders expose all meaningful fields from the webhook payload
- [ ] Output builders do NOT use `optional: true` or `items` (tool-output-only features)
- [ ] Nested output objects correctly model the payload structure
### Trigger Files
- [ ] Exactly one primary trigger has `includeDropdown: true`
- [ ] All secondary triggers do NOT have `includeDropdown`
- [ ] All triggers use `buildTriggerSubBlocks` helper (not hand-rolled subBlocks)
- [ ] Every trigger's `id` matches the convention `{service}_{event_name}`
- [ ] Every trigger's `provider` matches the service name used in the handler registry
- [ ] `index.ts` barrel exports all triggers
### Trigger ↔ Provider Alignment (CRITICAL)
- [ ] Every trigger ID referenced in `matchEvent` logic exists in `{service}TriggerOptions`
- [ ] Event matching logic in the provider correctly maps trigger IDs to service event types
- [ ] Event matching logic in `is{Service}EventMatch` (if exists) correctly identifies events per the API docs
## Step 4: Validate Provider Handler
### Auth Verification
- [ ] `verifyAuth` correctly validates webhook signatures per the service's documentation
- [ ] HMAC algorithm matches (SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
- [ ] Signature header name matches the API docs exactly
- [ ] Signature format is handled (raw hex, `sha256=` prefix, base64, etc.)
- [ ] Uses `safeCompare` for timing-safe comparison (no `===`)
- [ ] If `webhookSecret` is required, handler rejects when it's missing (fail-closed)
- [ ] Signature is computed over raw body (not parsed JSON)
### Event Matching
- [ ] `matchEvent` returns `boolean` (not `NextResponse` or other values)
- [ ] Challenge/verification events are excluded from matching (e.g., `endpoint.url_validation`)
- [ ] When `triggerId` is a generic webhook ID, all events pass through
- [ ] When `triggerId` is specific, only matching events pass
- [ ] Event matching logic uses dynamic `await import()` for trigger utils (avoids circular deps)
### formatInput (CRITICAL)
- [ ] Every key in the `formatInput` return matches a key in the trigger `outputs` schema
- [ ] Every key in the trigger `outputs` schema is populated by `formatInput`
- [ ] No extra undeclared keys that users can't discover in the UI
- [ ] No wrapper objects (`webhook: { ... }`, `{service}: { ... }`)
- [ ] Nested output paths exist at the correct depth (e.g., `resource.id` actually has `resource: { id: ... }`)
- [ ] `null` is used for missing optional fields (not empty strings or empty objects)
- [ ] Returns `{ input: { ... } }` — not a bare object
### Idempotency
- [ ] `extractIdempotencyId` returns a stable, unique key per delivery
- [ ] Uses provider-specific delivery IDs when available (e.g., `X-Request-Id`, `Linear-Delivery`, `svix-id`)
- [ ] Falls back to content-based ID (e.g., `${type}:${id}`) when no delivery header exists
- [ ] Does NOT include timestamps in the idempotency key (would break dedup on retries)
### Challenge Handling (if applicable)
- [ ] `handleChallenge` correctly implements the service's URL verification handshake
- [ ] Returns the expected response format per the API docs
- [ ] Env-backed secrets are resolved via `resolveEnvVarsInObject` if needed
## Step 5: Validate Automatic Subscription Lifecycle
If the service supports programmatic webhook creation:
### createSubscription
- [ ] Calls the correct API endpoint to create a webhook
- [ ] Sends the correct event types/filters
- [ ] Passes the notification URL from `getNotificationUrl(ctx.webhook)`
- [ ] Returns `{ providerConfigUpdates: { externalId } }` with the external webhook ID
- [ ] Throws on failure (orchestration handles rollback)
- [ ] Provides user-friendly error messages (401 → "Invalid API Key", etc.)
### deleteSubscription
- [ ] Calls the correct API endpoint to delete the webhook
- [ ] Handles 404 gracefully (webhook already deleted)
- [ ] Never throws — catches errors and logs non-fatally
- [ ] Skips gracefully wCreate a block configuration for a Sim integration with proper subBlocks, conditions, and tool wiring
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