pylva validate scans a repository’s dependency manifests for known LLM providers and non-LLM cost-source packages, so you can see what Pylva will track automatically and what needs a declaration.
Install
The CLI ships inside the TypeScript SDK - there is no separate install:pnpm exec pylva validate.
What it does
- Scans dependency manifests in the working tree for known LLM providers and known non-LLM cost-source packages (search APIs, speech, vector databases, workflow tools).
- The plain scan and
--cimode are local-only: no network calls, no API key needed. - LLM providers are tracked automatically at ingest; only non-LLM sources you author need to be declared with
--approve.
Flags
Exit codes:
0 success, 1 --ci found unapproved sources, 2 error.
Environment variables
Only--approve talks to the API:
Approving and pricing sources
During--approve you choose a pricing template per source: flat rate, volume discount, free tier, or advanced (up to 5 tiers). Approved sources appear in the dashboard under Cost Sources, where pricing can be adjusted later.
In CI, run pylva validate --ci so a newly added cost-source dependency fails the build until someone approves or ignores it - see Cost Source Discovery for the full workflow.