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description: Check ECHO readiness — Python, vault reachability, auth, bootstrap/schema, and key source
---

Use the **echo-memory** skill to run a one-call readiness check before relying on memory.

```bash
python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/echo-memory/scripts/echo.py" doctor
# Windows: use `python` or `py -3` if `python3` is not on PATH.
```

It prints green/red for: Python version, vault reachability, auth accepted, vault
bootstrapped (+ `schema_version`), and the **API key source** (`ECHO_KEY` env / credentials
file / deprecated baked-in fallback — see `API-KEY-SETUP.md`). Exits non-zero if anything is
red. For the full vault-invariant lint, run `/echo-health`.