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description: Check ECHO readiness — Python, vault reachability, auth, bootstrap/schema, and key source
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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 **config source** for owner/endpoint/key
(per-field: env override `ECHO_OWNER`/`ECHO_BASE`/`ECHO_KEY`, then the machine-local
`~/.claude/echo-memory/config.json`). Exits non-zero if anything is red — if the config is
missing (or still the placeholder template), ask the operator for their echo-memory config file and install it with `echo.py config import <path>` (or `config set --owner … --endpoint … --key …`). For the full vault-invariant lint, run
`/echo-health`.
