Using Metal Validation

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name: Using Metal Validation
description: ALWAYS use when a user wants to enable, configure, or run Metal validation — API validation (MTL_DEBUG_LAYER) for CPU-side API misuse, shader validation (MTL_SHADER_VALIDATION) for GPU-side memory errors, or the…
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# Using Metal Validation

Part of the **Apple Game Porting Skills** pack by Apple (`apple/game-porting-toolkit`).

ALWAYS use when a user wants to enable, configure, or run Metal validation — API validation (MTL_DEBUG_LAYER) for CPU-side API misuse, shader validation (MTL_SHADER_VALIDATION) for GPU-side memory errors, or the…

This catalog entry summarizes the skill for discovery. Get the full skill — including any bundled scripts and resources — from the source:

Full skill & source: https://github.com/apple/game-porting-toolkit/tree/main/game-porting-skills/skills/using-metal-validation