add check_tool_compatibility helper #236

Job	Run time
build	5m 12s
initial-cleanup	28s
generate-initial-collection-json / run	34s
test-stage / run	44s
test-publish / run	43s
test-generate-collection-json / run	35s
test-generate-collection-staged-json / run	37s
test-backup / run	1m 1s
	9m 54s

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