diff --git a/lib/expressir/cli.rb b/lib/expressir/cli.rb
index 407cbbf..af408aa 100644
--- a/lib/expressir/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/expressir/cli.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,60 @@ def format(path)
       end
     end
 
+    no_commands do
+      def _validate_schema(path)
+        repository = Expressir::Express::Parser.from_file(path)
+        repository.schemas.inject([]) do |acc, schema|
+          acc << schema.id unless schema.version&.value
+          acc
+        end
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        # pp e
+        nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    desc "validate *PATH", "validate EXPRESS schema located at PATH"
+    def validate(*paths)
+      no_version = []
+      no_valid = []
+
+      paths.each do |path|
+        x = Pathname.new(path).realpath.relative_path_from(Dir.pwd)
+        puts "Validating #{x}"
+        ret = _validate_schema(path)
+
+        if ret.nil?
+          no_valid << "Failed to parse: #{x}"
+          next
+        end
+
+        if ret.size
+          ret.each do |schema_id|
+            no_version << "Missing version string: schema `#{schema_id}` | #{x}"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      if !no_valid.empty?
+        puts "#{"*" * 20} RESULTS: FAILED TO PARSE #{"*" * 20}"
+        no_valid.each do |msg|
+          puts msg
+        end
+      end
+
+      if !no_version.empty?
+        puts "#{"*" * 20} RESULTS: MISSING VERSION STRING #{"*" * 20}"
+        no_version.each do |msg|
+          puts msg
+        end
+      end
+
+      if no_valid.size || no_version.size
+        exit 1
+      end
+    end
+
     desc "version", "Expressir Version"
     def version
       say(Expressir::VERSION)