diff --git a/.claude/skills/mblt-vision/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/mblt-vision/SKILL.md
index b695725..643c86b 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/mblt-vision/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/mblt-vision/SKILL.md
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ description: >-
   Use file_cfg.filename for MXQ and derive the same-stem ONNX artifact unless
   onnx_filename is required.
 - Every post_cfg declares dataset; resolve output taxonomy from the dataset/task pair.
+- For Hub linkage changes, run `tests/test_hub_validation.py` as described in `tests/TEST.md`.
+  The metadata checker follows runtime board paths without downloading weights; live commits
+  are diagnostics, not substitutes for missing historical approval provenance.
 - For opt-in YAML family inheritance, follow `mblt_vision/README.md`'s configuration
   inheritance rules. Keep legacy `update` shallow and run `tests/test_config_inheritance.py`
   to prove every existing variant's values and processing order remain identical.
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 06a243b..a6f72b3 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ The current ownership boundary is deliberate:
   onnx_path as compatibility aliases.
 - Update task-package exports and lazy top-level exports together. Confirm that
   list_models() discovers every public model class.
+- Verify Hub configuration changes with the metadata-only checks in
+  `tests/test_hub_validation.py` (see `tests/TEST.md`). Use exact runtime board paths;
+  treat live Hub commits as diagnostics, never as invented approval provenance.
 - Keep each model YAML's file_cfg, pre_cfg, and post_cfg shape stable.
   file_cfg.filename is the canonical MXQ Hub artifact; derive the same-stem ONNX filename
   unless the Hub artifact requires an explicit onnx_filename.
diff --git a/mblt_vision/_hub_validation.py b/mblt_vision/_hub_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c387ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mblt_vision/_hub_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+"""Read-only Hub metadata checks for resolved model artifact configurations."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+
+from huggingface_hub import HfApi
+from mblt_npu import normalize_target_device
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class HubArtifactCheck:
+    """A metadata-only resolution result; a live commit is not approval provenance."""
+
+    repo_id: str
+    revision: str
+    commit: str | None
+    framework: str
+    path: str
+    status: str
+
+
+def check_hub_artifacts(
+    config: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    target_device: str | None = None,
+    frameworks: tuple[str, ...] = ("mxq", "onnx"),
+    api: HfApi | None = None,
+) -> tuple[HubArtifactCheck, ...]:
+    """Check exact runtime Hub paths without downloading model bytes.
+
+    Accept a resolved configuration (``resolve_model_config`` derives the ONNX
+    filename). MXQ is checked only under the normalized target board; ONNX is
+    checked at the repository root, matching the engine. Never fall back to a
+    different board, revision or filename. Local-only configs are reported as
+    skipped, without contacting the Hub. Hub/API exceptions propagate so missing
+    access or network failure cannot be mistaken for a missing file.
+
+    The returned live commit is diagnostic, not evidence that a commit was
+    approved. This function does not modify YAMLs or infer approved revisions.
+    """
+
+    if not frameworks or any(
+        framework not in {"mxq", "onnx"} for framework in frameworks
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("frameworks must contain only 'mxq' and/or 'onnx'.")
+    files = config.get("file_cfg")
+    if not isinstance(files, dict):
+        raise TypeError("Resolved model configuration requires a file_cfg mapping.")
+    repo_id, revision = files.get("repo_id"), files.get("revision")
+    if (
+        not isinstance(repo_id, str)
+        or not repo_id
+        or not isinstance(revision, str)
+        or not revision
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Hub verification requires nonempty repo_id and revision strings."
+        )
+    board = normalize_target_device(
+        files.get("target_device", "aries-rb") if target_device is None else target_device
+    )
+    paths = []
+    for framework in dict.fromkeys(frameworks):
+        filename = files.get("filename" if framework == "mxq" else "onnx_filename")
+        if not isinstance(filename, str) or not filename:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Resolved configuration requires the {framework} artifact filename."
+            )
+        paths.append(
+            (framework, f"{board}/{filename}" if framework == "mxq" else filename)
+        )
+    if files.get("local_artifact_only"):
+        return tuple(
+            HubArtifactCheck(
+                repo_id, revision, None, framework, path, "local_artifact_only"
+            )
+            for framework, path in paths
+        )
+    client = HfApi() if api is None else api
+    info = client.model_info(repo_id=repo_id, revision=revision)
+    if not isinstance(info.sha, str) or not info.sha:
+        raise ValueError("Hub model metadata did not return a commit SHA.")
+    # Pin the file listing to the just-resolved commit: symbolic branches can move
+    # between API calls, and results must describe a single repository snapshot.
+    available = set(
+        client.list_repo_files(repo_id=repo_id, revision=info.sha, repo_type="model")
+    )
+    return tuple(
+        HubArtifactCheck(
+            repo_id,
+            revision,
+            info.sha,
+            framework,
+            path,
+            "resolved" if path in available else "missing",
+        )
+        for framework, path in paths
+    )
diff --git a/tests/TEST.md b/tests/TEST.md
index ffd156d..bea1fcf 100644
--- a/tests/TEST.md
+++ b/tests/TEST.md
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ After authenticating with Hugging Face Hub, exercise representative ONNX models:
 pytest tests/test_onnx_classification.py -m requires_network
 ```
 
+To check representative Hub configurations without downloading model bytes or
+using an inference backend:
+
+```bash
+pytest tests/test_hub_validation.py -m requires_network
+```
+
+These read-only checks use the exact configured `repo_id` and `revision`, verify
+MXQ under the normalized target board and ONNX at the repository root, and pin
+metadata listing to the resolved commit to avoid races with moving branches.
+Local-only artifacts are skipped without a network request. An observed current
+commit is diagnostic metadata, not evidence of a historically approved revision;
+missing approval provenance must never be replaced with today's `main` tip.
+Offline mocked tests cover missing files, wrong boards, API failures and local-only
+restrictions. No YAML revision or model artifact is changed by these checks.
+
 To run MXQ inference, add a configured NPU and the shared runtime options:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/tests/test_hub_validation.py b/tests/test_hub_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06bdb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_hub_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+"""Offline unit tests and explicit metadata-only Hub integration checks."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from mblt_vision._hub_validation import check_hub_artifacts
+from mblt_vision.wrapper import resolve_model_config
+
+
+def config(**overrides):
+    return {
+        "file_cfg": {
+            "repo_id": "mobilint/example",
+            "revision": "approved-commit",
+            "filename": "model.mxq",
+            "onnx_filename": "model.onnx",
+            **overrides,
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def api_with_files(files):
+    api = Mock()
+    api.model_info.return_value = SimpleNamespace(sha="exact-live-commit")
+    api.list_repo_files.return_value = files
+    return api
+
+
+def test_exact_paths_and_commit_snapshot() -> None:
+    api = api_with_files(["aries-rb/model.mxq", "model.onnx"])
+    checks = check_hub_artifacts(config(), api=api)
+    assert [item.status for item in checks] == ["resolved", "resolved"]
+    assert [item.path for item in checks] == ["aries-rb/model.mxq", "model.onnx"]
+    assert all(item.commit == "exact-live-commit" for item in checks)
+    api.model_info.assert_called_once_with(
+        repo_id="mobilint/example", revision="approved-commit"
+    )
+    api.list_repo_files.assert_called_once_with(
+        repo_id="mobilint/example", revision="exact-live-commit", repo_type="model"
+    )
+
+
+def test_wrong_board_never_falls_back() -> None:
+    api = api_with_files(["aries-rb/model.mxq", "model.mxq", "model.onnx"])
+    checks = check_hub_artifacts(config(), target_device="regulus-ra", api=api)
+    assert checks[0].path == "regulus-ra/model.mxq"
+    assert checks[0].status == "missing"
+    assert checks[1].status == "resolved"
+
+
+def test_configured_board_and_explicit_override_precedence() -> None:
+    api = api_with_files(["regulus-ra/model.mxq", "model.onnx"])
+    configured = config(target_device="regulus-ra")
+    assert check_hub_artifacts(configured, api=api)[0].path == "regulus-ra/model.mxq"
+    override = check_hub_artifacts(configured, target_device="aries-rb", api=api)
+    assert override[0].path == "aries-rb/model.mxq"
+    assert override[0].status == "missing"
+
+
+def test_local_artifact_only_does_not_contact_hub() -> None:
+    api = Mock()
+    checks = check_hub_artifacts(config(local_artifact_only=True), api=api)
+    assert all(
+        item.status == "local_artifact_only" and item.commit is None for item in checks
+    )
+    assert not api.mock_calls
+
+
+def test_api_errors_remain_errors() -> None:
+    api = Mock()
+    api.model_info.side_effect = ConnectionError("offline")
+    with pytest.raises(ConnectionError, match="offline"):
+        check_hub_artifacts(config(), api=api)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("frameworks", [(), ("other",)])
+def test_invalid_frameworks(frameworks) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="frameworks"):
+        check_hub_artifacts(config(), frameworks=frameworks)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "override",
+    [{"repo_id": ""}, {"revision": None}, {"filename": None}, {"onnx_filename": ""}],
+)
+def test_missing_required_fields(override) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        check_hub_artifacts(config(**override), api=Mock())
+
+
+def test_framework_selection_does_not_require_other_filename() -> None:
+    api = api_with_files(["model.onnx"])
+    checks = check_hub_artifacts(config(filename=None), frameworks=("onnx",), api=api)
+    assert len(checks) == 1
+    assert checks[0].status == "resolved"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.requires_network
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model", ["AlexNet", "ResNet50", "YOLOv8n"])
+def test_representative_hub_metadata_resolves(model: str) -> None:
+    checks = check_hub_artifacts(resolve_model_config(model))
+    assert all(item.status == "resolved" for item in checks), checks