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+Validate all task dependencies for issues.
+
+## Dependency Validation
+
+Comprehensive check for dependency problems across the entire project.
+
+## Execution
+
+```bash
+task-master validate-dependencies
+```
+
+## Validation Checks
+
+1. **Circular Dependencies**
+   - A depends on B, B depends on A
+   - Complex circular chains
+   - Self-dependencies
+
+2. **Missing Dependencies**
+   - References to non-existent tasks
+   - Deleted task references
+   - Invalid task IDs
+
+3. **Logical Issues**
+   - Completed tasks depending on pending
+   - Cancelled tasks in dependency chains
+   - Impossible sequences
+
+4. **Complexity Warnings**
+   - Over-complex dependency chains
+   - Too many dependencies per task
+   - Bottleneck tasks
+
+## Smart Analysis
+
+The validation provides:
+- Visual dependency graph
+- Critical path analysis
+- Bottleneck identification
+- Suggested optimizations
+
+## Report Format
+
+```
+Dependency Validation Report
+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+✅ No circular dependencies found
+⚠️  2 warnings found:
+   - Task #23 has 7 dependencies (consider breaking down)
+   - Task #45 blocks 5 other tasks (potential bottleneck)
+❌ 1 error found:
+   - Task #67 depends on deleted task #66
+
+Critical Path: #1 → #5 → #23 → #45 → #50 (15 days)
+```
+
+## Actionable Output
+
+For each issue found:
+- Clear description
+- Impact assessment
+- Suggested fix
+- Command to resolve
+
+## Next Steps
+
+After validation:
+- Run `/taskmaster:fix-dependencies` to auto-fix
+- Manually adjust problematic dependencies
+- Rerun to verify fixes