pomera-ai-commander 0.1.0 → 1.2.1

package/core/settings_validator.py

@@ -1,1824 +1,1824 @@
-"""
-Settings Validation and Integrity Checking System
-
-This module provides comprehensive validation for settings data before storage,
-including type validation, data integrity checks for critical settings,
-validation rules for encrypted data, and consistency checks across related settings.
-
-Based on production codebase analysis of 45 Python files with complex settings patterns.
-"""
-
-import re
-import json
-import logging
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Optional, Set, Union, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING
-from datetime import datetime
-from pathlib import Path
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Self
-
-
-class SettingsValidator:
-    """
-    Comprehensive validator for settings data with integrity checking.
-    
-    Features:
-    - Type validation for all setting values before storage
-    - Data integrity checks for critical settings (tab counts, required fields)
-    - Validation rules for encrypted data and sensitive information
-    - Consistency checks across related settings
-    - Custom validation rules for specific tools and configurations
-    """
-    
-    def __init__(self):
-        """Initialize the settings validator."""
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        
-        # Validation rules registry
-        self.validation_rules = {}
-        self.integrity_rules = {}
-        self.consistency_rules = {}
-        
-        # Initialize built-in validation rules
-        self._initialize_core_validation_rules()
-        self._initialize_tool_validation_rules()
-        self._initialize_integrity_rules()
-        self._initialize_consistency_rules()
-        
-        # Encryption validation patterns
-        self.encryption_pattern = re.compile(r'^ENC:[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+$')
-        
-        # Critical settings that must always be valid
-        self.critical_settings = {
-            'export_path',
-            'debug_level',
-            'selected_tool',
-            'active_input_tab',
-            'active_output_tab'
-        }
-        
-        # Required tool settings
-        self.required_tool_settings = {
-            'cURL Tool': {'default_timeout', 'follow_redirects', 'verify_ssl'},
-            'JSON/XML Tool': {'operation', 'json_indent', 'xml_indent'},
-            'Case Tool': {'mode'},
-            'Find & Replace': {'case_sensitive', 'use_regex'}
-        }
-    
-    def validate_setting_value(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> 'ValidationResult':
-        """
-        Validate a single setting value with comprehensive checks.
-        
-        Args:
-            key: Setting key/path
-            value: Setting value to validate
-            context: Additional context for validation (tool name, related settings, etc.)
-            
-        Returns:
-            ValidationResult with validation status and details
-        """
-        result = ValidationResult(key, value)
-        
-        try:
-            # Basic type validation
-            type_result = self._validate_type(key, value, context)
-            result.add_check('type_validation', type_result)
-            
-            # Value range/format validation
-            format_result = self._validate_format(key, value, context)
-            result.add_check('format_validation', format_result)
-            
-            # Security validation (for sensitive data)
-            security_result = self._validate_security(key, value, context)
-            result.add_check('security_validation', security_result)
-            
-            # Custom validation rules
-            custom_result = self._validate_custom_rules(key, value, context)
-            result.add_check('custom_validation', custom_result)
-            
-            # Mark as critical if this is a critical setting
-            if key in self.critical_settings:
-                result.is_critical = True
-            
-            self.logger.debug(f"Validated setting '{key}': {result.is_valid}")
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(f"Validation failed for setting '{key}': {e}")
-            result.add_error(f"Validation exception: {e}")
-            return result
-    
-    def validate_tool_settings(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'ToolValidationResult':
-        """
-        Validate all settings for a specific tool.
-        
-        Args:
-            tool_name: Name of the tool
-            settings: Tool settings dictionary
-            
-        Returns:
-            ToolValidationResult with comprehensive validation status
-        """
-        result = ToolValidationResult(tool_name, settings)
-        
-        try:
-            # Check required settings
-            required_result = self._check_required_settings(tool_name, settings)
-            result.add_check('required_settings', required_result)
-            
-            # Validate individual settings
-            for key, value in settings.items():
-                context = {'tool_name': tool_name, 'all_settings': settings}
-                setting_result = self.validate_setting_value(f"{tool_name}.{key}", value, context)
-                result.add_setting_result(key, setting_result)
-            
-            # Tool-specific integrity checks
-            integrity_result = self._check_tool_integrity(tool_name, settings)
-            result.add_check('integrity_check', integrity_result)
-            
-            self.logger.debug(f"Validated tool '{tool_name}': {result.is_valid}")
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(f"Tool validation failed for '{tool_name}': {e}")
-            result.add_error(f"Tool validation exception: {e}")
-            return result
-    
-    def validate_settings_consistency(self, all_settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'ConsistencyValidationResult':
-        """
-        Validate consistency across all settings.
-        
-        Args:
-            all_settings: Complete settings dictionary
-            
-        Returns:
-            ConsistencyValidationResult with cross-setting validation status
-        """
-        result = ConsistencyValidationResult(all_settings)
-        
-        try:
-            # Tab consistency checks
-            tab_result = self._validate_tab_consistency(all_settings)
-            result.add_check('tab_consistency', tab_result)
-            
-            # Tool selection consistency
-            tool_result = self._validate_tool_selection_consistency(all_settings)
-            result.add_check('tool_selection', tool_result)
-            
-            # Performance settings consistency
-            perf_result = self._validate_performance_consistency(all_settings)
-            result.add_check('performance_consistency', perf_result)
-            
-            # Font settings consistency
-            font_result = self._validate_font_consistency(all_settings)
-            result.add_check('font_consistency', font_result)
-            
-            # Dialog settings consistency
-            dialog_result = self._validate_dialog_consistency(all_settings)
-            result.add_check('dialog_consistency', dialog_result)
-            
-            # Integrity checks
-            for rule_name, rule_func in self.integrity_rules.items():
-                integrity_result = rule_func(all_settings)
-                result.add_check(rule_name, integrity_result)
-            
-            # Custom consistency rules
-            for rule_name, rule_func in self.consistency_rules.items():
-                custom_result = rule_func(all_settings)
-                result.add_check(rule_name, custom_result)
-            
-            self.logger.debug(f"Settings consistency validation: {result.is_valid}")
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(f"Consistency validation failed: {e}")
-            result.add_error(f"Consistency validation exception: {e}")
-            return result
-    
-    def validate_complete_settings(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CompleteValidationResult':
-        """
-        Perform complete validation of all settings including type validation,
-        integrity checks, and consistency validation.
-        
-        Args:
-            settings: Complete settings dictionary
-            
-        Returns:
-            CompleteValidationResult with comprehensive validation status
-        """
-        result = CompleteValidationResult(settings)
-        
-        try:
-            # 1. Validate core settings
-            core_settings = {k: v for k, v in settings.items() 
-                           if k not in ('tool_settings', 'performance_settings', 'font_settings', 'dialog_settings')}
-            
-            for key, value in core_settings.items():
-                setting_result = self.validate_setting_value(key, value)
-                result.add_core_setting_result(key, setting_result)
-            
-            # 2. Validate tool settings
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            if isinstance(tool_settings, dict):
-                for tool_name, tool_config in tool_settings.items():
-                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
-                        tool_result = self.validate_tool_settings(tool_name, tool_config)
-                        result.add_tool_result(tool_name, tool_result)
-            
-            # 3. Validate consistency across all settings
-            consistency_result = self.validate_settings_consistency(settings)
-            result.add_consistency_result(consistency_result)
-            
-            self.logger.info(f"Complete settings validation: {result.is_valid} ({len(result.errors)} errors, {len(result.warnings)} warnings)")
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(f"Complete validation failed: {e}")
-            result.add_error(f"Complete validation exception: {e}")
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_type(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate the type of a setting value."""
-        result = CheckResult('type_validation')
-        
-        try:
-            # Get expected type for this key
-            expected_type = self._get_expected_type(key, context)
-            
-            if expected_type is None:
-                # No specific type requirement
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "No type constraint"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check type compatibility
-            if isinstance(expected_type, tuple):
-                # Multiple allowed types
-                if any(isinstance(value, t) for t in expected_type):
-                    result.passed = True
-                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} is allowed"
-                else:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} not in allowed types {expected_type}"
-            else:
-                # Single expected type
-                if isinstance(value, expected_type):
-                    result.passed = True
-                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} matches expected {expected_type.__name__}"
-                else:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} does not match expected {expected_type.__name__}"
-            
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Type validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_format(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate the format/range of a setting value."""
-        result = CheckResult('format_validation')
-        
-        try:
-            # Get validation rule for this key
-            rule = self.validation_rules.get(key)
-            
-            if rule is None:
-                # Check for pattern-based rules
-                rule = self._get_pattern_rule(key, context)
-            
-            if rule is None:
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "No format constraint"
-                return result
-            
-            # Apply validation rule
-            if callable(rule):
-                rule_result = rule(value, context)
-                if isinstance(rule_result, bool):
-                    result.passed = rule_result
-                    result.message = "Custom rule validation"
-                elif isinstance(rule_result, dict):
-                    result.passed = rule_result.get('valid', False)
-                    result.message = rule_result.get('message', 'Custom rule validation')
-                else:
-                    result.passed = bool(rule_result)
-                    result.message = "Custom rule validation"
-            else:
-                # Pattern-based rule
-                if isinstance(value, str) and hasattr(rule, 'match'):
-                    result.passed = bool(rule.match(value))
-                    result.message = f"Pattern match: {rule.pattern}"
-                else:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Cannot apply pattern rule to {type(value).__name__}"
-            
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Format validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_security(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate security aspects of a setting value."""
-        result = CheckResult('security_validation')
-        
-        try:
-            # Check for sensitive data patterns
-            if self._is_sensitive_key(key):
-                if isinstance(value, str):
-                    # Check if encrypted properly
-                    if key.upper().endswith('KEY') or key.upper().endswith('TOKEN'):
-                        if not self._is_encrypted_or_placeholder(value):
-                            result.passed = False
-                            result.message = "Sensitive data should be encrypted or placeholder"
-                            result.severity = 'warning'  # Not critical, but recommended
-                            return result
-                
-                # Check for obvious secrets in plain text
-                if self._contains_obvious_secret(value):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Possible plain text secret detected"
-                    result.severity = 'warning'
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Security validation passed"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Security validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_custom_rules(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Apply custom validation rules for specific settings."""
-        result = CheckResult('custom_validation')
-        
-        try:
-            # Tab index validation
-            if key in ('active_input_tab', 'active_output_tab'):
-                if not isinstance(value, int) or not (0 <= value < 7):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Tab index must be integer between 0 and 6"
-                    return result
-            
-            # Debug level validation
-            elif key == 'debug_level':
-                valid_levels = {'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'}
-                if value not in valid_levels:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Debug level must be one of {valid_levels}"
-                    return result
-            
-            # Export path validation
-            elif key == 'export_path':
-                if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Export path must be non-empty string"
-                    return result
-                
-                # Check if path is reasonable (not validating existence)
-                try:
-                    Path(value)  # This will raise if path is invalid
-                except Exception:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Export path format is invalid"
-                    return result
-            
-            # Tool name validation
-            elif key == 'selected_tool':
-                if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Selected tool must be non-empty string"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Custom validation passed"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Custom validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_required_settings(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that all required settings are present for a tool."""
-        result = CheckResult('required_settings')
-        
-        try:
-            required = self.required_tool_settings.get(tool_name, set())
-            missing = required - set(settings.keys())
-            
-            if missing:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"Missing required settings: {missing}"
-            else:
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "All required settings present"
-            
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Required settings check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_tool_integrity(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check tool-specific integrity constraints."""
-        result = CheckResult('tool_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            # cURL Tool specific checks
-            if tool_name == 'cURL Tool':
-                return self._validate_curl_tool_integrity(settings)
-            
-            # AI Tools specific checks
-            elif tool_name in ('Google AI', 'OpenAI', 'Anthropic'):
-                return self._validate_ai_tool_integrity(settings)
-            
-            # JSON/XML Tool specific checks
-            elif tool_name == 'JSON/XML Tool':
-                return self._validate_json_xml_tool_integrity(settings)
-            
-            # Default: basic integrity check
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Basic integrity check passed"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Tool integrity check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_curl_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate cURL tool specific integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('curl_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            # Check timeout is reasonable
-            timeout = settings.get('default_timeout', 90)
-            if not isinstance(timeout, (int, float)) or timeout <= 0 or timeout > 3600:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Default timeout must be between 1 and 3600 seconds"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check max_redirects is reasonable
-            max_redirects = settings.get('max_redirects', 10)
-            if not isinstance(max_redirects, int) or max_redirects < 0 or max_redirects > 50:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Max redirects must be between 0 and 50"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check history settings
-            max_history = settings.get('max_history_items', 100)
-            if not isinstance(max_history, int) or max_history < 0 or max_history > 10000:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Max history items must be between 0 and 10000"
-                return result
-            
-            # Validate history structure if present
-            history = settings.get('history', [])
-            if not isinstance(history, list):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "History must be a list"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check history entries structure
-            for i, entry in enumerate(history[:5]):  # Check first 5 entries
-                if not isinstance(entry, dict):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"History entry {i} must be a dictionary"
-                    return result
-                
-                required_fields = {'timestamp', 'method', 'url', 'status_code'}
-                missing_fields = required_fields - set(entry.keys())
-                if missing_fields:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"History entry {i} missing fields: {missing_fields}"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "cURL tool integrity validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"cURL integrity validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_ai_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate AI tool specific integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('ai_tool_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            # Check temperature range
-            temperature = settings.get('temperature', 0.7)
-            if not isinstance(temperature, (int, float)) or not (0.0 <= temperature <= 2.0):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Temperature must be between 0.0 and 2.0"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check token limits
-            max_tokens = settings.get('maxOutputTokens', 8192)
-            if not isinstance(max_tokens, int) or max_tokens <= 0 or max_tokens > 100000:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Max output tokens must be between 1 and 100000"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check model list
-            models_list = settings.get('MODELS_LIST', [])
-            if not isinstance(models_list, list) or not models_list:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Models list must be non-empty list"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check current model is in list
-            current_model = settings.get('MODEL')
-            if current_model and current_model not in models_list:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Current model must be in models list"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "AI tool integrity validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"AI tool integrity validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_json_xml_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate JSON/XML tool specific integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('json_xml_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            # Check indent values
-            for indent_key in ('json_indent', 'xml_indent'):
-                indent = settings.get(indent_key, 2)
-                if not isinstance(indent, int) or indent < 0 or indent > 10:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"{indent_key} must be between 0 and 10"
-                    return result
-            
-            # Check operation is valid
-            operation = settings.get('operation')
-            valid_operations = {
-                'json_to_xml', 'xml_to_json', 'format_json', 'format_xml',
-                'minify_json', 'validate_json', 'validate_xml'
-            }
-            if operation and operation not in valid_operations:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"Operation must be one of {valid_operations}"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "JSON/XML tool integrity validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"JSON/XML integrity validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_tab_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate tab-related consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('tab_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            # Check tab arrays exist and have correct length
-            input_tabs = settings.get('input_tabs', [])
-            output_tabs = settings.get('output_tabs', [])
-            
-            if not isinstance(input_tabs, list) or len(input_tabs) != 7:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "input_tabs must be list of length 7"
-                return result
-            
-            if not isinstance(output_tabs, list) or len(output_tabs) != 7:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "output_tabs must be list of length 7"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check active tab indices are valid
-            active_input = settings.get('active_input_tab', 0)
-            active_output = settings.get('active_output_tab', 0)
-            
-            if not isinstance(active_input, int) or not (0 <= active_input < 7):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "active_input_tab must be integer between 0 and 6"
-                return result
-            
-            if not isinstance(active_output, int) or not (0 <= active_output < 7):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "active_output_tab must be integer between 0 and 6"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Tab consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Tab consistency validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_tool_selection_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate tool selection consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('tool_selection_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            selected_tool = settings.get('selected_tool')
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            
-            if selected_tool and selected_tool not in tool_settings:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"Selected tool '{selected_tool}' not found in tool_settings"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Tool selection consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Tool selection consistency validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_performance_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate performance settings consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('performance_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check mode consistency
-            mode = perf_settings.get('mode', 'automatic')
-            if mode not in ('automatic', 'manual', 'disabled'):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "Performance mode must be 'automatic', 'manual', or 'disabled'"
-                return result
-            
-            # If disabled, other settings should be disabled too
-            if mode == 'disabled':
-                for category in ('async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations'):
-                    category_settings = perf_settings.get(category, {})
-                    if isinstance(category_settings, dict) and category_settings.get('enabled', False):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"Performance mode is disabled but {category} is enabled"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Performance consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Performance consistency validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_font_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate font settings consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('font_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check required font types
-            for font_type in ('text_font', 'interface_font'):
-                font_config = font_settings.get(font_type, {})
-                if not isinstance(font_config, dict):
-                    continue
-                
-                # Check required properties
-                if 'family' in font_config and 'size' in font_config:
-                    size = font_config['size']
-                    if not isinstance(size, (int, float)) or size <= 0 or size > 72:
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"{font_type} size must be between 1 and 72"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Font consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Font consistency validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _validate_dialog_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Validate dialog settings consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('dialog_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Error dialogs must always be enabled and locked
-            error_config = dialog_settings.get('error', {})
-            if isinstance(error_config, dict):
-                if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Error dialogs must be enabled"
-                    return result
-                
-                if not error_config.get('locked', True):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Dialog consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Dialog consistency validation error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _initialize_core_validation_rules(self):
-        """Initialize validation rules for core settings."""
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'debug_level': lambda v, c: v in {'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'},
-            'active_input_tab': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v < 7,
-            'active_output_tab': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v < 7,
-            'export_path': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.strip(),
-            'selected_tool': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.strip()
-        })
-    
-    def _initialize_tool_validation_rules(self):
-        """Initialize validation rules for tool-specific settings."""
-        # cURL Tool validation rules
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'cURL Tool.default_timeout': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 1 <= v <= 3600,
-            'cURL Tool.max_redirects': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 50,
-            'cURL Tool.max_history_items': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10000,
-            'cURL Tool.history_retention_days': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 365,
-            'cURL Tool.auth_timeout_minutes': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1440,
-            'cURL Tool.download_chunk_size': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1024 <= v <= 1048576,
-            'cURL Tool.max_log_size_mb': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 1 <= v <= 100,
-            'cURL Tool.connection_pool_size': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
-            'cURL Tool.retry_attempts': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
-            'cURL Tool.retry_delay_seconds': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0 <= v <= 60,
-        })
-        
-        # AI Tools validation rules
-        ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI', 'AWS Bedrock', 'LM Studio']
-        for tool in ai_tools:
-            self.validation_rules.update({
-                f'{tool}.temperature': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 2.0,
-                f'{tool}.max_tokens': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100000,
-                f'{tool}.maxOutputTokens': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100000,
-                f'{tool}.MAX_TOKENS': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.isdigit() and 1 <= int(v) <= 100000,
-                f'{tool}.CONTEXT_WINDOW': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.isdigit() and 1 <= int(v) <= 1000000,
-                f'{tool}.topK': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
-                f'{tool}.top_k': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
-                f'{tool}.topP': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 1.0,
-                f'{tool}.top_p': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 1.0,
-                f'{tool}.candidateCount': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 10,
-                f'{tool}.frequency_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and -2.0 <= v <= 2.0,
-                f'{tool}.presence_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and -2.0 <= v <= 2.0,
-                f'{tool}.repetition_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.1 <= v <= 2.0,
-            })
-        
-        # JSON/XML Tool validation rules
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'JSON/XML Tool.json_indent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
-            'JSON/XML Tool.xml_indent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
-            'JSON/XML Tool.operation': lambda v, c: v in {
-                'json_to_xml', 'xml_to_json', 'format_json', 'format_xml',
-                'minify_json', 'validate_json', 'validate_xml'
-            },
-        })
-        
-        # Generator Tools validation rules
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.length': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 4 <= v <= 128,
-            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.letters_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
-            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.numbers_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
-            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.symbols_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
-            'Generator Tools.Repeating Text Generator.times': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 10000,
-            'Generator Tools.Lorem Ipsum Generator.count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1000,
-            'Generator Tools.UUID/GUID Generator.version': lambda v, c: v in {1, 3, 4, 5},
-            'Generator Tools.UUID/GUID Generator.count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1000,
-        })
-        
-        # Folder File Reporter validation rules
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'Folder File Reporter.recursion_depth': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 20,
-            'Folder File Reporter.recursion_mode': lambda v, c: v in {'none', 'single', 'full'},
-            'Folder File Reporter.size_format': lambda v, c: v in {'bytes', 'human', 'kb', 'mb', 'gb'},
-        })
-        
-        # Cron Tool validation rules
-        self.validation_rules.update({
-            'Cron Tool.next_runs_count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
-            'Cron Tool.action': lambda v, c: v in {'parse_explain', 'generate', 'validate'},
-        })
-    
-    def _initialize_integrity_rules(self):
-        """Initialize integrity checking rules."""
-        # Critical settings that must always be present and valid
-        self.integrity_rules.update({
-            'tab_arrays_length': self._check_tab_arrays_integrity,
-            'active_tab_indices': self._check_active_tab_integrity,
-            'tool_settings_structure': self._check_tool_settings_structure,
-            'performance_settings_hierarchy': self._check_performance_hierarchy,
-            'font_settings_completeness': self._check_font_settings_completeness,
-            'dialog_settings_locked_fields': self._check_dialog_locked_fields,
-            'ai_model_consistency': self._check_ai_model_consistency,
-            'curl_history_structure': self._check_curl_history_structure,
-            'encrypted_data_format': self._check_encrypted_data_format,
-            'generator_tools_percentages': self._check_generator_percentages,
-        })
-    
-    def _check_tab_arrays_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that tab arrays have correct structure and length."""
-        result = CheckResult('tab_arrays_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            input_tabs = settings.get('input_tabs', [])
-            output_tabs = settings.get('output_tabs', [])
-            
-            # Check arrays exist and are lists
-            if not isinstance(input_tabs, list):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "input_tabs must be a list"
-                return result
-            
-            if not isinstance(output_tabs, list):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "output_tabs must be a list"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check correct length (must be exactly 7)
-            if len(input_tabs) != 7:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"input_tabs must have exactly 7 elements, found {len(input_tabs)}"
-                return result
-            
-            if len(output_tabs) != 7:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"output_tabs must have exactly 7 elements, found {len(output_tabs)}"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check all elements are strings
-            for i, tab in enumerate(input_tabs):
-                if not isinstance(tab, str):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"input_tabs[{i}] must be string, found {type(tab).__name__}"
-                    return result
-            
-            for i, tab in enumerate(output_tabs):
-                if not isinstance(tab, str):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"output_tabs[{i}] must be string, found {type(tab).__name__}"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Tab arrays integrity validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Tab arrays integrity check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_active_tab_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that active tab indices are valid."""
-        result = CheckResult('active_tab_integrity')
-        
-        try:
-            active_input = settings.get('active_input_tab', 0)
-            active_output = settings.get('active_output_tab', 0)
-            
-            # Check types
-            if not isinstance(active_input, int):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"active_input_tab must be integer, found {type(active_input).__name__}"
-                return result
-            
-            if not isinstance(active_output, int):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"active_output_tab must be integer, found {type(active_output).__name__}"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check ranges (0-6 for 7 tabs)
-            if not (0 <= active_input < 7):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"active_input_tab must be 0-6, found {active_input}"
-                return result
-            
-            if not (0 <= active_output < 7):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"active_output_tab must be 0-6, found {active_output}"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Active tab indices validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Active tab integrity check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_tool_settings_structure(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that tool_settings has proper structure."""
-        result = CheckResult('tool_settings_structure')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(tool_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "tool_settings must be a dictionary"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check that each tool's settings is a dictionary
-            for tool_name, tool_config in tool_settings.items():
-                if not isinstance(tool_name, str):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Tool name must be string, found {type(tool_name).__name__}"
-                    return result
-                
-                if not isinstance(tool_config, dict):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Tool '{tool_name}' settings must be dictionary, found {type(tool_config).__name__}"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Tool settings structure validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Tool settings structure check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_performance_hierarchy(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check performance settings hierarchy integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('performance_hierarchy')
-        
-        try:
-            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check required categories exist and are dictionaries
-            required_categories = ['async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations']
-            for category in required_categories:
-                if category in perf_settings:
-                    category_settings = perf_settings[category]
-                    if not isinstance(category_settings, dict):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"Performance category '{category}' must be dictionary"
-                        return result
-                    
-                    # Check 'enabled' field exists and is boolean
-                    if 'enabled' in category_settings:
-                        enabled = category_settings['enabled']
-                        if not isinstance(enabled, bool):
-                            result.passed = False
-                            result.message = f"Performance category '{category}.enabled' must be boolean"
-                            return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Performance hierarchy validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Performance hierarchy check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_font_settings_completeness(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check font settings completeness."""
-        result = CheckResult('font_settings_completeness')
-        
-        try:
-            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check required font types
-            required_fonts = ['text_font', 'interface_font']
-            for font_type in required_fonts:
-                if font_type in font_settings:
-                    font_config = font_settings[font_type]
-                    if not isinstance(font_config, dict):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"Font type '{font_type}' must be dictionary"
-                        return result
-                    
-                    # Check required properties
-                    required_props = ['family', 'size']
-                    for prop in required_props:
-                        if prop not in font_config:
-                            result.passed = False
-                            result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' missing required property '{prop}'"
-                            return result
-                        
-                        if prop == 'size':
-                            size = font_config[prop]
-                            if not isinstance(size, (int, float)) or size <= 0 or size > 72:
-                                result.passed = False
-                                result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' size must be 1-72, found {size}"
-                                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Font settings completeness validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Font settings completeness check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_dialog_locked_fields(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that dialog settings locked fields are properly configured."""
-        result = CheckResult('dialog_locked_fields')
-        
-        try:
-            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
-                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Error dialogs must be enabled and locked
-            if 'error' in dialog_settings:
-                error_config = dialog_settings['error']
-                if isinstance(error_config, dict):
-                    # Must be enabled
-                    if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be enabled"
-                        return result
-                    
-                    # Must be locked
-                    if not error_config.get('locked', True):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Dialog locked fields validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Dialog locked fields check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_ai_model_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check AI model consistency across tools."""
-        result = CheckResult('ai_model_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI', 'AWS Bedrock', 'LM Studio']
-            
-            for tool_name in ai_tools:
-                if tool_name in tool_settings:
-                    tool_config = tool_settings[tool_name]
-                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
-                        # Check model is in models list
-                        current_model = tool_config.get('MODEL')
-                        models_list = tool_config.get('MODELS_LIST', [])
-                        
-                        if current_model and isinstance(models_list, list) and models_list:
-                            if current_model not in models_list:
-                                result.passed = False
-                                result.message = f"AI tool '{tool_name}' current model '{current_model}' not in models list"
-                                return result
-                        
-                        # Check models list is not empty
-                        if 'MODELS_LIST' in tool_config:
-                            if not isinstance(models_list, list) or not models_list:
-                                result.passed = False
-                                result.message = f"AI tool '{tool_name}' models list must be non-empty list"
-                                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "AI model consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"AI model consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_curl_history_structure(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check cURL history structure integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('curl_history_structure')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            curl_settings = tool_settings.get('cURL Tool', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(curl_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Tool not configured
-                result.message = "cURL Tool not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            history = curl_settings.get('history', [])
-            if not isinstance(history, list):
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = "cURL history must be a list"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check history entries structure (first 5 entries)
-            required_fields = {'timestamp', 'method', 'url', 'status_code', 'success'}
-            for i, entry in enumerate(history[:5]):
-                if not isinstance(entry, dict):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} must be dictionary"
-                    return result
-                
-                missing_fields = required_fields - set(entry.keys())
-                if missing_fields:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} missing fields: {missing_fields}"
-                    return result
-                
-                # Validate timestamp format
-                timestamp = entry.get('timestamp')
-                if isinstance(timestamp, str):
-                    try:
-                        datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
-                    except ValueError:
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} has invalid timestamp format"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "cURL history structure validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"cURL history structure check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_encrypted_data_format(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check encrypted data format integrity."""
-        result = CheckResult('encrypted_data_format')
-        
-        try:
-            # Recursively check for encrypted values
-            encrypted_count = 0
-            invalid_encrypted = []
-            
-            def check_encrypted_recursive(obj, path=""):
-                nonlocal encrypted_count, invalid_encrypted
-                
-                if isinstance(obj, dict):
-                    for key, value in obj.items():
-                        current_path = f"{path}.{key}" if path else key
-                        if isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith('ENC:'):
-                            encrypted_count += 1
-                            # Validate base64 format after ENC: prefix
-                            encrypted_data = value[4:]  # Remove 'ENC:' prefix
-                            try:
-                                import base64
-                                base64.b64decode(encrypted_data, validate=True)
-                            except Exception:
-                                invalid_encrypted.append(current_path)
-                        elif isinstance(value, (dict, list)):
-                            check_encrypted_recursive(value, current_path)
-                elif isinstance(obj, list):
-                    for i, item in enumerate(obj):
-                        current_path = f"{path}[{i}]" if path else f"[{i}]"
-                        check_encrypted_recursive(item, current_path)
-            
-            check_encrypted_recursive(settings)
-            
-            if invalid_encrypted:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"Invalid encrypted data format in: {invalid_encrypted}"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = f"Encrypted data format validated ({encrypted_count} encrypted values found)"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Encrypted data format check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_generator_percentages(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check generator tools percentage consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('generator_percentages')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            generator_tools = tool_settings.get('Generator Tools', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(generator_tools, dict):
-                result.passed = True  # Tool not configured
-                result.message = "Generator Tools not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            password_gen = generator_tools.get('Strong Password Generator', {})
-            if isinstance(password_gen, dict):
-                letters_pct = password_gen.get('letters_percent', 0)
-                numbers_pct = password_gen.get('numbers_percent', 0)
-                symbols_pct = password_gen.get('symbols_percent', 0)
-                
-                # Check percentages are valid
-                if not all(isinstance(pct, int) and 0 <= pct <= 100 for pct in [letters_pct, numbers_pct, symbols_pct]):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "Password generator percentages must be integers 0-100"
-                    return result
-                
-                # Check percentages sum to 100
-                total = letters_pct + numbers_pct + symbols_pct
-                if total != 100:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Password generator percentages must sum to 100, found {total}"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Generator percentages validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Generator percentages check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _initialize_consistency_rules(self):
-        """Initialize consistency checking rules."""
-        # Cross-setting consistency rules
-        self.consistency_rules.update({
-            'selected_tool_exists': self._check_selected_tool_exists,
-            'performance_mode_consistency': self._check_performance_mode_consistency,
-            'ai_tools_api_keys': self._check_ai_tools_api_keys,
-            'curl_timeout_consistency': self._check_curl_timeout_consistency,
-            'font_fallback_consistency': self._check_font_fallback_consistency,
-            'dialog_hierarchy_consistency': self._check_dialog_hierarchy_consistency,
-            'generator_tools_completeness': self._check_generator_tools_completeness,
-            'folder_reporter_path_consistency': self._check_folder_reporter_paths,
-        })
-    
-    def _check_selected_tool_exists(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check that selected tool exists in tool_settings."""
-        result = CheckResult('selected_tool_exists')
-        
-        try:
-            selected_tool = settings.get('selected_tool')
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            
-            if selected_tool:
-                if not isinstance(selected_tool, str):
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = "selected_tool must be string"
-                    return result
-                
-                if selected_tool not in tool_settings:
-                    result.passed = False
-                    result.message = f"Selected tool '{selected_tool}' not found in tool_settings"
-                    return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Selected tool consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Selected tool consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_performance_mode_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check performance mode consistency across categories."""
-        result = CheckResult('performance_mode_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            mode = perf_settings.get('mode', 'automatic')
-            
-            # If mode is disabled, all categories should be disabled
-            if mode == 'disabled':
-                categories = ['async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations']
-                for category in categories:
-                    category_settings = perf_settings.get(category, {})
-                    if isinstance(category_settings, dict) and category_settings.get('enabled', False):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"Performance mode is disabled but {category} is enabled"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Performance mode consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Performance mode consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_ai_tools_api_keys(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check AI tools have proper API key configuration."""
-        result = CheckResult('ai_tools_api_keys')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI']
-            
-            missing_keys = []
-            placeholder_keys = []
-            
-            for tool_name in ai_tools:
-                if tool_name in tool_settings:
-                    tool_config = tool_settings[tool_name]
-                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
-                        api_key = tool_config.get('API_KEY', '')
-                        
-                        if not api_key:
-                            missing_keys.append(tool_name)
-                        elif api_key == 'putinyourkey':
-                            placeholder_keys.append(tool_name)
-            
-            # This is a warning, not an error - users might not have all API keys
-            if missing_keys or placeholder_keys:
-                result.passed = True  # Don't fail validation
-                result.severity = 'warning'
-                warnings = []
-                if missing_keys:
-                    warnings.append(f"Missing API keys: {missing_keys}")
-                if placeholder_keys:
-                    warnings.append(f"Placeholder API keys: {placeholder_keys}")
-                result.message = "; ".join(warnings)
-            else:
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "AI tools API keys validated"
-            
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"AI tools API keys check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_curl_timeout_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check cURL timeout settings consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('curl_timeout_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            curl_settings = tool_settings.get('cURL Tool', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(curl_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "cURL Tool not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            default_timeout = curl_settings.get('default_timeout', 90)
-            auth_timeout_minutes = curl_settings.get('auth_timeout_minutes', 60)
-            
-            # Convert auth timeout to seconds for comparison
-            auth_timeout_seconds = auth_timeout_minutes * 60
-            
-            # Auth timeout should be reasonable compared to default timeout
-            if auth_timeout_seconds < default_timeout:
-                result.passed = False
-                result.message = f"Auth timeout ({auth_timeout_seconds}s) should not be less than default timeout ({default_timeout}s)"
-                return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "cURL timeout consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"cURL timeout consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_font_fallback_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check font fallback consistency across platforms."""
-        result = CheckResult('font_fallback_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            for font_type in ['text_font', 'interface_font']:
-                if font_type in font_settings:
-                    font_config = font_settings[font_type]
-                    if isinstance(font_config, dict):
-                        # Check that if fallback_family exists, platform-specific fallbacks also exist
-                        has_fallback = 'fallback_family' in font_config
-                        has_mac_fallback = 'fallback_family_mac' in font_config
-                        has_linux_fallback = 'fallback_family_linux' in font_config
-                        
-                        if has_fallback and not (has_mac_fallback and has_linux_fallback):
-                            result.passed = False
-                            result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' has fallback but missing platform-specific fallbacks"
-                            return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Font fallback consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Font fallback consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_dialog_hierarchy_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check dialog settings hierarchy consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('dialog_hierarchy_consistency')
-        
-        try:
-            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check that error dialogs cannot be disabled
-            if 'error' in dialog_settings:
-                error_config = dialog_settings['error']
-                if isinstance(error_config, dict):
-                    if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = "Error dialogs cannot be disabled"
-                        return result
-                    
-                    if not error_config.get('locked', True):
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
-                        return result
-            
-            # Check that confirmation dialogs have default_action if enabled
-            if 'confirmation' in dialog_settings:
-                confirm_config = dialog_settings['confirmation']
-                if isinstance(confirm_config, dict) and confirm_config.get('enabled', False):
-                    if 'default_action' not in confirm_config:
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = "Enabled confirmation dialogs must have default_action"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Dialog hierarchy consistency validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Dialog hierarchy consistency check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_generator_tools_completeness(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check generator tools completeness and consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('generator_tools_completeness')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            generator_tools = tool_settings.get('Generator Tools', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(generator_tools, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "Generator Tools not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            # Check UUID generator consistency
-            if 'UUID/GUID Generator' in generator_tools:
-                uuid_config = generator_tools['UUID/GUID Generator']
-                if isinstance(uuid_config, dict):
-                    version = uuid_config.get('version', 4)
-                    namespace = uuid_config.get('namespace', '')
-                    name = uuid_config.get('name', '')
-                    
-                    # Version 3 and 5 require namespace and name
-                    if version in (3, 5):
-                        if not namespace or not name:
-                            result.passed = False
-                            result.message = f"UUID version {version} requires namespace and name"
-                            return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Generator tools completeness validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Generator tools completeness check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _check_folder_reporter_paths(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
-        """Check folder reporter path consistency."""
-        result = CheckResult('folder_reporter_paths')
-        
-        try:
-            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
-            folder_reporter = tool_settings.get('Folder File Reporter', {})
-            
-            if not isinstance(folder_reporter, dict):
-                result.passed = True
-                result.message = "Folder File Reporter not configured"
-                return result
-            
-            last_input = folder_reporter.get('last_input_folder', '')
-            last_output = folder_reporter.get('last_output_folder', '')
-            
-            # Check paths are valid format (if provided)
-            for path_name, path_value in [('last_input_folder', last_input), ('last_output_folder', last_output)]:
-                if path_value and isinstance(path_value, str):
-                    try:
-                        Path(path_value)  # Basic path validation
-                    except Exception:
-                        result.passed = False
-                        result.message = f"Invalid path format in {path_name}: {path_value}"
-                        return result
-            
-            result.passed = True
-            result.message = "Folder reporter paths validated"
-            return result
-            
-        except Exception as e:
-            result.passed = False
-            result.message = f"Folder reporter paths check error: {e}"
-            return result
-    
-    def _get_expected_type(self, key: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[type]:
-        """Get expected type for a setting key."""
-        type_map = {
-            'debug_level': str,
-            'active_input_tab': int,
-            'active_output_tab': int,
-            'export_path': str,
-            'selected_tool': str,
-            'input_tabs': list,
-            'output_tabs': list,
-            'tool_settings': dict,
-            'performance_settings': dict,
-            'font_settings': dict,
-            'dialog_settings': dict
-        }
-        return type_map.get(key)
-    
-    def _get_pattern_rule(self, key: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]):
-        """Get pattern-based validation rule for a key."""
-        # Add pattern-based rules as needed
-        return None
-    
-    def _is_sensitive_key(self, key: str) -> bool:
-        """Check if a key represents sensitive data."""
-        sensitive_patterns = {
-            'key', 'token', 'password', 'secret', 'auth', 'credential'
-        }
-        key_lower = key.lower()
-        return any(pattern in key_lower for pattern in sensitive_patterns)
-    
-    def _is_encrypted_or_placeholder(self, value: str) -> bool:
-        """Check if a value is encrypted or a placeholder."""
-        if self.encryption_pattern.match(value):
-            return True
-        
-        placeholder_patterns = {
-            'putinyourkey', 'your_key_here', 'enter_key', 'api_key_here',
-            'your_token', 'enter_token', 'placeholder'
-        }
-        return value.lower() in placeholder_patterns
-    
-    def _contains_obvious_secret(self, value: Any) -> bool:
-        """Check if value contains obvious secrets."""
-        if not isinstance(value, str) or len(value) < 10:
-            return False
-        
-        # Look for patterns that suggest real API keys/tokens
-        # This is a basic heuristic - real implementation might be more sophisticated
-        if re.match(r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{20,}$', value):  # Long alphanumeric string
-            return True
-        
-        if re.match(r'^sk-[A-Za-z0-9]{40,}$', value):  # OpenAI-style key
-            return True
-        
-        return False
-
-
-# Result classes for validation
-class CheckResult:
-    """Result of a single validation check."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, check_name: str):
-        self.check_name = check_name
-        self.passed = False
-        self.message = ""
-        self.severity = 'error'  # 'error', 'warning', 'info'
-    
-    def __bool__(self):
-        return self.passed
-
-
-class ValidationResult:
-    """Result of validating a single setting."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, key: str, value: Any):
-        self.key = key
-        self.value = value
-        self.checks = {}
-        self.errors = []
-        self.warnings = []
-        self.is_critical = False
-    
-    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
-        """Add a check result."""
-        self.checks[check_name] = result
-        
-        if not result.passed:
-            if result.severity == 'error':
-                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-            elif result.severity == 'warning':
-                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-    
-    def add_error(self, message: str):
-        """Add an error message."""
-        self.errors.append(message)
-    
-    def add_warning(self, message: str):
-        """Add a warning message."""
-        self.warnings.append(message)
-    
-    @property
-    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if validation passed (no errors)."""
-        return len(self.errors) == 0
-    
-    @property
-    def has_warnings(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if there are warnings."""
-        return len(self.warnings) > 0
-
-
-class ToolValidationResult:
-    """Result of validating all settings for a tool."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
-        self.tool_name = tool_name
-        self.settings = settings
-        self.checks = {}
-        self.setting_results = {}
-        self.errors = []
-        self.warnings = []
-    
-    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
-        """Add a tool-level check result."""
-        self.checks[check_name] = result
-        
-        if not result.passed:
-            if result.severity == 'error':
-                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-            elif result.severity == 'warning':
-                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-    
-    def add_setting_result(self, setting_key: str, result: ValidationResult):
-        """Add a setting validation result."""
-        self.setting_results[setting_key] = result
-        
-        # Aggregate errors and warnings
-        self.errors.extend([f"{setting_key}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
-        self.warnings.extend([f"{setting_key}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
-    
-    def add_error(self, message: str):
-        """Add an error message."""
-        self.errors.append(message)
-    
-    @property
-    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if all validation passed."""
-        return len(self.errors) == 0
-
-
-class ConsistencyValidationResult:
-    """Result of validating consistency across all settings."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
-        self.settings = settings
-        self.checks = {}
-        self.errors = []
-        self.warnings = []
-    
-    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
-        """Add a consistency check result."""
-        self.checks[check_name] = result
-        
-        if not result.passed:
-            if result.severity == 'error':
-                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-            elif result.severity == 'warning':
-                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
-    
-    def add_error(self, message: str):
-        """Add an error message."""
-        self.errors.append(message)
-    
-    @property
-    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if all consistency checks passed."""
-        return len(self.errors) == 0
-
-
-class CompleteValidationResult:
-    """Result of complete settings validation including all checks."""
-    
-    def __init__(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
-        self.settings = settings
-        self.core_setting_results = {}
-        self.tool_results = {}
-        self.consistency_result = None
-        self.errors = []
-        self.warnings = []
-    
-    def add_core_setting_result(self, setting_key: str, result: ValidationResult):
-        """Add a core setting validation result."""
-        self.core_setting_results[setting_key] = result
-        
-        # Aggregate errors and warnings
-        self.errors.extend([f"core.{setting_key}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
-        self.warnings.extend([f"core.{setting_key}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
-    
-    def add_tool_result(self, tool_name: str, result: ToolValidationResult):
-        """Add a tool validation result."""
-        self.tool_results[tool_name] = result
-        
-        # Aggregate errors and warnings
-        self.errors.extend([f"tool.{tool_name}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
-        self.warnings.extend([f"tool.{tool_name}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
-    
-    def add_consistency_result(self, result: ConsistencyValidationResult):
-        """Add consistency validation result."""
-        self.consistency_result = result
-        
-        # Aggregate errors and warnings
-        self.errors.extend([f"consistency: {err}" for err in result.errors])
-        self.warnings.extend([f"consistency: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
-    
-    def add_error(self, message: str):
-        """Add an error message."""
-        self.errors.append(message)
-    
-    def add_warning(self, message: str):
-        """Add a warning message."""
-        self.warnings.append(message)
-    
-    @property
-    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if all validation passed (no errors)."""
-        return len(self.errors) == 0
-    
-    @property
-    def has_warnings(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if there are warnings."""
-        return len(self.warnings) > 0
-    
-    def get_summary(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Get validation summary."""
-        return {
-            'is_valid': self.is_valid,
-            'error_count': len(self.errors),
-            'warning_count': len(self.warnings),
-            'core_settings_validated': len(self.core_setting_results),
-            'tools_validated': len(self.tool_results),
-            'consistency_checks': len(self.consistency_result.checks) if self.consistency_result else 0,
-            'errors': self.errors,
-            'warnings': self.warnings
+"""
+Settings Validation and Integrity Checking System
+
+This module provides comprehensive validation for settings data before storage,
+including type validation, data integrity checks for critical settings,
+validation rules for encrypted data, and consistency checks across related settings.
+
+Based on production codebase analysis of 45 Python files with complex settings patterns.
+"""
+
+import re
+import json
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Optional, Set, Union, Callable, TYPE_CHECKING
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Self
+
+
+class SettingsValidator:
+    """
+    Comprehensive validator for settings data with integrity checking.
+    
+    Features:
+    - Type validation for all setting values before storage
+    - Data integrity checks for critical settings (tab counts, required fields)
+    - Validation rules for encrypted data and sensitive information
+    - Consistency checks across related settings
+    - Custom validation rules for specific tools and configurations
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the settings validator."""
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        
+        # Validation rules registry
+        self.validation_rules = {}
+        self.integrity_rules = {}
+        self.consistency_rules = {}
+        
+        # Initialize built-in validation rules
+        self._initialize_core_validation_rules()
+        self._initialize_tool_validation_rules()
+        self._initialize_integrity_rules()
+        self._initialize_consistency_rules()
+        
+        # Encryption validation patterns
+        self.encryption_pattern = re.compile(r'^ENC:[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+$')
+        
+        # Critical settings that must always be valid
+        self.critical_settings = {
+            'export_path',
+            'debug_level',
+            'selected_tool',
+            'active_input_tab',
+            'active_output_tab'
+        }
+        
+        # Required tool settings
+        self.required_tool_settings = {
+            'cURL Tool': {'default_timeout', 'follow_redirects', 'verify_ssl'},
+            'JSON/XML Tool': {'operation', 'json_indent', 'xml_indent'},
+            'Case Tool': {'mode'},
+            'Find & Replace': {'case_sensitive', 'use_regex'}
+        }
+    
+    def validate_setting_value(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> 'ValidationResult':
+        """
+        Validate a single setting value with comprehensive checks.
+        
+        Args:
+            key: Setting key/path
+            value: Setting value to validate
+            context: Additional context for validation (tool name, related settings, etc.)
+            
+        Returns:
+            ValidationResult with validation status and details
+        """
+        result = ValidationResult(key, value)
+        
+        try:
+            # Basic type validation
+            type_result = self._validate_type(key, value, context)
+            result.add_check('type_validation', type_result)
+            
+            # Value range/format validation
+            format_result = self._validate_format(key, value, context)
+            result.add_check('format_validation', format_result)
+            
+            # Security validation (for sensitive data)
+            security_result = self._validate_security(key, value, context)
+            result.add_check('security_validation', security_result)
+            
+            # Custom validation rules
+            custom_result = self._validate_custom_rules(key, value, context)
+            result.add_check('custom_validation', custom_result)
+            
+            # Mark as critical if this is a critical setting
+            if key in self.critical_settings:
+                result.is_critical = True
+            
+            self.logger.debug(f"Validated setting '{key}': {result.is_valid}")
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Validation failed for setting '{key}': {e}")
+            result.add_error(f"Validation exception: {e}")
+            return result
+    
+    def validate_tool_settings(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'ToolValidationResult':
+        """
+        Validate all settings for a specific tool.
+        
+        Args:
+            tool_name: Name of the tool
+            settings: Tool settings dictionary
+            
+        Returns:
+            ToolValidationResult with comprehensive validation status
+        """
+        result = ToolValidationResult(tool_name, settings)
+        
+        try:
+            # Check required settings
+            required_result = self._check_required_settings(tool_name, settings)
+            result.add_check('required_settings', required_result)
+            
+            # Validate individual settings
+            for key, value in settings.items():
+                context = {'tool_name': tool_name, 'all_settings': settings}
+                setting_result = self.validate_setting_value(f"{tool_name}.{key}", value, context)
+                result.add_setting_result(key, setting_result)
+            
+            # Tool-specific integrity checks
+            integrity_result = self._check_tool_integrity(tool_name, settings)
+            result.add_check('integrity_check', integrity_result)
+            
+            self.logger.debug(f"Validated tool '{tool_name}': {result.is_valid}")
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Tool validation failed for '{tool_name}': {e}")
+            result.add_error(f"Tool validation exception: {e}")
+            return result
+    
+    def validate_settings_consistency(self, all_settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'ConsistencyValidationResult':
+        """
+        Validate consistency across all settings.
+        
+        Args:
+            all_settings: Complete settings dictionary
+            
+        Returns:
+            ConsistencyValidationResult with cross-setting validation status
+        """
+        result = ConsistencyValidationResult(all_settings)
+        
+        try:
+            # Tab consistency checks
+            tab_result = self._validate_tab_consistency(all_settings)
+            result.add_check('tab_consistency', tab_result)
+            
+            # Tool selection consistency
+            tool_result = self._validate_tool_selection_consistency(all_settings)
+            result.add_check('tool_selection', tool_result)
+            
+            # Performance settings consistency
+            perf_result = self._validate_performance_consistency(all_settings)
+            result.add_check('performance_consistency', perf_result)
+            
+            # Font settings consistency
+            font_result = self._validate_font_consistency(all_settings)
+            result.add_check('font_consistency', font_result)
+            
+            # Dialog settings consistency
+            dialog_result = self._validate_dialog_consistency(all_settings)
+            result.add_check('dialog_consistency', dialog_result)
+            
+            # Integrity checks
+            for rule_name, rule_func in self.integrity_rules.items():
+                integrity_result = rule_func(all_settings)
+                result.add_check(rule_name, integrity_result)
+            
+            # Custom consistency rules
+            for rule_name, rule_func in self.consistency_rules.items():
+                custom_result = rule_func(all_settings)
+                result.add_check(rule_name, custom_result)
+            
+            self.logger.debug(f"Settings consistency validation: {result.is_valid}")
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Consistency validation failed: {e}")
+            result.add_error(f"Consistency validation exception: {e}")
+            return result
+    
+    def validate_complete_settings(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CompleteValidationResult':
+        """
+        Perform complete validation of all settings including type validation,
+        integrity checks, and consistency validation.
+        
+        Args:
+            settings: Complete settings dictionary
+            
+        Returns:
+            CompleteValidationResult with comprehensive validation status
+        """
+        result = CompleteValidationResult(settings)
+        
+        try:
+            # 1. Validate core settings
+            core_settings = {k: v for k, v in settings.items() 
+                           if k not in ('tool_settings', 'performance_settings', 'font_settings', 'dialog_settings')}
+            
+            for key, value in core_settings.items():
+                setting_result = self.validate_setting_value(key, value)
+                result.add_core_setting_result(key, setting_result)
+            
+            # 2. Validate tool settings
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            if isinstance(tool_settings, dict):
+                for tool_name, tool_config in tool_settings.items():
+                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
+                        tool_result = self.validate_tool_settings(tool_name, tool_config)
+                        result.add_tool_result(tool_name, tool_result)
+            
+            # 3. Validate consistency across all settings
+            consistency_result = self.validate_settings_consistency(settings)
+            result.add_consistency_result(consistency_result)
+            
+            self.logger.info(f"Complete settings validation: {result.is_valid} ({len(result.errors)} errors, {len(result.warnings)} warnings)")
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Complete validation failed: {e}")
+            result.add_error(f"Complete validation exception: {e}")
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_type(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate the type of a setting value."""
+        result = CheckResult('type_validation')
+        
+        try:
+            # Get expected type for this key
+            expected_type = self._get_expected_type(key, context)
+            
+            if expected_type is None:
+                # No specific type requirement
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "No type constraint"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check type compatibility
+            if isinstance(expected_type, tuple):
+                # Multiple allowed types
+                if any(isinstance(value, t) for t in expected_type):
+                    result.passed = True
+                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} is allowed"
+                else:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} not in allowed types {expected_type}"
+            else:
+                # Single expected type
+                if isinstance(value, expected_type):
+                    result.passed = True
+                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} matches expected {expected_type.__name__}"
+                else:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Type {type(value).__name__} does not match expected {expected_type.__name__}"
+            
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Type validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_format(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate the format/range of a setting value."""
+        result = CheckResult('format_validation')
+        
+        try:
+            # Get validation rule for this key
+            rule = self.validation_rules.get(key)
+            
+            if rule is None:
+                # Check for pattern-based rules
+                rule = self._get_pattern_rule(key, context)
+            
+            if rule is None:
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "No format constraint"
+                return result
+            
+            # Apply validation rule
+            if callable(rule):
+                rule_result = rule(value, context)
+                if isinstance(rule_result, bool):
+                    result.passed = rule_result
+                    result.message = "Custom rule validation"
+                elif isinstance(rule_result, dict):
+                    result.passed = rule_result.get('valid', False)
+                    result.message = rule_result.get('message', 'Custom rule validation')
+                else:
+                    result.passed = bool(rule_result)
+                    result.message = "Custom rule validation"
+            else:
+                # Pattern-based rule
+                if isinstance(value, str) and hasattr(rule, 'match'):
+                    result.passed = bool(rule.match(value))
+                    result.message = f"Pattern match: {rule.pattern}"
+                else:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Cannot apply pattern rule to {type(value).__name__}"
+            
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Format validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_security(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate security aspects of a setting value."""
+        result = CheckResult('security_validation')
+        
+        try:
+            # Check for sensitive data patterns
+            if self._is_sensitive_key(key):
+                if isinstance(value, str):
+                    # Check if encrypted properly
+                    if key.upper().endswith('KEY') or key.upper().endswith('TOKEN'):
+                        if not self._is_encrypted_or_placeholder(value):
+                            result.passed = False
+                            result.message = "Sensitive data should be encrypted or placeholder"
+                            result.severity = 'warning'  # Not critical, but recommended
+                            return result
+                
+                # Check for obvious secrets in plain text
+                if self._contains_obvious_secret(value):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Possible plain text secret detected"
+                    result.severity = 'warning'
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Security validation passed"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Security validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_custom_rules(self, key: str, value: Any, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Apply custom validation rules for specific settings."""
+        result = CheckResult('custom_validation')
+        
+        try:
+            # Tab index validation
+            if key in ('active_input_tab', 'active_output_tab'):
+                if not isinstance(value, int) or not (0 <= value < 7):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Tab index must be integer between 0 and 6"
+                    return result
+            
+            # Debug level validation
+            elif key == 'debug_level':
+                valid_levels = {'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'}
+                if value not in valid_levels:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Debug level must be one of {valid_levels}"
+                    return result
+            
+            # Export path validation
+            elif key == 'export_path':
+                if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Export path must be non-empty string"
+                    return result
+                
+                # Check if path is reasonable (not validating existence)
+                try:
+                    Path(value)  # This will raise if path is invalid
+                except Exception:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Export path format is invalid"
+                    return result
+            
+            # Tool name validation
+            elif key == 'selected_tool':
+                if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Selected tool must be non-empty string"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Custom validation passed"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Custom validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_required_settings(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that all required settings are present for a tool."""
+        result = CheckResult('required_settings')
+        
+        try:
+            required = self.required_tool_settings.get(tool_name, set())
+            missing = required - set(settings.keys())
+            
+            if missing:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"Missing required settings: {missing}"
+            else:
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "All required settings present"
+            
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Required settings check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_tool_integrity(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check tool-specific integrity constraints."""
+        result = CheckResult('tool_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            # cURL Tool specific checks
+            if tool_name == 'cURL Tool':
+                return self._validate_curl_tool_integrity(settings)
+            
+            # AI Tools specific checks
+            elif tool_name in ('Google AI', 'OpenAI', 'Anthropic'):
+                return self._validate_ai_tool_integrity(settings)
+            
+            # JSON/XML Tool specific checks
+            elif tool_name == 'JSON/XML Tool':
+                return self._validate_json_xml_tool_integrity(settings)
+            
+            # Default: basic integrity check
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Basic integrity check passed"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Tool integrity check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_curl_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate cURL tool specific integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('curl_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            # Check timeout is reasonable
+            timeout = settings.get('default_timeout', 90)
+            if not isinstance(timeout, (int, float)) or timeout <= 0 or timeout > 3600:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Default timeout must be between 1 and 3600 seconds"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check max_redirects is reasonable
+            max_redirects = settings.get('max_redirects', 10)
+            if not isinstance(max_redirects, int) or max_redirects < 0 or max_redirects > 50:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Max redirects must be between 0 and 50"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check history settings
+            max_history = settings.get('max_history_items', 100)
+            if not isinstance(max_history, int) or max_history < 0 or max_history > 10000:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Max history items must be between 0 and 10000"
+                return result
+            
+            # Validate history structure if present
+            history = settings.get('history', [])
+            if not isinstance(history, list):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "History must be a list"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check history entries structure
+            for i, entry in enumerate(history[:5]):  # Check first 5 entries
+                if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"History entry {i} must be a dictionary"
+                    return result
+                
+                required_fields = {'timestamp', 'method', 'url', 'status_code'}
+                missing_fields = required_fields - set(entry.keys())
+                if missing_fields:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"History entry {i} missing fields: {missing_fields}"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "cURL tool integrity validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"cURL integrity validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_ai_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate AI tool specific integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('ai_tool_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            # Check temperature range
+            temperature = settings.get('temperature', 0.7)
+            if not isinstance(temperature, (int, float)) or not (0.0 <= temperature <= 2.0):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Temperature must be between 0.0 and 2.0"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check token limits
+            max_tokens = settings.get('maxOutputTokens', 8192)
+            if not isinstance(max_tokens, int) or max_tokens <= 0 or max_tokens > 100000:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Max output tokens must be between 1 and 100000"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check model list
+            models_list = settings.get('MODELS_LIST', [])
+            if not isinstance(models_list, list) or not models_list:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Models list must be non-empty list"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check current model is in list
+            current_model = settings.get('MODEL')
+            if current_model and current_model not in models_list:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Current model must be in models list"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "AI tool integrity validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"AI tool integrity validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_json_xml_tool_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate JSON/XML tool specific integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('json_xml_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            # Check indent values
+            for indent_key in ('json_indent', 'xml_indent'):
+                indent = settings.get(indent_key, 2)
+                if not isinstance(indent, int) or indent < 0 or indent > 10:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"{indent_key} must be between 0 and 10"
+                    return result
+            
+            # Check operation is valid
+            operation = settings.get('operation')
+            valid_operations = {
+                'json_to_xml', 'xml_to_json', 'format_json', 'format_xml',
+                'minify_json', 'validate_json', 'validate_xml'
+            }
+            if operation and operation not in valid_operations:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"Operation must be one of {valid_operations}"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "JSON/XML tool integrity validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"JSON/XML integrity validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_tab_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate tab-related consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('tab_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            # Check tab arrays exist and have correct length
+            input_tabs = settings.get('input_tabs', [])
+            output_tabs = settings.get('output_tabs', [])
+            
+            if not isinstance(input_tabs, list) or len(input_tabs) != 7:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "input_tabs must be list of length 7"
+                return result
+            
+            if not isinstance(output_tabs, list) or len(output_tabs) != 7:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "output_tabs must be list of length 7"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check active tab indices are valid
+            active_input = settings.get('active_input_tab', 0)
+            active_output = settings.get('active_output_tab', 0)
+            
+            if not isinstance(active_input, int) or not (0 <= active_input < 7):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "active_input_tab must be integer between 0 and 6"
+                return result
+            
+            if not isinstance(active_output, int) or not (0 <= active_output < 7):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "active_output_tab must be integer between 0 and 6"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Tab consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Tab consistency validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_tool_selection_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate tool selection consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('tool_selection_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            selected_tool = settings.get('selected_tool')
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            
+            if selected_tool and selected_tool not in tool_settings:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"Selected tool '{selected_tool}' not found in tool_settings"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Tool selection consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Tool selection consistency validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_performance_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate performance settings consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('performance_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check mode consistency
+            mode = perf_settings.get('mode', 'automatic')
+            if mode not in ('automatic', 'manual', 'disabled'):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "Performance mode must be 'automatic', 'manual', or 'disabled'"
+                return result
+            
+            # If disabled, other settings should be disabled too
+            if mode == 'disabled':
+                for category in ('async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations'):
+                    category_settings = perf_settings.get(category, {})
+                    if isinstance(category_settings, dict) and category_settings.get('enabled', False):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"Performance mode is disabled but {category} is enabled"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Performance consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Performance consistency validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_font_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate font settings consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('font_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check required font types
+            for font_type in ('text_font', 'interface_font'):
+                font_config = font_settings.get(font_type, {})
+                if not isinstance(font_config, dict):
+                    continue
+                
+                # Check required properties
+                if 'family' in font_config and 'size' in font_config:
+                    size = font_config['size']
+                    if not isinstance(size, (int, float)) or size <= 0 or size > 72:
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"{font_type} size must be between 1 and 72"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Font consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Font consistency validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _validate_dialog_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Validate dialog settings consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('dialog_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Error dialogs must always be enabled and locked
+            error_config = dialog_settings.get('error', {})
+            if isinstance(error_config, dict):
+                if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Error dialogs must be enabled"
+                    return result
+                
+                if not error_config.get('locked', True):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Dialog consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Dialog consistency validation error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _initialize_core_validation_rules(self):
+        """Initialize validation rules for core settings."""
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'debug_level': lambda v, c: v in {'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'},
+            'active_input_tab': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v < 7,
+            'active_output_tab': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v < 7,
+            'export_path': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.strip(),
+            'selected_tool': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.strip()
+        })
+    
+    def _initialize_tool_validation_rules(self):
+        """Initialize validation rules for tool-specific settings."""
+        # cURL Tool validation rules
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'cURL Tool.default_timeout': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 1 <= v <= 3600,
+            'cURL Tool.max_redirects': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 50,
+            'cURL Tool.max_history_items': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10000,
+            'cURL Tool.history_retention_days': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 365,
+            'cURL Tool.auth_timeout_minutes': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1440,
+            'cURL Tool.download_chunk_size': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1024 <= v <= 1048576,
+            'cURL Tool.max_log_size_mb': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 1 <= v <= 100,
+            'cURL Tool.connection_pool_size': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
+            'cURL Tool.retry_attempts': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
+            'cURL Tool.retry_delay_seconds': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0 <= v <= 60,
+        })
+        
+        # AI Tools validation rules
+        ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI', 'AWS Bedrock', 'LM Studio']
+        for tool in ai_tools:
+            self.validation_rules.update({
+                f'{tool}.temperature': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 2.0,
+                f'{tool}.max_tokens': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100000,
+                f'{tool}.maxOutputTokens': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100000,
+                f'{tool}.MAX_TOKENS': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.isdigit() and 1 <= int(v) <= 100000,
+                f'{tool}.CONTEXT_WINDOW': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, str) and v.isdigit() and 1 <= int(v) <= 1000000,
+                f'{tool}.topK': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
+                f'{tool}.top_k': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
+                f'{tool}.topP': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 1.0,
+                f'{tool}.top_p': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.0 <= v <= 1.0,
+                f'{tool}.candidateCount': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 10,
+                f'{tool}.frequency_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and -2.0 <= v <= 2.0,
+                f'{tool}.presence_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and -2.0 <= v <= 2.0,
+                f'{tool}.repetition_penalty': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, (int, float)) and 0.1 <= v <= 2.0,
+            })
+        
+        # JSON/XML Tool validation rules
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'JSON/XML Tool.json_indent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
+            'JSON/XML Tool.xml_indent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 10,
+            'JSON/XML Tool.operation': lambda v, c: v in {
+                'json_to_xml', 'xml_to_json', 'format_json', 'format_xml',
+                'minify_json', 'validate_json', 'validate_xml'
+            },
+        })
+        
+        # Generator Tools validation rules
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.length': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 4 <= v <= 128,
+            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.letters_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
+            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.numbers_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
+            'Generator Tools.Strong Password Generator.symbols_percent': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 100,
+            'Generator Tools.Repeating Text Generator.times': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 10000,
+            'Generator Tools.Lorem Ipsum Generator.count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1000,
+            'Generator Tools.UUID/GUID Generator.version': lambda v, c: v in {1, 3, 4, 5},
+            'Generator Tools.UUID/GUID Generator.count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 1000,
+        })
+        
+        # Folder File Reporter validation rules
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'Folder File Reporter.recursion_depth': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 0 <= v <= 20,
+            'Folder File Reporter.recursion_mode': lambda v, c: v in {'none', 'single', 'full'},
+            'Folder File Reporter.size_format': lambda v, c: v in {'bytes', 'human', 'kb', 'mb', 'gb'},
+        })
+        
+        # Cron Tool validation rules
+        self.validation_rules.update({
+            'Cron Tool.next_runs_count': lambda v, c: isinstance(v, int) and 1 <= v <= 100,
+            'Cron Tool.action': lambda v, c: v in {'parse_explain', 'generate', 'validate'},
+        })
+    
+    def _initialize_integrity_rules(self):
+        """Initialize integrity checking rules."""
+        # Critical settings that must always be present and valid
+        self.integrity_rules.update({
+            'tab_arrays_length': self._check_tab_arrays_integrity,
+            'active_tab_indices': self._check_active_tab_integrity,
+            'tool_settings_structure': self._check_tool_settings_structure,
+            'performance_settings_hierarchy': self._check_performance_hierarchy,
+            'font_settings_completeness': self._check_font_settings_completeness,
+            'dialog_settings_locked_fields': self._check_dialog_locked_fields,
+            'ai_model_consistency': self._check_ai_model_consistency,
+            'curl_history_structure': self._check_curl_history_structure,
+            'encrypted_data_format': self._check_encrypted_data_format,
+            'generator_tools_percentages': self._check_generator_percentages,
+        })
+    
+    def _check_tab_arrays_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that tab arrays have correct structure and length."""
+        result = CheckResult('tab_arrays_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            input_tabs = settings.get('input_tabs', [])
+            output_tabs = settings.get('output_tabs', [])
+            
+            # Check arrays exist and are lists
+            if not isinstance(input_tabs, list):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "input_tabs must be a list"
+                return result
+            
+            if not isinstance(output_tabs, list):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "output_tabs must be a list"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check correct length (must be exactly 7)
+            if len(input_tabs) != 7:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"input_tabs must have exactly 7 elements, found {len(input_tabs)}"
+                return result
+            
+            if len(output_tabs) != 7:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"output_tabs must have exactly 7 elements, found {len(output_tabs)}"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check all elements are strings
+            for i, tab in enumerate(input_tabs):
+                if not isinstance(tab, str):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"input_tabs[{i}] must be string, found {type(tab).__name__}"
+                    return result
+            
+            for i, tab in enumerate(output_tabs):
+                if not isinstance(tab, str):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"output_tabs[{i}] must be string, found {type(tab).__name__}"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Tab arrays integrity validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Tab arrays integrity check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_active_tab_integrity(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that active tab indices are valid."""
+        result = CheckResult('active_tab_integrity')
+        
+        try:
+            active_input = settings.get('active_input_tab', 0)
+            active_output = settings.get('active_output_tab', 0)
+            
+            # Check types
+            if not isinstance(active_input, int):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"active_input_tab must be integer, found {type(active_input).__name__}"
+                return result
+            
+            if not isinstance(active_output, int):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"active_output_tab must be integer, found {type(active_output).__name__}"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check ranges (0-6 for 7 tabs)
+            if not (0 <= active_input < 7):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"active_input_tab must be 0-6, found {active_input}"
+                return result
+            
+            if not (0 <= active_output < 7):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"active_output_tab must be 0-6, found {active_output}"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Active tab indices validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Active tab integrity check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_tool_settings_structure(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that tool_settings has proper structure."""
+        result = CheckResult('tool_settings_structure')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(tool_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "tool_settings must be a dictionary"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check that each tool's settings is a dictionary
+            for tool_name, tool_config in tool_settings.items():
+                if not isinstance(tool_name, str):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Tool name must be string, found {type(tool_name).__name__}"
+                    return result
+                
+                if not isinstance(tool_config, dict):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Tool '{tool_name}' settings must be dictionary, found {type(tool_config).__name__}"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Tool settings structure validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Tool settings structure check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_performance_hierarchy(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check performance settings hierarchy integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('performance_hierarchy')
+        
+        try:
+            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check required categories exist and are dictionaries
+            required_categories = ['async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations']
+            for category in required_categories:
+                if category in perf_settings:
+                    category_settings = perf_settings[category]
+                    if not isinstance(category_settings, dict):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"Performance category '{category}' must be dictionary"
+                        return result
+                    
+                    # Check 'enabled' field exists and is boolean
+                    if 'enabled' in category_settings:
+                        enabled = category_settings['enabled']
+                        if not isinstance(enabled, bool):
+                            result.passed = False
+                            result.message = f"Performance category '{category}.enabled' must be boolean"
+                            return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Performance hierarchy validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Performance hierarchy check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_font_settings_completeness(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check font settings completeness."""
+        result = CheckResult('font_settings_completeness')
+        
+        try:
+            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check required font types
+            required_fonts = ['text_font', 'interface_font']
+            for font_type in required_fonts:
+                if font_type in font_settings:
+                    font_config = font_settings[font_type]
+                    if not isinstance(font_config, dict):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"Font type '{font_type}' must be dictionary"
+                        return result
+                    
+                    # Check required properties
+                    required_props = ['family', 'size']
+                    for prop in required_props:
+                        if prop not in font_config:
+                            result.passed = False
+                            result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' missing required property '{prop}'"
+                            return result
+                        
+                        if prop == 'size':
+                            size = font_config[prop]
+                            if not isinstance(size, (int, float)) or size <= 0 or size > 72:
+                                result.passed = False
+                                result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' size must be 1-72, found {size}"
+                                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Font settings completeness validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Font settings completeness check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_dialog_locked_fields(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that dialog settings locked fields are properly configured."""
+        result = CheckResult('dialog_locked_fields')
+        
+        try:
+            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Optional settings
+                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Error dialogs must be enabled and locked
+            if 'error' in dialog_settings:
+                error_config = dialog_settings['error']
+                if isinstance(error_config, dict):
+                    # Must be enabled
+                    if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be enabled"
+                        return result
+                    
+                    # Must be locked
+                    if not error_config.get('locked', True):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Dialog locked fields validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Dialog locked fields check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_ai_model_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check AI model consistency across tools."""
+        result = CheckResult('ai_model_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI', 'AWS Bedrock', 'LM Studio']
+            
+            for tool_name in ai_tools:
+                if tool_name in tool_settings:
+                    tool_config = tool_settings[tool_name]
+                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
+                        # Check model is in models list
+                        current_model = tool_config.get('MODEL')
+                        models_list = tool_config.get('MODELS_LIST', [])
+                        
+                        if current_model and isinstance(models_list, list) and models_list:
+                            if current_model not in models_list:
+                                result.passed = False
+                                result.message = f"AI tool '{tool_name}' current model '{current_model}' not in models list"
+                                return result
+                        
+                        # Check models list is not empty
+                        if 'MODELS_LIST' in tool_config:
+                            if not isinstance(models_list, list) or not models_list:
+                                result.passed = False
+                                result.message = f"AI tool '{tool_name}' models list must be non-empty list"
+                                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "AI model consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"AI model consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_curl_history_structure(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check cURL history structure integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('curl_history_structure')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            curl_settings = tool_settings.get('cURL Tool', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(curl_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Tool not configured
+                result.message = "cURL Tool not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            history = curl_settings.get('history', [])
+            if not isinstance(history, list):
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = "cURL history must be a list"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check history entries structure (first 5 entries)
+            required_fields = {'timestamp', 'method', 'url', 'status_code', 'success'}
+            for i, entry in enumerate(history[:5]):
+                if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} must be dictionary"
+                    return result
+                
+                missing_fields = required_fields - set(entry.keys())
+                if missing_fields:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} missing fields: {missing_fields}"
+                    return result
+                
+                # Validate timestamp format
+                timestamp = entry.get('timestamp')
+                if isinstance(timestamp, str):
+                    try:
+                        datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp.replace('Z', '+00:00'))
+                    except ValueError:
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"cURL history entry {i} has invalid timestamp format"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "cURL history structure validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"cURL history structure check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_encrypted_data_format(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check encrypted data format integrity."""
+        result = CheckResult('encrypted_data_format')
+        
+        try:
+            # Recursively check for encrypted values
+            encrypted_count = 0
+            invalid_encrypted = []
+            
+            def check_encrypted_recursive(obj, path=""):
+                nonlocal encrypted_count, invalid_encrypted
+                
+                if isinstance(obj, dict):
+                    for key, value in obj.items():
+                        current_path = f"{path}.{key}" if path else key
+                        if isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith('ENC:'):
+                            encrypted_count += 1
+                            # Validate base64 format after ENC: prefix
+                            encrypted_data = value[4:]  # Remove 'ENC:' prefix
+                            try:
+                                import base64
+                                base64.b64decode(encrypted_data, validate=True)
+                            except Exception:
+                                invalid_encrypted.append(current_path)
+                        elif isinstance(value, (dict, list)):
+                            check_encrypted_recursive(value, current_path)
+                elif isinstance(obj, list):
+                    for i, item in enumerate(obj):
+                        current_path = f"{path}[{i}]" if path else f"[{i}]"
+                        check_encrypted_recursive(item, current_path)
+            
+            check_encrypted_recursive(settings)
+            
+            if invalid_encrypted:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"Invalid encrypted data format in: {invalid_encrypted}"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = f"Encrypted data format validated ({encrypted_count} encrypted values found)"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Encrypted data format check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_generator_percentages(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check generator tools percentage consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('generator_percentages')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            generator_tools = tool_settings.get('Generator Tools', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(generator_tools, dict):
+                result.passed = True  # Tool not configured
+                result.message = "Generator Tools not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            password_gen = generator_tools.get('Strong Password Generator', {})
+            if isinstance(password_gen, dict):
+                letters_pct = password_gen.get('letters_percent', 0)
+                numbers_pct = password_gen.get('numbers_percent', 0)
+                symbols_pct = password_gen.get('symbols_percent', 0)
+                
+                # Check percentages are valid
+                if not all(isinstance(pct, int) and 0 <= pct <= 100 for pct in [letters_pct, numbers_pct, symbols_pct]):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "Password generator percentages must be integers 0-100"
+                    return result
+                
+                # Check percentages sum to 100
+                total = letters_pct + numbers_pct + symbols_pct
+                if total != 100:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Password generator percentages must sum to 100, found {total}"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Generator percentages validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Generator percentages check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _initialize_consistency_rules(self):
+        """Initialize consistency checking rules."""
+        # Cross-setting consistency rules
+        self.consistency_rules.update({
+            'selected_tool_exists': self._check_selected_tool_exists,
+            'performance_mode_consistency': self._check_performance_mode_consistency,
+            'ai_tools_api_keys': self._check_ai_tools_api_keys,
+            'curl_timeout_consistency': self._check_curl_timeout_consistency,
+            'font_fallback_consistency': self._check_font_fallback_consistency,
+            'dialog_hierarchy_consistency': self._check_dialog_hierarchy_consistency,
+            'generator_tools_completeness': self._check_generator_tools_completeness,
+            'folder_reporter_path_consistency': self._check_folder_reporter_paths,
+        })
+    
+    def _check_selected_tool_exists(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check that selected tool exists in tool_settings."""
+        result = CheckResult('selected_tool_exists')
+        
+        try:
+            selected_tool = settings.get('selected_tool')
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            
+            if selected_tool:
+                if not isinstance(selected_tool, str):
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = "selected_tool must be string"
+                    return result
+                
+                if selected_tool not in tool_settings:
+                    result.passed = False
+                    result.message = f"Selected tool '{selected_tool}' not found in tool_settings"
+                    return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Selected tool consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Selected tool consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_performance_mode_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check performance mode consistency across categories."""
+        result = CheckResult('performance_mode_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            perf_settings = settings.get('performance_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(perf_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "Performance settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            mode = perf_settings.get('mode', 'automatic')
+            
+            # If mode is disabled, all categories should be disabled
+            if mode == 'disabled':
+                categories = ['async_processing', 'caching', 'memory_management', 'ui_optimizations']
+                for category in categories:
+                    category_settings = perf_settings.get(category, {})
+                    if isinstance(category_settings, dict) and category_settings.get('enabled', False):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"Performance mode is disabled but {category} is enabled"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Performance mode consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Performance mode consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_ai_tools_api_keys(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check AI tools have proper API key configuration."""
+        result = CheckResult('ai_tools_api_keys')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            ai_tools = ['Google AI', 'Anthropic AI', 'OpenAI', 'Cohere AI', 'HuggingFace AI', 'Groq AI', 'OpenRouterAI']
+            
+            missing_keys = []
+            placeholder_keys = []
+            
+            for tool_name in ai_tools:
+                if tool_name in tool_settings:
+                    tool_config = tool_settings[tool_name]
+                    if isinstance(tool_config, dict):
+                        api_key = tool_config.get('API_KEY', '')
+                        
+                        if not api_key:
+                            missing_keys.append(tool_name)
+                        elif api_key == 'putinyourkey':
+                            placeholder_keys.append(tool_name)
+            
+            # This is a warning, not an error - users might not have all API keys
+            if missing_keys or placeholder_keys:
+                result.passed = True  # Don't fail validation
+                result.severity = 'warning'
+                warnings = []
+                if missing_keys:
+                    warnings.append(f"Missing API keys: {missing_keys}")
+                if placeholder_keys:
+                    warnings.append(f"Placeholder API keys: {placeholder_keys}")
+                result.message = "; ".join(warnings)
+            else:
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "AI tools API keys validated"
+            
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"AI tools API keys check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_curl_timeout_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check cURL timeout settings consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('curl_timeout_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            curl_settings = tool_settings.get('cURL Tool', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(curl_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "cURL Tool not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            default_timeout = curl_settings.get('default_timeout', 90)
+            auth_timeout_minutes = curl_settings.get('auth_timeout_minutes', 60)
+            
+            # Convert auth timeout to seconds for comparison
+            auth_timeout_seconds = auth_timeout_minutes * 60
+            
+            # Auth timeout should be reasonable compared to default timeout
+            if auth_timeout_seconds < default_timeout:
+                result.passed = False
+                result.message = f"Auth timeout ({auth_timeout_seconds}s) should not be less than default timeout ({default_timeout}s)"
+                return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "cURL timeout consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"cURL timeout consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_font_fallback_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check font fallback consistency across platforms."""
+        result = CheckResult('font_fallback_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            font_settings = settings.get('font_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(font_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "Font settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            for font_type in ['text_font', 'interface_font']:
+                if font_type in font_settings:
+                    font_config = font_settings[font_type]
+                    if isinstance(font_config, dict):
+                        # Check that if fallback_family exists, platform-specific fallbacks also exist
+                        has_fallback = 'fallback_family' in font_config
+                        has_mac_fallback = 'fallback_family_mac' in font_config
+                        has_linux_fallback = 'fallback_family_linux' in font_config
+                        
+                        if has_fallback and not (has_mac_fallback and has_linux_fallback):
+                            result.passed = False
+                            result.message = f"Font '{font_type}' has fallback but missing platform-specific fallbacks"
+                            return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Font fallback consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Font fallback consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_dialog_hierarchy_consistency(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check dialog settings hierarchy consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('dialog_hierarchy_consistency')
+        
+        try:
+            dialog_settings = settings.get('dialog_settings', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(dialog_settings, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "Dialog settings not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check that error dialogs cannot be disabled
+            if 'error' in dialog_settings:
+                error_config = dialog_settings['error']
+                if isinstance(error_config, dict):
+                    if not error_config.get('enabled', True):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = "Error dialogs cannot be disabled"
+                        return result
+                    
+                    if not error_config.get('locked', True):
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = "Error dialogs must be locked"
+                        return result
+            
+            # Check that confirmation dialogs have default_action if enabled
+            if 'confirmation' in dialog_settings:
+                confirm_config = dialog_settings['confirmation']
+                if isinstance(confirm_config, dict) and confirm_config.get('enabled', False):
+                    if 'default_action' not in confirm_config:
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = "Enabled confirmation dialogs must have default_action"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Dialog hierarchy consistency validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Dialog hierarchy consistency check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_generator_tools_completeness(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check generator tools completeness and consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('generator_tools_completeness')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            generator_tools = tool_settings.get('Generator Tools', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(generator_tools, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "Generator Tools not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            # Check UUID generator consistency
+            if 'UUID/GUID Generator' in generator_tools:
+                uuid_config = generator_tools['UUID/GUID Generator']
+                if isinstance(uuid_config, dict):
+                    version = uuid_config.get('version', 4)
+                    namespace = uuid_config.get('namespace', '')
+                    name = uuid_config.get('name', '')
+                    
+                    # Version 3 and 5 require namespace and name
+                    if version in (3, 5):
+                        if not namespace or not name:
+                            result.passed = False
+                            result.message = f"UUID version {version} requires namespace and name"
+                            return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Generator tools completeness validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Generator tools completeness check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _check_folder_reporter_paths(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'CheckResult':
+        """Check folder reporter path consistency."""
+        result = CheckResult('folder_reporter_paths')
+        
+        try:
+            tool_settings = settings.get('tool_settings', {})
+            folder_reporter = tool_settings.get('Folder File Reporter', {})
+            
+            if not isinstance(folder_reporter, dict):
+                result.passed = True
+                result.message = "Folder File Reporter not configured"
+                return result
+            
+            last_input = folder_reporter.get('last_input_folder', '')
+            last_output = folder_reporter.get('last_output_folder', '')
+            
+            # Check paths are valid format (if provided)
+            for path_name, path_value in [('last_input_folder', last_input), ('last_output_folder', last_output)]:
+                if path_value and isinstance(path_value, str):
+                    try:
+                        Path(path_value)  # Basic path validation
+                    except Exception:
+                        result.passed = False
+                        result.message = f"Invalid path format in {path_name}: {path_value}"
+                        return result
+            
+            result.passed = True
+            result.message = "Folder reporter paths validated"
+            return result
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            result.passed = False
+            result.message = f"Folder reporter paths check error: {e}"
+            return result
+    
+    def _get_expected_type(self, key: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Optional[type]:
+        """Get expected type for a setting key."""
+        type_map = {
+            'debug_level': str,
+            'active_input_tab': int,
+            'active_output_tab': int,
+            'export_path': str,
+            'selected_tool': str,
+            'input_tabs': list,
+            'output_tabs': list,
+            'tool_settings': dict,
+            'performance_settings': dict,
+            'font_settings': dict,
+            'dialog_settings': dict
+        }
+        return type_map.get(key)
+    
+    def _get_pattern_rule(self, key: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]):
+        """Get pattern-based validation rule for a key."""
+        # Add pattern-based rules as needed
+        return None
+    
+    def _is_sensitive_key(self, key: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if a key represents sensitive data."""
+        sensitive_patterns = {
+            'key', 'token', 'password', 'secret', 'auth', 'credential'
+        }
+        key_lower = key.lower()
+        return any(pattern in key_lower for pattern in sensitive_patterns)
+    
+    def _is_encrypted_or_placeholder(self, value: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if a value is encrypted or a placeholder."""
+        if self.encryption_pattern.match(value):
+            return True
+        
+        placeholder_patterns = {
+            'putinyourkey', 'your_key_here', 'enter_key', 'api_key_here',
+            'your_token', 'enter_token', 'placeholder'
+        }
+        return value.lower() in placeholder_patterns
+    
+    def _contains_obvious_secret(self, value: Any) -> bool:
+        """Check if value contains obvious secrets."""
+        if not isinstance(value, str) or len(value) < 10:
+            return False
+        
+        # Look for patterns that suggest real API keys/tokens
+        # This is a basic heuristic - real implementation might be more sophisticated
+        if re.match(r'^[A-Za-z0-9]{20,}$', value):  # Long alphanumeric string
+            return True
+        
+        if re.match(r'^sk-[A-Za-z0-9]{40,}$', value):  # OpenAI-style key
+            return True
+        
+        return False
+
+
+# Result classes for validation
+class CheckResult:
+    """Result of a single validation check."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, check_name: str):
+        self.check_name = check_name
+        self.passed = False
+        self.message = ""
+        self.severity = 'error'  # 'error', 'warning', 'info'
+    
+    def __bool__(self):
+        return self.passed
+
+
+class ValidationResult:
+    """Result of validating a single setting."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, key: str, value: Any):
+        self.key = key
+        self.value = value
+        self.checks = {}
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+        self.is_critical = False
+    
+    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
+        """Add a check result."""
+        self.checks[check_name] = result
+        
+        if not result.passed:
+            if result.severity == 'error':
+                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+            elif result.severity == 'warning':
+                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+    
+    def add_error(self, message: str):
+        """Add an error message."""
+        self.errors.append(message)
+    
+    def add_warning(self, message: str):
+        """Add a warning message."""
+        self.warnings.append(message)
+    
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if validation passed (no errors)."""
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+    
+    @property
+    def has_warnings(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if there are warnings."""
+        return len(self.warnings) > 0
+
+
+class ToolValidationResult:
+    """Result of validating all settings for a tool."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, tool_name: str, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
+        self.tool_name = tool_name
+        self.settings = settings
+        self.checks = {}
+        self.setting_results = {}
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+    
+    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
+        """Add a tool-level check result."""
+        self.checks[check_name] = result
+        
+        if not result.passed:
+            if result.severity == 'error':
+                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+            elif result.severity == 'warning':
+                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+    
+    def add_setting_result(self, setting_key: str, result: ValidationResult):
+        """Add a setting validation result."""
+        self.setting_results[setting_key] = result
+        
+        # Aggregate errors and warnings
+        self.errors.extend([f"{setting_key}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
+        self.warnings.extend([f"{setting_key}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
+    
+    def add_error(self, message: str):
+        """Add an error message."""
+        self.errors.append(message)
+    
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if all validation passed."""
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+
+
+class ConsistencyValidationResult:
+    """Result of validating consistency across all settings."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
+        self.settings = settings
+        self.checks = {}
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+    
+    def add_check(self, check_name: str, result: CheckResult):
+        """Add a consistency check result."""
+        self.checks[check_name] = result
+        
+        if not result.passed:
+            if result.severity == 'error':
+                self.errors.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+            elif result.severity == 'warning':
+                self.warnings.append(f"{check_name}: {result.message}")
+    
+    def add_error(self, message: str):
+        """Add an error message."""
+        self.errors.append(message)
+    
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if all consistency checks passed."""
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+
+
+class CompleteValidationResult:
+    """Result of complete settings validation including all checks."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, settings: Dict[str, Any]):
+        self.settings = settings
+        self.core_setting_results = {}
+        self.tool_results = {}
+        self.consistency_result = None
+        self.errors = []
+        self.warnings = []
+    
+    def add_core_setting_result(self, setting_key: str, result: ValidationResult):
+        """Add a core setting validation result."""
+        self.core_setting_results[setting_key] = result
+        
+        # Aggregate errors and warnings
+        self.errors.extend([f"core.{setting_key}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
+        self.warnings.extend([f"core.{setting_key}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
+    
+    def add_tool_result(self, tool_name: str, result: ToolValidationResult):
+        """Add a tool validation result."""
+        self.tool_results[tool_name] = result
+        
+        # Aggregate errors and warnings
+        self.errors.extend([f"tool.{tool_name}: {err}" for err in result.errors])
+        self.warnings.extend([f"tool.{tool_name}: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
+    
+    def add_consistency_result(self, result: ConsistencyValidationResult):
+        """Add consistency validation result."""
+        self.consistency_result = result
+        
+        # Aggregate errors and warnings
+        self.errors.extend([f"consistency: {err}" for err in result.errors])
+        self.warnings.extend([f"consistency: {warn}" for warn in result.warnings])
+    
+    def add_error(self, message: str):
+        """Add an error message."""
+        self.errors.append(message)
+    
+    def add_warning(self, message: str):
+        """Add a warning message."""
+        self.warnings.append(message)
+    
+    @property
+    def is_valid(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if all validation passed (no errors)."""
+        return len(self.errors) == 0
+    
+    @property
+    def has_warnings(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if there are warnings."""
+        return len(self.warnings) > 0
+    
+    def get_summary(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get validation summary."""
+        return {
+            'is_valid': self.is_valid,
+            'error_count': len(self.errors),
+            'warning_count': len(self.warnings),
+            'core_settings_validated': len(self.core_setting_results),
+            'tools_validated': len(self.tool_results),
+            'consistency_checks': len(self.consistency_result.checks) if self.consistency_result else 0,
+            'errors': self.errors,
+            'warnings': self.warnings
         }