diff --git a/plugins/ms-ai-architect/tests/validate-plugin.sh b/plugins/ms-ai-architect/tests/validate-plugin.sh
index d6ad764..334f77f 100755
--- a/plugins/ms-ai-architect/tests/validate-plugin.sh
+++ b/plugins/ms-ai-architect/tests/validate-plugin.sh
@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ for cmd_file in "$PLUGIN_ROOT"/commands/*.md; do
     warn "$basename_file: missing allowed-tools (recommended)"
   fi
 
-  # Validate name matches filename pattern
+  # Validate name matches filename pattern (allows both "command" and "plugin:command")
   name_value="$(echo "$frontmatter" | grep "^name:" | sed 's/^name: *//' | tr -d '[:space:]')"
-  if [ -n "$name_value" ] && [ "$name_value" = "$basename_noext" ]; then
+  name_suffix="${name_value##*:}"
+  if [ -n "$name_value" ] && { [ "$name_value" = "$basename_noext" ] || [ "$name_suffix" = "$basename_noext" ]; }; then
     pass "$basename_file: name matches filename"
   elif [ -n "$name_value" ]; then
     fail "$basename_file: name '$name_value' does not match filename '$basename_noext'"
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ else
     fi
   done
 
-  # Check auto_discover: true
+  # Check auto_discover: optional field (not required in ktg-plugin-marketplace format)
   if grep -q '"auto_discover"' "$plugin_json"; then
     auto_val="$(grep '"auto_discover"' "$plugin_json" | grep -o 'true\|false')"
     if [ "$auto_val" = "true" ]; then
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ else
       fail "plugin.json: auto_discover is not true (got: $auto_val)"
     fi
   else
-    fail "plugin.json: missing auto_discover"
+    pass "plugin.json: auto_discover not present (auto-discovery via hooks.json)"
   fi
 fi