diff --git a/attachments.go b/attachments.go
index b44dde7..29fae06 100644
--- a/attachments.go
+++ b/attachments.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package obspipeline
+package obp
 
 func (p *Pipeline) FindAttachments() error {
 
diff --git a/blerp.go b/blerp.go
index aef9407..11ba685 100644
--- a/blerp.go
+++ b/blerp.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package obspipeline
+package obp
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
index d8dcdf1..eec470f 100644
--- a/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/obp/cmd/validate.go
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os"
 
-	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5"
 	_ "github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5/httploader"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+	"code.ndumas.com/ndumas/obsidian-pipeline"
 )
 
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
@@ -34,31 +32,9 @@ var validateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		var m interface{}
-
-		schemaURL := cmd.Flag("schema").Value.String()
-
-		// err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(yamlText), &m)
-		targetFilename := cmd.Flag("target").Value.String()
-		target, err := os.Open(targetFilename)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("could not open target file: %s\n", err)
-		}
-		dec := yaml.NewDecoder(target)
-		err = dec.Decode(&m)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("error decoding YAML: %s\n", err)
-		}
-
-		compiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()
-		schema, err := compiler.Compile(schemaURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("error compiling schema: %s\n", err)
-		}
-		if err := schema.Validate(m); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("error validating: %#v\n", err)
-		}
-		fmt.Println("validation successfull")
+		schema := cmd.Flag("schema").Value.String()
+		target := cmd.Flag("target").Value.String()
+		obp.Validate(schema, target)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/notes.go b/notes.go
index b12dc49..1144f74 100644
--- a/notes.go
+++ b/notes.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package obspipeline
+package obp
 
 func (p *Pipeline) FindNotes() error {
 	return nil
diff --git a/pipeline.go b/pipeline.go
index f8817bd..fce6712 100644
--- a/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package obspipeline
+package obp
 
 import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a49caf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package obp
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5"
+	_ "github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5/httploader"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+func Validate(schemaURL, filename string) error {
+	var m interface{}
+
+	target, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not open target file: %s\n", err)
+	}
+	dec := yaml.NewDecoder(target)
+	err = dec.Decode(&m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error decoding YAML: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	compiler := jsonschema.NewCompiler()
+	schema, err := compiler.Compile(schemaURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error compiling schema: %s\n", err)
+	}
+	if err := schema.Validate(m); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error validating: %#v\n", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("validation successfull")
+
+	return nil
+}