diff --git a/.github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py b/.github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..caaf03f6
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+++ b/.github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Checks conventions under ``nodescraper/plugins`` (stderr warnings only; non-blocking).
+
+1. **Command strings in collectors/analyzers** , for  ``Collector``
+   or ``Analyzer`` classes: a *class-level* assignment to a string (or f-string) that
+   looks like a shell/CLI invocation must use the name ``CMD`` or
+   ``CMD_<suffix>`` (e.g. ``CMD_LIST``). Names starting with ``_`` and names
+   listed in ``_CMD_CHECK_SKIP_NAMES`` are ignored; see
+   ``_looks_like_shell_command_literal`` for what counts as command-like.
+
+2. **Args models** — In ``collector_args.py`` and ``analyzer_args.py``,
+   for classes named ``*Args`` that subclass ``BaseModel``, ``CollectorArgs``,
+   ``AnalyzerArgs``, or another ``*Args``: each public field should assign
+   ``pydantic.Field(...)`` with a non-empty ``description=`` (for help/CLI
+   text). ``ClassVar`` fields, ``_``-prefixed names, and ``model_config`` are
+   skipped.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+PLUGIN_ROOT = _REPO_ROOT / "nodescraper" / "plugins"
+
+# Class-level names in collectors/analyzers that are not shell-command strings.
+_CMD_CHECK_SKIP_NAMES = frozenset(
+    {
+        "AMD_SMI_EXE",
+        "DATA_MODEL",
+        "SUPPORTED_OS_FAMILY",
+        "COLLECTOR",
+        "ANALYZER",
+        "COLLECTOR_ARGS",
+        "ANALYZER_ARGS",
+        "TYPE_CHECKING",
+    }
+)
+
+
+def _is_stringish(expr: ast.expr) -> bool:
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.Constant) and isinstance(expr.value, str):
+        return True
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.JoinedStr):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _stringish_preview(expr: ast.expr) -> str | None:
+    """Best-effort static string for command-like heuristics (f-strings may be partial)."""
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.Constant) and isinstance(expr.value, str):
+        return expr.value
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.JoinedStr):
+        parts: list[str] = []
+        for elt in expr.values:
+            if isinstance(elt, ast.Constant) and isinstance(elt.value, str):
+                parts.append(elt.value)
+            else:
+                parts.append("\x00")  # dynamic segment
+        return "".join(parts) if parts else ""
+    return None
+
+
+def _looks_like_shell_command_literal(s: str) -> bool:
+    """True if this class-level string is plausibly a shell/CLI invocation (not IDs, tokens, paths)."""
+    s = s.strip()
+    if not s:
+        return False
+    if re.fullmatch(r"0x[0-9a-fA-F]+", s):
+        return False
+    # OS / config tokens such as PRETTY_NAME, VERSION_ID
+    if re.fullmatch(r"[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]+", s):
+        return False
+    # Filenames / simple paths (no shell metacharacters)
+    if "." in s and not re.search(r"[\s|;&$`]", s):
+        return False
+    if re.search(r"[\s|;&$`<>]", s):
+        return True
+    # Typical one-word inband commands: uptime, sysctl, dmesg, amd-smi, etc.
+    if re.fullmatch(r"[a-z][a-z0-9_.-]*", s, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _base_name(node: ast.expr) -> str | None:
+    if isinstance(node, ast.Name):
+        return node.id
+    if isinstance(node, ast.Subscript):
+        return _base_name(node.value)
+    if isinstance(node, ast.Attribute):
+        return node.attr
+    return None
+
+
+def _is_collector_or_analyzer_class(cls: ast.ClassDef) -> bool:
+    return cls.name.endswith("Collector") or cls.name.endswith("Analyzer")
+
+
+def _field_call_name(func: ast.expr) -> bool:
+    if isinstance(func, ast.Name) and func.id == "Field":
+        return True
+    if isinstance(func, ast.Attribute) and func.attr == "Field":
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _field_has_nonempty_description(call: ast.Call) -> bool:
+    for kw in call.keywords:
+        if kw.arg != "description" or kw.value is None:
+            continue
+        v = kw.value
+        if isinstance(v, ast.Constant) and isinstance(v.value, str) and v.value.strip():
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _check_cmd_prefixes(path: Path, tree: ast.Module) -> list[str]:
+    """Rule #1: warn when a command-like class attr is not ``CMD`` / ``CMD_*``."""
+    msgs: list[str] = []
+    for node in tree.body:
+        # Keeps only classes whose names end with Collector or Analyzer (e.g. ProcessCollector, PcieAnalyzer).
+        if not isinstance(node, ast.ClassDef) or not _is_collector_or_analyzer_class(node):
+            continue
+        for stmt in node.body:
+            if not isinstance(stmt, ast.Assign) or len(stmt.targets) != 1:
+                continue
+            t = stmt.targets[0]
+            if not isinstance(t, ast.Name):
+                continue
+            name = t.id
+            if name.startswith("_") or name in _CMD_CHECK_SKIP_NAMES:
+                continue
+            if not _is_stringish(stmt.value):
+                continue
+            preview = _stringish_preview(stmt.value)
+            if preview is None or not _looks_like_shell_command_literal(preview):
+                continue
+            if name == "CMD" or name.startswith("CMD_"):
+                continue
+            msgs.append(
+                f"{path}:{stmt.lineno}: [{node.name}] command-like class attribute {name!r} "
+                "should be renamed to CMD or to start with CMD_."
+            )
+    return msgs
+
+
+def _is_args_class(cls: ast.ClassDef) -> bool:
+    if not cls.name.endswith("Args"):
+        return False
+    if not cls.bases:
+        return False
+    for b in cls.bases:
+        bn = _base_name(b)
+        if bn in ("BaseModel", "CollectorArgs", "AnalyzerArgs"):
+            return True
+        if bn and bn.endswith("Args"):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _annotation_mentions_classvar(ann: ast.expr | None) -> bool:
+    if ann is None:
+        return False
+    if isinstance(ann, ast.Name) and ann.id == "ClassVar":
+        return True
+    if isinstance(ann, ast.Subscript):
+        return _annotation_mentions_classvar(ann.value)
+    if isinstance(ann, ast.Attribute) and ann.attr == "ClassVar":
+        return True
+    if isinstance(ann, ast.BinOp) and isinstance(ann.op, ast.BitOr):
+        return _annotation_mentions_classvar(ann.left) or _annotation_mentions_classvar(ann.right)
+    return False
+
+
+def _check_args_fields(path: Path, tree: ast.Module) -> list[str]:
+    """Rule #2: warn when Args fields lack ``Field`` with a non-empty ``description``."""
+    msgs: list[str] = []
+    for node in tree.body:
+        if not isinstance(node, ast.ClassDef) or not _is_args_class(node):
+            continue
+        for stmt in node.body:
+            if isinstance(stmt, ast.AnnAssign):
+                if _annotation_mentions_classvar(stmt.annotation):
+                    continue
+                if not isinstance(stmt.target, ast.Name):
+                    continue
+                field_name = stmt.target.id
+                if field_name.startswith("_") or field_name in ("model_config",):
+                    continue
+                if stmt.value is None:
+                    msgs.append(
+                        f"{path}:{stmt.lineno}: [{node.name}] {field_name}: "
+                        "use Field(..., description='...') for every Args field."
+                    )
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(stmt.value, ast.Call) and _field_call_name(stmt.value.func):
+                    if not _field_has_nonempty_description(stmt.value):
+                        msgs.append(
+                            f"{path}:{stmt.lineno}: [{node.name}] {field_name}: "
+                            "Field(...) must include a non-empty description= for help text."
+                        )
+                else:
+                    msgs.append(
+                        f"{path}:{stmt.lineno}: [{node.name}] {field_name}: "
+                        "must assign pydantic Field(...) with description=."
+                    )
+            elif isinstance(stmt, ast.Assign) and len(stmt.targets) == 1:
+                t = stmt.targets[0]
+                if not isinstance(t, ast.Name):
+                    continue
+                field_name = t.id
+                if field_name.startswith("_") or field_name in ("model_config",):
+                    continue
+                val = stmt.value
+                if isinstance(val, ast.Call) and _field_call_name(val.func):
+                    if not _field_has_nonempty_description(val):
+                        msgs.append(
+                            f"{path}:{stmt.lineno}: [{node.name}] {field_name}: "
+                            "Field(...) must include a non-empty description= for help text."
+                        )
+    return msgs
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    if not PLUGIN_ROOT.is_dir():
+        sys.stderr.write(f"warning: plugins directory not found: {PLUGIN_ROOT}\n")
+        return
+
+    all_msgs: list[str] = []
+    for path in sorted(PLUGIN_ROOT.rglob("*.py")):
+        rel = path.relative_to(_REPO_ROOT)
+        name = path.name
+        try:
+            src = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            tree = ast.parse(src, filename=str(path))
+        except (OSError, SyntaxError) as e:
+            all_msgs.append(f"{rel}: could not parse: {e}")
+            continue
+
+        if "collector" in name and name.endswith(".py"):
+            all_msgs.extend(_check_cmd_prefixes(rel, tree))
+        if "analyzer" in name and name.endswith(".py"):
+            all_msgs.extend(_check_cmd_prefixes(rel, tree))
+
+        if name == "collector_args.py" or name == "analyzer_args.py":
+            all_msgs.extend(_check_args_fields(rel, tree))
+
+    if all_msgs:
+        sys.stderr.write("plugin convention warnings (commit not blocked):\n")
+        for m in all_msgs:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"  WARNING: {m}\n")
+    else:
+        sys.stdout.write("Success: no plugin convention warnings.\n")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 03f93420..85a64e4f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 repos:
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: plugin-convention-warnings
+        name: plugin convention warnings (non-blocking)
+        entry: python3 .github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        verbose: true
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: v5.0.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index de74bbae..da2ac19d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -90,3 +90,14 @@ You can also run hooks manually:
 # Run all hooks on all files
 pre-commit run --all-files
 ```
+
+### Plugin conventions
+
+We follow a few plugin design conventions so that
+generation and downstream doc tooling run cleanly—for example, naming
+command strings on `*Collector` / `*Analyzer` classes as `CMD` or `CMD_*`, and
+using `pydantic.Field(..., description=...)` on args models. The
+`plugin-convention-warnings` hook in pre-commit runs
+[`.github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py`](.github/scripts/plugin_convention_warnings.py)
+to flag violations (warnings only); read the script’s module docstring for the
+exact rules.