diff --git a/cmd/lint.go b/cmd/lint.go
index 6dde2c48d..33bd485fb 100644
--- a/cmd/lint.go
+++ b/cmd/lint.go
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/odpf/meteor/agent"
+	"github.com/odpf/meteor/metrics"
+	"github.com/odpf/meteor/recipe"
+	"github.com/odpf/meteor/registry"
 	"github.com/odpf/salt/log"
+	"github.com/odpf/salt/term"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // LintCmd creates a command object for linting recipes
-func LintCmd(lg log.Logger) *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+func LintCmd(lg log.Logger, mt *metrics.StatsdMonitor) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "lint [path]",
 		Aliases: []string{"l"},
 		Args:    cobra.ExactValidArgs(1),
@@ -19,9 +24,28 @@ func LintCmd(lg log.Logger) *cobra.Command {
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
 			"group:core": "true",
 		},
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			fmt.Println("Validating recipe...")
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+			cs := term.NewColorScheme()
+			runner := agent.NewAgent(registry.Extractors, registry.Processors, registry.Sinks, mt, lg)
+
+			recipes, err := recipe.NewReader().Read(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if len(recipes) == 0 {
+				fmt.Println(cs.Yellowf("no recipe found in [%s]", args[0]))
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			for _, recipe := range recipes {
+				if err := runner.Validate(recipe); err != nil {
+					lg.Error(err.Error())
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
 		},
 	}
-	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 677daadc2..743cb6313 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func ListCmd(lg log.Logger) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(ListExtCmd())
 	cmd.AddCommand(ListSinksCmd())
 	cmd.AddCommand(ListProccCmd())
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ func ListExtCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:     "extractors",
 		Example: "meteor list extractors",
 		Short:   "List available extractors",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			"group:core": "true",
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			extractors := registry.Extractors.List()
 			fmt.Printf(" \nShowing %d of %d extractors\n \n", len(extractors), len(extractors))
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ func ListSinksCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:     "sinks",
 		Example: "meteor list sinks",
 		Short:   "List available sinks",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			"group:core": "true",
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			sinks := registry.Sinks.List()
 			fmt.Printf(" \nShowing %d of %d sinks\n \n", len(sinks), len(sinks))
@@ -62,6 +69,9 @@ func ListProccCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:     "processors",
 		Example: "meteor list processors",
 		Short:   "List available processors",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{
+			"group:core": "true",
+		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			processors := registry.Processors.List()
 			fmt.Printf(" \nShowing %d of %d processors\n \n", len(processors), len(processors))
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index cff632901..b3fa58f33 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ func New(lg log.Logger, mt *metrics.StatsdMonitor) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.SetUsageFunc(RootUsageFunc)
 	cmd.SetFlagErrorFunc(RootFlagErrorFunc)
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(RunCmd(lg, mt))
 	cmd.AddCommand(GenCmd(lg))
 	cmd.AddCommand(ListCmd(lg))
-	cmd.AddCommand(LintCmd(lg))
 	cmd.AddCommand(InfoCmd(lg))
+	cmd.AddCommand(RunCmd(lg, mt))
+	cmd.AddCommand(LintCmd(lg, mt))
 
 	return cmd
 }