diff --git a/cmd/sgard/verify.go b/cmd/sgard/verify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f514c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/sgard/verify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kisom/sgard/garden"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var verifyCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "verify",
+	Short: "Check all blobs against manifest hashes",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		g, err := garden.Open(repoFlag)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		results, err := g.Verify()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		allOK := true
+		for _, r := range results {
+			fmt.Printf("%-14s %s\n", r.Detail, r.Path)
+			if !r.OK {
+				allOK = false
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !allOK {
+			return errors.New("verification failed: one or more blobs are corrupt or missing")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(verifyCmd)
+}
diff --git a/garden/verify.go b/garden/verify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b1f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/garden/verify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package garden
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// VerifyResult reports the integrity of a single tracked blob.
+type VerifyResult struct {
+	Path   string // tilde path from manifest
+	OK     bool
+	Detail string // e.g. "ok", "hash mismatch", "blob missing"
+}
+
+// Verify checks every file entry in the manifest against the blob store.
+// It confirms that the blob exists and that its content still matches
+// the recorded hash. Directories and symlinks are skipped because they
+// have no blobs.
+func (g *Garden) Verify() ([]VerifyResult, error) {
+	var results []VerifyResult
+
+	for _, entry := range g.manifest.Files {
+		if entry.Type != "file" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !g.store.Exists(entry.Hash) {
+			results = append(results, VerifyResult{
+				Path:   entry.Path,
+				OK:     false,
+				Detail: "blob missing",
+			})
+			continue
+		}
+
+		data, err := g.store.Read(entry.Hash)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading blob for %s: %w", entry.Path, err)
+		}
+
+		sum := sha256.Sum256(data)
+		got := hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+
+		if got != entry.Hash {
+			results = append(results, VerifyResult{
+				Path:   entry.Path,
+				OK:     false,
+				Detail: "hash mismatch",
+			})
+		} else {
+			results = append(results, VerifyResult{
+				Path:   entry.Path,
+				OK:     true,
+				Detail: "ok",
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
diff --git a/garden/verify_test.go b/garden/verify_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b480cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/garden/verify_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package garden
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVerifyAllOK(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	repoDir := filepath.Join(root, "repo")
+
+	g, err := Init(repoDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Init: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testFile := filepath.Join(root, "testfile")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello world\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writing test file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := g.Add([]string{testFile}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Add: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	results, err := g.Verify()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Verify: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 result, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if !results[0].OK {
+		t.Errorf("expected OK, got %s", results[0].Detail)
+	}
+	if results[0].Detail != "ok" {
+		t.Errorf("expected detail 'ok', got %q", results[0].Detail)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHashMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	repoDir := filepath.Join(root, "repo")
+
+	g, err := Init(repoDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Init: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testFile := filepath.Join(root, "testfile")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello world\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writing test file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := g.Add([]string{testFile}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Add: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Corrupt the blob on disk.
+	hash := g.manifest.Files[0].Hash
+	blobPath := filepath.Join(repoDir, "blobs", hash[:2], hash[2:4], hash)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(blobPath, []byte("corrupted data"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("corrupting blob: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	results, err := g.Verify()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Verify: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 result, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].OK {
+		t.Error("expected not OK for corrupted blob")
+	}
+	if results[0].Detail != "hash mismatch" {
+		t.Errorf("expected detail 'hash mismatch', got %q", results[0].Detail)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyBlobMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	repoDir := filepath.Join(root, "repo")
+
+	g, err := Init(repoDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Init: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	testFile := filepath.Join(root, "testfile")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello world\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("writing test file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := g.Add([]string{testFile}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Add: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Delete the blob from disk.
+	hash := g.manifest.Files[0].Hash
+	blobPath := filepath.Join(repoDir, "blobs", hash[:2], hash[2:4], hash)
+	if err := os.Remove(blobPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("removing blob: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	results, err := g.Verify()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Verify: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 result, got %d", len(results))
+	}
+
+	if results[0].OK {
+		t.Error("expected not OK for missing blob")
+	}
+	if results[0].Detail != "blob missing" {
+		t.Errorf("expected detail 'blob missing', got %q", results[0].Detail)
+	}
+}