diff --git a/slhx-build/src/lib.rs b/slhx-build/src/lib.rs
index 6747371..c72537f 100644
--- a/slhx-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/slhx-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl Resources {
 
             reject_selector_target_attrs(path, &node.attrs)?;
             reject_unknown_slhx_attrs(path, &node.attrs)?;
+            reject_invalid_slhx_attr_values(path, &node.attrs)?;
 
             if let Some(class_attr) = static_attr(&node.attrs, "class") {
                 for token in class_tokens(&class_attr) {
@@ -1012,6 +1013,59 @@ fn known_slhx_attr(name: &str) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+fn reject_invalid_slhx_attr_values(path: &Path, attrs: &[SurfaceAttribute]) -> io::Result<()> {
+    for attr in attrs.iter().filter(|attr| attr.origin == AttributeOrigin::Static) {
+        let Some(value) = attr.value.as_deref() else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        match attr.name.as_str() {
+            "data-slhx-policy" if !valid_policy(value) => {
+                return Err(invalid_slhx_value(
+                    path,
+                    &attr.name,
+                    value,
+                    "expected one of `latest`, `queue`, `drop`, or `parallel`",
+                ));
+            }
+            "data-slhx-debounce" | "data-slhx-throttle" | "data-slhx-every"
+                if !valid_duration(value) =>
+            {
+                return Err(invalid_slhx_value(
+                    path,
+                    &attr.name,
+                    value,
+                    "expected milliseconds like `250`/`250ms` or seconds like `1s`",
+                ));
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn valid_policy(value: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(value.trim(), "latest" | "queue" | "drop" | "parallel")
+}
+
+fn valid_duration(value: &str) -> bool {
+    let value = value.trim();
+    let digits = value
+        .strip_suffix("ms")
+        .or_else(|| value.strip_suffix('s'))
+        .unwrap_or(value);
+    !digits.is_empty() && digits.as_bytes().iter().all(u8::is_ascii_digit)
+}
+
+fn invalid_slhx_value(path: &Path, attr: &str, value: &str, expectation: &str) -> io::Error {
+    io::Error::new(
+        io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+        format!(
+            "{}: invalid {attr} value `{value}`; {expectation}",
+            path.display()
+        ),
+    )
+}
+
 fn reject_unkeyed_loop(
     surface: &SurfaceDocument,
     mut scope: ScopeId,
@@ -1461,6 +1515,45 @@ fn main() {{
         let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_invalid_static_slhx_convention_values() {
+        // req: convention/003 req: convention/005 req: convention/006 req: diagnostics/002
+        for (case, template, attr, guidance) in [
+            (
+                "policy",
+                r#"<button data-slhx-handle="save" data-slhx-policy="newest">Save</button>"#,
+                "data-slhx-policy",
+                "latest",
+            ),
+            (
+                "debounce",
+                r#"<button data-slhx-handle="save" data-slhx-debounce="soon">Save</button>"#,
+                "data-slhx-debounce",
+                "250ms",
+            ),
+            (
+                "every",
+                r#"<button data-slhx-handle="save" data-slhx-every="1sec">Save</button>"#,
+                "data-slhx-every",
+                "1s",
+            ),
+        ] {
+            let base = test_dir(&format!("slhx-build-invalid-convention-{case}-test"));
+            let templates = base.join("templates");
+            let out = base.join("out");
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&templates).unwrap();
+            std::fs::write(templates.join("invalid.heml"), template).unwrap();
+
+            let err = app().template_dir(&templates).out_dir(&out).run().unwrap_err();
+            assert!(err.to_string().contains(attr), "missing attr in diagnostic: {err}");
+            assert!(err.to_string().contains("invalid"), "missing invalid-value diagnostic: {err}");
+            assert!(err.to_string().contains(guidance), "missing fix guidance {guidance:?}: {err}");
+
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn generated_lowering_injects_progressive_form_handle_and_key() {
         // req: form/002, req: wire/001