for anyone wanting to do this, i found this: https://github.com/metosin/malli/blob/master/docs/tips.md#allowing-invalid-values-on-optional-keys which i modified to do what i need!

you can also do [:sequential {:min 1, :max 10}]

I would recommend using :sequential always if possible, it’s much faster and always a standalone schema. having :repeat inside of :cat makes it part of the :cat, not a standalone sequence.

Ah, I see, good to know