diff --git a/tools/idslist_name_identifier.py b/tools/idslist_name_identifier.py
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+import imas
+from imas.util import find_paths
+import re
+import argparse
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="List IDS paths that have name+identifier but are not full identifier structs"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "--version",
+        default="4.0.0",
+        help="Data dictionary version to use (default: 4.0.0)",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    cp = imas.IDSFactory(args.version)
+    ids_list = cp.ids_names()
+
+    for ids_name in ids_list:
+        obj = cp.new(ids_name)
+        # Find parents that have both 'name' and 'identifier' children
+        name_paths = find_paths(obj, "(^|/)name$")
+        id_paths = find_paths(obj, "(^|/)identifier$")
+
+        def parent_of(p):
+            return p.rsplit('/', 1)[0] if '/' in p else ''
+
+        name_parents = set(parent_of(p) for p in name_paths)
+        id_parents = set(parent_of(p) for p in id_paths)
+
+        both_parents = sorted(name_parents & id_parents)
+        filtered = []
+        for parent in both_parents:
+            # build sibling full paths
+            def full(p):
+                return f"{parent}/{p}" if parent else p
+
+            has_index = bool(find_paths(obj, f'^{re.escape(full("index"))}$'))
+            has_desc = bool(find_paths(obj, f'^{re.escape(full("description"))}$'))
+
+            # Exclude parents that have name + index + description (full identifier struct)
+            if has_index and has_desc:
+                continue
+            filtered.append(parent)
+
+        if filtered:
+            print(ids_name, filtered)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+