Debug Error
CheckedIdentifies root causes of code errors, suggests fixes, and generates test cases to prevent recurrence.
Install on your platform
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Run this in your project
terminal$ npx skills add cowork-os/cowork-os --skill debug-error -a claude-code Uses the open-source
skillsCLI and needs Node.js. Add-gto install it for your user instead of this project.
What we know about this skill
Publisher
cowork-os
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Install target
Live repository
Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.
Automated safety checks
This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.
Declares what it does: passed
SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.
SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.
No undeclared network calls: passed
Makes no network calls.
Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.
No obfuscated payloads: passed
No encoded or obfuscated payloads.
No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.
No credential access: passed
Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.
Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.
No pipe-to-shell installers: passed
No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.
No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.
Pinned to a commit: passed
Scanned cowork-os/cowork-os at 3bf276fac9.
The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.
- Commit
- 3bf276fac9
- Scanned
- 1 file, 48 lines
About this skill
What it does
This skill helps identify and resolve errors in code or processes. It can analyze error messages, suggest potential causes, and propose solutions to get systems back on track. The tool is designed to streamline debugging workflows and improve overall system stability.
When to use it
- When encountering unexpected behavior or crashes in a software application.
- To troubleshoot errors reported by users or automated monitoring systems.
- During development to quickly identify and fix bugs during testing phases.
- When diagnosing issues with complex integrations between different systems.
Key capabilities
- Error message analysis
- Root cause suggestion
- Solution proposal
Example prompts
- "I'm getting a 'TypeError: undefined is not an object' error in my JavaScript code. Can you help me debug it?"
- “The application crashed with the error ‘NullPointerException’. What could be causing this?”
- "This API call is returning a 500 Internal Server Error. Can you analyze the logs and suggest possible solutions?"
Tips & gotchas
To get the most accurate results, provide as much context as possible including relevant code snippets or error logs. The skill's effectiveness depends on the clarity and completeness of the information provided.