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Error Design

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codybrom·vlatest·other·MIT

Analyzes system logs & user feedback to proactively identify and design solutions for potential error states.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add codybrom/clairvoyance --skill error-design -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

codybrom

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Install target

Live repository

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Automated safety checks

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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.

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  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

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    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned codybrom/clairvoyance at b11ca93494.

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Commit
b11ca93494
Manifest
skills/error-design/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 105 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows AI agents to design effective and user-friendly error messages. It focuses on crafting clear, concise, and helpful communication when unexpected issues arise within a system or application. The goal is to guide users toward resolution rather than simply presenting technical jargon.

When to use it

  • Software development: Generate error message copy for new features or applications.
  • Website design: Improve the user experience by creating more informative and actionable error messages on web pages.
  • Technical documentation: Develop clear explanations of errors for users encountering problems with a product.
  • Customer support training: Provide example error messages to help customer service representatives better understand and explain issues to customers.

Key capabilities

  • Generates user-friendly error message text.
  • Focuses on clarity and actionable guidance.
  • Avoids technical jargon in favor of plain language.

Example prompts

  • "Design an error message for a failed login attempt."
  • "Create a helpful error message when a file upload fails due to size limitations."
  • "Write an error message explaining why a user cannot access a specific feature, assuming they lack the necessary permissions."

Tips & gotchas

The skill is most effective when provided with context about the specific error and intended audience. Consider including details about the system's functionality and the user’s likely level of technical expertise for optimal results.