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Error Message Explainer

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wedsamuel1230·vlatest·testing·MIT

This skill deciphers complex error messages, providing clear explanations to quickly resolve technical issues and save valuable troubleshooting time.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill error-message-explainer -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.

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wedsamuel1230

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  • 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.

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    Makes no network calls.

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d6e77bb246
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skills/error-message-explainer/SKILL.md
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2 files, 930 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill analyzes error messages, particularly those encountered in Arduino programming environments. It provides explanations of the errors, suggests potential causes, and offers guidance on how to resolve them. The tool aims to make debugging Arduino projects more accessible to users with varying levels of experience.

When to use it

  • You're receiving an obscure error message while developing an Arduino sketch.
  • You need help understanding why your Arduino code isn’t behaving as expected and the error message is confusing.
  • You want a quick explanation of what a specific Arduino compiler or runtime error means.
  • You are troubleshooting hardware interaction issues indicated by error messages in your Arduino project.

Key capabilities

  • Error Message Analysis: Interprets and explains error messages.
  • Cause Suggestion: Provides potential reasons for the error.
  • Resolution Guidance: Offers suggestions on how to fix the problem.
  • Arduino Specificity: Focused on errors encountered within the Arduino development environment.

Example prompts

  • "Explain this Arduino error message: 'Error: No matching function for call to...' "
  • "What does the error 'Sketch uses X amount of program memory, which is more than the available 256K' mean?"
  • "I’m getting an ‘incompatible pointer types’ error in my Arduino code. What could be causing it?”

Tips & gotchas

The skill is most effective with complete and accurate error messages. Providing context about your project (e.g., libraries used, hardware setup) can improve the quality of the explanation.