Fix Errors

The fix-errors skill empowers AI agents to automatically diagnose and resolve issues within Microsoft Visual Studio Code environments. It analyzes error logs, stack traces, and code context to suggest or apply targeted fixes without manual intervention.

When to use it

• During continuous integration pipelines when build failures occur unexpectedly.
• When debugging runtime exceptions in a local development environment.
• To automate the resolution of linting errors before committing code.
• When an agent needs to recover from syntax errors after refactoring logic.

Key capabilities

• Parses standard VS Code error messages and diagnostic outputs.
• Identifies root causes within specific files or project configurations.
• Generates patch suggestions or applies corrections directly to the codebase.
• Handles both compilation failures and runtime exceptions effectively.

Example prompts

• "Analyze the attached build log and fix any TypeScript compilation errors in src/utils.ts."
• "Review the current VS Code session for syntax warnings and correct them automatically."
• "Diagnose why this unit test is failing and update the code to resolve the assertion error."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure the AI agent has read access to the relevant project files and write permissions to apply fixes. Complex architectural issues may require human review even after automated corrections are attempted.