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Kata Debug

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gannonh·vlatest·testing·MIT

Analyzes Kata code submissions, identifies errors, suggests fixes, and provides targeted debugging guidance for learners.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add gannonh/kata-skills --skill kata-debug -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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gannonh

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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.

    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

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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 gannonh/kata-skills at d91fbcef30.

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d91fbcef30
Manifest
skills/kata-debug/SKILL.md
Scanned
3 files, 1,772 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The kata-debug skill assists in debugging code by providing step-by-step execution analysis and identifying potential errors. It allows users to trace the flow of a program, inspect variable values at each step, and pinpoint the source of issues. This is particularly useful for understanding complex algorithms or troubleshooting unexpected behavior.

When to use it

  • Debugging unfamiliar code: When you need to understand how a piece of code works before modifying it.
  • Identifying logic errors: When your code produces incorrect results, but doesn't crash.
  • Tracing program flow: To follow the execution path and see exactly what happens at each step.
  • Understanding complex algorithms: When you need to break down a complicated algorithm into smaller, manageable steps.

Key capabilities

  • Step-by-step code execution analysis
  • Variable value inspection during execution
  • Error identification assistance
  • Tracing program flow

Example prompts

  • "Debug this Python function and show me the values of x and y at each step."
  • "Trace the execution of this JavaScript code block, highlighting any potential errors."
  • "Explain how this algorithm works by stepping through it line by line."

Tips & gotchas

The skill's effectiveness depends on providing clear and concise code snippets. Complex or obfuscated code may be difficult to debug effectively with this tool.