debugging-wizard
Parses error messages, traces execution flow through stack traces
by jeffallanFree
Description
debugging-wizard is an agent skill from the jeffallan claude-skills collection that helps a coding agent debug problems in any codebase with a systematic method. It parses error messages, traces the execution flow through stack traces and correlates log entries to find where things fail. Its core workflow has five steps. First the agent reproduces the problem with consistent steps. Then it isolates the failure by narrowing it to the smallest failing case. Next it forms testable hypotheses and tries to confirm or disprove each one. The fix step implements a change and verifies it. The prevent step adds tests or safeguards against the same bug returning. The skill follows the principle of testing theories rather than guessing, and it points to reference material for particular languages and error types. It is useful when a bug is hard to pin down and a structured approach saves time. It is listed on skills.sh, where the page shows install counts and GitHub stars for the collection. Its Gen Agent Trust Hub audit is marked as failing, which the FAQ lists, while Socket and Snyk pass. Install it with npx skills add https://github.com/jeffallan/claude-skills --skill debugging-wizard.…
Highlights
- Stack trace and log correlation
- Reproduce, isolate, hypothesise, fix, prevent
- Hypothesis testing
- Regression tests after a fix
- Reference guidance by error type
- Installs from skills.sh
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debugging-wizard FAQ
What does this skill do?
It helps an agent debug problems in any codebase by reproducing, isolating and testing hypotheses before applying a fix.
What does it analyse?
Error messages, stack traces and correlated log entries.
Does it add regression tests?
Yes. The final prevent step adds tests or safeguards against the bug returning.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/jeffallan/claude-skills --skill debugging-wizard.
What are the security audit results?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Fail, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass. A Warn or Fail is worth reading before you install.
How popular is it?
The page shows about 4.9K installs, and the claude-skills repository has 11.9K GitHub stars.
What are the best debugging-wizard alternatives?
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