Agent skill

Error Detective

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Systematic debugging and error resolution using the TRACE framework (Trace, Read, Analyze, Check, Execute).

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Error Detective

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill error-detective -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace error-detective --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/autumnsgrove/error-detective .claude/skills/error-detective && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
error-detective
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~4.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,704 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Systematic debugging and error resolution using the TRACE framework (Trace, Read, Analyze, Check, Execute).

  • Works in 3 steps: Collect the full error message → Identify error location → Gather reproduction steps
  • Debugging errors
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Capabilities, The TRACE Framework and Debugging Workflow, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python and git

What it does

Error Detective is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Systematic debugging and error resolution using the TRACE framework (Trace, Read, Analyze, Check, Execute). Use when debugging errors, analyzing stack traces, investigating failures, root cause analysis, or troubleshooting production issues.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md`, `examples/common_errors.md` and `examples/debugging_workflow.md`).

It sits in Development, covering Debugging and Root cause analysis. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Debugging errors
  • Analyzing stack traces
  • Investigating failures
  • Root cause analysis

Example prompts

  • “/error-detective”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Collect the full error message
  2. Identify error location
  3. Gather reproduction steps

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Error Detective loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,704 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,704 words (~4,370 tokens).

“Error Detective is a comprehensive debugging skill that applies systematic methodologies to identify, analyze, and resolve errors efficiently. Using the TRACE framework and structured analysis techniques, this skill guides you through debugging from initial error discovery to verified resolution.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
error-detective

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts) in skills/autumnsgrove/error-detective of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • examples/common_errors.md
  • examples/debugging_workflow.md
  • examples/stack_traces.txt
  • scripts/debug_helper.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Error Detective

What does Error Detective do?

Systematic debugging and error resolution using the TRACE framework (Trace, Read, Analyze, Check, Execute). Error Detective is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Systematic debugging and error resolution using the TRACE framework (Trace, Read, Analyze, Check, Execute).

When should I use Error Detective?

Error Detective fits situations like: debugging errors; analyzing stack traces; investigating failures; root cause analysis.

How do I install Error Detective in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill error-detective -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/autumnsgrove/error-detective in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/error-detective in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Error Detective in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill error-detective -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/autumnsgrove/error-detective in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/error-detective in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Error Detective in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill error-detective -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/error-detective, .gemini/skills/error-detective, .github/skills/error-detective and .opencode/skills/error-detective in your project.

What does Error Detective need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Error Detective needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python and git). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Error Detective access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Error Detective safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Error Detective use?

No licence was found for Error Detective or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Error Detective use?

About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Error Detective?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Error Detective: OpenLogi macOS Permissions Triage (AprilNEA/OpenLogi, 23k stars), Bug Finder for daisyUI (saadeghi/daisyui, 43k stars), Root Cause Debugging (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars) and Graph-Based Bug Tracing (tirth8205/code-review-graph, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Error Detective?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.