Error Handling
Nethereum/Nethereum
Handle smart contract reverts and decode custom error types using Nethereum (.NET).
Custom error patterns and revert handling for Solidity. An agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handling --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .claude/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .claude/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handlingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handling --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .agents/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .agents/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handling --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .cursor/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .cursor/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git --path skills/error-handling--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handling --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .gemini/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .gemini/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handlingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .github/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .github/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex error-handling --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-handling .opencode/skills/error-handling && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "error-handling" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/error-handling into .opencode/skills/error-handling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-handling", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
error-handlingCustom error patterns and revert handling for Solidity. An agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex.
Error Handling is an agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex. Custom error patterns and revert handling for Solidity. Use when designing error hierarchies, implementing try/catch for external calls, or establishing error conventions across a protocol. Covers custom errors, revert patterns, error propagation, and NatSpec documentation.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Error handling and Smart contracts. It works with Solidity. The repository describes itself as: Ethereum protocol engineering squad for AI coding assistants. The licence is MIT.
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f8f3301. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are solidity and typescript).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Error Handling loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 271 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from ccashwell/evm-cortex at commit f8f3301, republished under its MIT licence (© ccashwell). 271 words, ~1,683 tokens.
.claude/skills/error-handling/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Custom errors are cheaper and more expressive. Always prefer them.
// BAD: require with string (~200 gas more per revert, larger bytecode)
require(amount > 0, "Amount must be greater than zero");
require(msg.sender == owner, "Not authorized");
// GOOD: custom errors
error ZeroAmount();
error Unauthorized(address caller, address required);
if (amount == 0) revert ZeroAmount();
if (msg.sender != owner) revert Unauthorized(msg.sender, owner);| Pattern | Deploy Cost | Revert Cost |
|---|---|---|
require("string") | +~200 bytes | ~2,400 gas |
revert CustomError() | +~4 bytes | ~2,200 gas |
revert CustomError(param) | +~4 bytes | ~2,300 gas |
Organize errors by domain for large protocols. Prefix with the contract or module name for clarity in offchain decoding.
// errors/VaultErrors.sol
interface VaultErrors {
error Vault_InsufficientBalance(address user, uint256 available, uint256 requested);
error Vault_DepositCapExceeded(uint256 cap, uint256 attempted);
error Vault_WithdrawalPaused();
error Vault_InvalidToken(address token);
error Vault_SlippageExceeded(uint256 expected, uint256 actual);
}
// errors/OracleErrors.sol
interface OracleErrors {
error Oracle_StalePrice(address feed, uint256 updatedAt, uint256 threshold);
error Oracle_InvalidRound(uint80 roundId);
error Oracle_NegativePrice(int256 price);
error Oracle_ZeroPrice();
}
// Inherit in implementation
contract Vault is VaultErrors, OracleErrors {
function withdraw(uint256 amount) external {
uint256 balance = balances[msg.sender];
if (balance < amount) {
revert Vault_InsufficientBalance(msg.sender, balance, amount);
}
// ...
}
}Use try/catch when you need to handle failures from external contract calls gracefully.
interface IPriceFeed {
function latestRoundData() external view returns (
uint80 roundId, int256 answer, uint256 startedAt,
uint256 updatedAt, uint80 answeredInRound
);
}
function getPrice(IPriceFeed feed) internal view returns (uint256) {
try feed.latestRoundData() returns (
uint80, int256 answer, uint256, uint256 updatedAt, uint80
) {
if (answer <= 0) revert Oracle_NegativePrice(answer);
if (block.timestamp - updatedAt > STALENESS_THRESHOLD) {
revert Oracle_StalePrice(address(feed), updatedAt, STALENESS_THRESHOLD);
}
return uint256(answer);
} catch Error(string memory reason) {
// Catches require() / revert("string") failures
revert OracleCallFailed(reason);
} catch (bytes memory lowLevelData) {
// Catches custom errors, panics, or out-of-gas
revert OracleCallFailedBytes(lowLevelData);
}
}catch Panic(uint256 code) catches arithmetic overflow, division by zero, etc.try target.someFunction() returns (uint256 result) {
return result;
} catch Panic(uint256 code) {
// code 0x01: assert failure
// code 0x11: arithmetic overflow
// code 0x12: division by zero
// code 0x32: array out of bounds
emit PanicCaught(code);
return 0;
} catch Error(string memory reason) {
emit ErrorCaught(reason);
return 0;
} catch (bytes memory) {
// Low-level or custom error
return 0;
}Bubble up errors from low-level calls preserving the original revert reason.
function execute(address target, bytes calldata data) external returns (bytes memory) {
(bool success, bytes memory returndata) = target.call(data);
if (!success) {
// If there's revert data, bubble it up
if (returndata.length > 0) {
assembly {
revert(add(returndata, 32), mload(returndata))
}
}
revert ExecutionFailed(target);
}
return returndata;
}import { ethers } from "ethers";
const iface = new ethers.Interface([
"error Vault_InsufficientBalance(address user, uint256 available, uint256 requested)",
]);
try {
await vault.withdraw(amount);
} catch (err: any) {
const decoded = iface.parseError(err.data);
if (decoded?.name === "Vault_InsufficientBalance") {
const [user, available, requested] = decoded.args;
console.log(`${user} has ${available}, needs ${requested}`);
}
}Document every custom error with @dev explaining when it triggers.
/// @dev Thrown when a user attempts to withdraw more than their balance.
/// @param user The address attempting the withdrawal.
/// @param available The user's current balance.
/// @param requested The amount requested.
error Vault_InsufficientBalance(address user, uint256 available, uint256 requested);
/// @dev Thrown when the oracle price feed returns stale data.
/// @param feed The address of the price feed.
/// @param updatedAt The timestamp of the last update.
/// @param threshold The maximum allowed staleness in seconds.
error Oracle_StalePrice(address feed, uint256 updatedAt, uint256 threshold);Module_ErrorName prevents selector collisions across large codebases@dev tag explaining when/whyrequire() converted to custom errors@dev on every custom error© ccashwell, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/error-handling of ccashwell/evm-cortex.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f8f3301
Error Handling next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error Handling this skillccashwell/evm-cortex | 131 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Error HandlingNethereum/Nethereum | 2.3k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Auditsablier-labs/evm-monorepo | 353 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Foundry Reference Modelaviggiano/security | 144 | — | ~516 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Fizz Convertpashov/skills | 1.2k | 2 repos | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Feynman Auditor0xiehnnkta/nemesis-auditor | 244 | 1 repos | ~11k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
Nethereum/Nethereum
Handle smart contract reverts and decode custom error types using Nethereum (.NET).
sablier-labs/evm-monorepo
Security audit and code review for Solidity smart contracts.
aviggiano/security
Build a simple independent Solidity reference implementation for Foundry tests.
pashov/skills
Convert English-language properties in PROPERTIES.md (produced by the Fizz skill) into Solidity assertions inside the existing fuzz harness, then flip their checkboxes.
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Custom error patterns and revert handling for Solidity. An agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex. Error Handling is an agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex. Custom error patterns and revert handling for Solidity.
Error Handling fits situations like: designing error hierarchies; implementing try/catch for external calls; establishing error conventions across a protocol.
Run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/error-handling in ccashwell/evm-cortex) into .claude/skills/error-handling in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/error-handling in ccashwell/evm-cortex) into .agents/skills/error-handling in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill error-handling -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-handling, .gemini/skills/error-handling, .github/skills/error-handling and .opencode/skills/error-handling in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Error Handling is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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. Review the folder before installing.
Error Handling is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Error Handling: Error Handling (Nethereum/Nethereum, 2.3k stars), Audit (sablier-labs/evm-monorepo, 353 stars), Foundry Reference Model (aviggiano/security, 144 stars) and Fizz Convert (pashov/skills, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
ccashwell (a GitHub user) maintains it in ccashwell/evm-cortex, which has 131 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.
Source: ccashwell/evm-cortex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.