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Tables Value Trace

by clay-run in clay-run/agent-plugins

Clay tables — explain one cell by walking a column backward through its dependencies and run-gate to the origin or root cause.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Tables Value Trace

skills CLI
$ npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-value-trace -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install clay-run/agent-plugins tables-value-trace --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/clay-run/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/clay/skills/tables-value-trace .claude/skills/tables-value-trace && 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
tables-value-trace
GitHub stars
132
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
850 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Clay tables — explain one cell by walking a column backward through its dependencies and run-gate to the origin or root cause.

  • Works in 5 steps: Anchor to the row and the target cell → Get the structure — clay tables columns… → Get this row's data → …
  • The user asks where did this value come from?
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Anchor to the row and the…, 2. Get the structure — clay…, 3. Get this row's data and 4. Walk backward from the target, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls jq

What it does

Tables Value Trace is an agent skill from clay-run/agent-plugins. Clay tables — explain one cell by walking a column backward through its dependencies and run-gate to the origin or root cause. Use when the user asks "where did this value come from?", "why did {action} error?", "why didn't {action} run?", or "why is this value empty?".

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 Development, covering Root cause analysis. The repository describes itself as: Build with Clay in your AI coding agent - skills, MCP tools, and the clay CLI for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Search companies and people, run enrichment routines, and query…

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks where did this value come from?
  • Why did {action} error?
  • Why didnt {action} run?
  • Why is this value empty?

Example prompts

  • “where did this value come from?”
  • “why did {action} error?”
  • “why didn”
  • “/tables-value-trace”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(clay *), Bash(jq *), Read

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Anchor to the row and the target cell
  2. Get the structure — clay tables columns get
  3. Get this row's data
  4. Walk backward from the target
  5. Report — lead with the cause, then the chain

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a813258. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(clay *)
    • Bash(jq *)
    • Read

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • jq

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Tables Value Trace loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 850 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 850 words (~1,673 tokens).

“Use when: you have a record and want to explain one cell — "where did this email come from?", "why did Enrich Person error?", "why didn't Push to HubSpot run?", "why is this value empty?". This walks a single column…”

— opening of SKILL.md by clay-run
name
tables-value-trace
allowed-tools
Bash(clay *), Bash(jq *), Read

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in clay/skills/tables-value-trace of clay-run/agent-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a813258

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Tables Value Trace 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.

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Bug Finder for daisyUIsaadeghi/daisyui43k—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Root Cause Debugginggarrytan/gstack136k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Review PRapache/shardingsphere21k—~6.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Tables Value Trace

What does Tables Value Trace do?

Clay tables — explain one cell by walking a column backward through its dependencies and run-gate to the origin or root cause. Tables Value Trace is an agent skill from clay-run/agent-plugins. Clay tables — explain one cell by walking a column backward through its dependencies and run-gate to the origin or root cause.

When should I use Tables Value Trace?

Tables Value Trace fits situations like: the user asks where did this value come from?; why did {action} error?; why didnt {action} run?; why is this value empty?.

How do I install Tables Value Trace in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-value-trace -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (clay/skills/tables-value-trace in clay-run/agent-plugins) into .claude/skills/tables-value-trace in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tables Value Trace in Codex?

Run `npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-value-trace -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (clay/skills/tables-value-trace in clay-run/agent-plugins) into .agents/skills/tables-value-trace in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tables Value Trace 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 clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-value-trace -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tables-value-trace, .gemini/skills/tables-value-trace, .github/skills/tables-value-trace and .opencode/skills/tables-value-trace in your project.

What does Tables Value Trace need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tables Value Trace needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(clay *), Bash(jq *), Read.

Does Tables Value Trace access the network?

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.

Is Tables Value Trace 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Tables Value Trace use?

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

How many tokens does Tables Value Trace use?

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.

What are the alternatives to Tables Value Trace?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tables Value Trace: Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 11k stars), OpenLogi macOS Permissions Triage (AprilNEA/OpenLogi, 23k stars), Bug Finder for daisyUI (saadeghi/daisyui, 43k stars) and Root Cause Debugging (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tables Value Trace?

clay-run (a GitHub organization) maintains it in clay-run/agent-plugins, which has 132 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: clay-run/agent-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.