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Error Stack Trace Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet. An agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.
Install Analyze Error
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-error --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/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .claude/skills/analyze-error && 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 "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .claude/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-errorType 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-error --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .agents/skills/analyze-error && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .agents/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-error --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .cursor/skills/analyze-error && 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 "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .cursor/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git --path .claude/skills/analyze-error--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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-error --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .gemini/skills/analyze-error && 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 "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .gemini/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-errorInstalls 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .github/skills/analyze-error && 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 "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .github/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet analyze-error --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/analyze-error .opencode/skills/analyze-error && 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 "analyze-error" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet/tree/master/.claude/skills/analyze-error into .opencode/skills/analyze-error/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "analyze-error", 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.
Facts
- Skill name
analyze-error- GitHub stars
- 573
- Token cost
- ~634 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 353 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Error Stack Trace Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet. An agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.
- Works in 5 steps: Overview → Summary → Root Cause → …
- Tasks that involve Debugging
- SKILL.md covers Workflow and Output Format
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Analyze Error is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Error Stack Trace Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet
Its SKILL.md is about 630 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 Debugging. It works with .NET and Datadog. The repository describes itself as: .NET Client Library for Datadog APM. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Debugging
Example prompts
- “/analyze-error”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 09536cc. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Analyze Error loads about 634 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 353 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.
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
The full file from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet at commit 09536cc, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© DataDog). 353 words, ~634 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/analyze-error/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- analyze-error
- description
- Error Stack Trace Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet
- argument-hint
- <paste-error-stack-trace> <ctrl+enter any other context>
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Exception Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet
Analyze a redacted exception that was encountered within an application running dd-trace-dotnet. The exception was caught by dd-trace-dotnet, redacted, and then sent to Datadog's log intake. The goal is to: understand the error, determine if it is caused by dd-trace-dotnet, determine how to reproduce, determine how to prevent it (not catch it).
Workflow
User provided the basic error message along with the redacted stack trace. First line will be the Error Message - this is a constant message template that dd-trace-dotnet will log and send to Datadog Following lines will be the stack trace.
The user may have entered additional context info afterwards such as descriptions, PR links, versions the error was seen on.
Considerations
If it appears that duck typing is involved, prior to doing deep analysis go over the source code within dd-trace-dotnet\tracer\src\Datadog.Trace\DuckTyping\ as it is vital to have a clear understanding of this for proper error reconstruction.
External Libraries
When necessary refer to the official source of known third party libraries that are within the stack to provide better error reconstruction.
Show full SKILL.md (176 more words)Show less
Constraints
- REDACTED frames are not known, but it is permissible to assume what they likely are.
- Never recommend using a try/catch.
- Log messages are constant message templates.
- Stack traces may be outdated as in the current version of the code has changed and the error may have been resolved.
- If the version isn't the latest version that does not imply it is resolved on latest
- Only recommend changes within dd-trace-dotnet.
- All exceptions / errors given have been gracefully caught.
Output Format
Use Markdown Do not use tables
1. Overview
Stack Trace, Component / CODEOWNER team, Actionability
2. Summary
2 to 3 sentences that can be used to explain what is happening.
3. Root Cause
Detailed analysis outlining the code flow that leads to the error. Format as follows:
- Bold header with a short descriptive label
- Reference simple type/method names, limit usages of URLs in this section
- Put actual code references in code blocks
4. Suggested Fix
Before / after code comparison, format this as a git diff
5. Reproduction Steps
Provide an overview of how to reproduce this error.
© DataDog, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/analyze-error of DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 09536cc
Compare with similar skills
Analyze Error 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nes Rom Debugjonathanpeppers/dotnes | 780 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Raven Debug Compilermarinasundstrom/raven | 108 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Analyze Error
What does Analyze Error do?
Error Stack Trace Analysis for dd-trace-dotnet. An agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet. Analyze Error is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet, published by the product's own GitHub organization.
When should I use Analyze Error?
Analyze Error fits situations like: tasks that involve Debugging.
How do I install Analyze Error in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/analyze-error in DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet) into .claude/skills/analyze-error in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Analyze Error in Codex?
Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/analyze-error in DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet) into .agents/skills/analyze-error in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Analyze Error 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 DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill analyze-error -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/analyze-error, .gemini/skills/analyze-error, .github/skills/analyze-error and .opencode/skills/analyze-error in your project.
What does Analyze Error need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Analyze Error is instructions for the agent only.
Does Analyze Error 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 Analyze Error 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 Analyze Error use?
Analyze Error is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Analyze Error use?
About 634 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Analyze Error?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Analyze Error: Dotnet Debugging (novotnyllc/dotnet-artisan, 233 stars), Okojo Node Ink Debug (akeit0/okojo, 160 stars), MSBuildLocator .NET Core Loader (microsoft/MSBuildLocator, 263 stars) and Nes Rom Debug (jonathanpeppers/dotnes, 780 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Analyze Error?
DataDog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet, which has 573 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.