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Claude Skills Troubleshooting

by daymade in daymade/claude-code-skills

Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues. An agent skill from daymade/claude-code-skills.

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Install Claude Skills Troubleshooting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-skills-troubleshooting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install daymade/claude-code-skills claude-skills-troubleshooting --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/daymade/claude-code-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting .claude/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting && 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
claude-skills-troubleshooting
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
460 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
104
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues. An agent skill from daymade/claude-code-skills.

  • Works in 2 steps: Exists in installed_plugins.json… → Listed in settings.json → enabledPlugins…
  • Include plugin not working
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Diagnosis, Common Issues and Diagnostic Commands Reference, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls claude, python3 and git

What it does

Claude Skills Troubleshooting is an agent skill from daymade/claude-code-skills. Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues. This skill should be used when plugins are installed but not showing in available skills list, skills are not activating as expected, or when troubleshooting enabledPlugins configuration in settings.json. Triggers include "plugin not working", "skill not showing", "installed but disabled", or "enabledPlugins" issues.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/architecture.md`, `references/known_issues.md` and `scripts/diagnose_plugins.py`).

The repository describes itself as: Professional Claude Code skills marketplace featuring production-ready skills for enhanced development workflows. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Include plugin not working
  • Skill not showing
  • Installed but disabled
  • EnabledPlugins issues

Example prompts

  • “plugin not working”
  • “skill not showing”
  • “installed but disabled”
  • “/claude-skills-troubleshooting”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Exists in installed_plugins.json (registered)
  2. Listed in settings.json → enabledPlugins with value true

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0e52df5. 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 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • claude
    • python3
    • git
    • jq

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    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

Claude Skills Troubleshooting loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 102 tokens; SKILL.md has 460 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~102
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.8k

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

The full file from daymade/claude-code-skills at commit 0e52df5, republished under its MIT licence (© daymade). 460 words, ~1,461 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
claude-skills-troubleshooting
description
Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues. This skill should be used when plugins are installed but not showing in available skills list, skills are not activating as expected, or when troubleshooting enabledPlugins configuration in settings.json. Triggers include "plugin not working", "skill not showing", "installed but disabled", or "enabledPlugins" issues.
disable-model-invocation
true

Claude Skills Troubleshooting

Overview

Diagnose and resolve common Claude Code plugin and skill configuration issues. This skill provides systematic debugging workflows for plugin installation, enablement, and activation problems.

Quick Diagnosis

Run the diagnostic script to identify common issues:

bash
python3 scripts/diagnose_plugins.py

The script checks:

  • Installed vs enabled plugins mismatch in both directions (installed-but-not-enabled and enabled-but-not-registered)
  • Missing enabledPlugins entries in settings.json
  • Stale marketplace cache using known_marketplaces.json lastUpdated
  • Missing, malformed, timezone-free, or future lastUpdated metadata
  • Invalid plugin configurations

Treat lastUpdated as the only cache-freshness source. Do not fall back to cache-directory modification times: marketplace updates can refresh nested files without changing that directory timestamp. The diagnostic exits nonzero for stale caches or invalid freshness metadata.

Common Issues

Issue 1: Plugin Installed But Not Showing in Available Skills

Symptoms:

  • /plugin shows plugin as installed
  • Skill not appearing in Skill tool's available list
  • Plugin metadata exists in installed_plugins.json

Root Cause: Known bug (GitHub #17832) - plugins are added to installed_plugins.json but NOT automatically added to enabledPlugins in settings.json.

Diagnosis:

bash
# Check if plugin is in installed_plugins.json
cat ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json | grep "plugin-name"

# Check if plugin is enabled in settings.json
cat ~/.claude/settings.json | grep "plugin-name"

Solution:

bash
# Option 1: Use CLI to enable
claude plugin enable plugin-name@marketplace-name

# Option 2: Manually edit settings.json
# Add to enabledPlugins section:
# "plugin-name@marketplace-name": true

Mirror variant — enabled but not registered: If diagnosis instead shows the plugin in enabledPlugins but NOT in installed_plugins.json, the cause is the symlink-skip bug: the install ran under a config dir where installed_plugins.json is a symlink (multi-profile shared setups), and the CLI silently skipped writing it. See references/known_issues.md → "Symlinked installed_plugins.json". Fix:

bash
# Reinstall from the config dir owning the real file
CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=~/.claude claude plugin install plugin-name@marketplace-name

# Then confirm
claude plugin list
Issue 2: Understanding Plugin State Architecture

Key files:

FilePurpose
~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.jsonRegistry of ALL plugins (installed + disabled)
~/.claude/settings.json → enabledPluginsControls which plugins are ACTIVE
~/.claude/plugins/known_marketplaces.jsonRegistered marketplace sources
~/.claude/plugins/cache/Actual plugin files

A plugin is active ONLY when:

  1. Exists in installed_plugins.json (registered)
  2. Listed in settings.json → enabledPlugins with value true
Issue 3: Marketplace Cache Stale

Symptoms:

  • GitHub has latest changes
  • Install finds plugin but gets old version
  • Newly added plugins not visible

Solution:

bash
# Update marketplace cache
claude plugin marketplace update marketplace-name

# Or clear and re-fetch
rm -rf ~/.claude/plugins/cache/marketplace-name
claude plugin marketplace update marketplace-name
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Issue 4: Plugin Not Found in Marketplace

Common causes (in order of likelihood):

  1. Local changes not pushed to GitHub - Most common!

    bash
    git status
git push
claude plugin marketplace update marketplace-name

  2. marketplace.json configuration error

    bash
    python3 -m json.tool .claude-plugin/marketplace.json

  3. Skill directory missing

    bash
    ls -la skill-name/SKILL.md

Diagnostic Commands Reference

PurposeCommand
List marketplacesclaude plugin marketplace list
Update marketplaceclaude plugin marketplace update {name}
Install pluginclaude plugin install {plugin}@{marketplace}
Enable pluginclaude plugin enable {plugin}@{marketplace}
Disable pluginclaude plugin disable {plugin}@{marketplace}
Uninstall pluginclaude plugin uninstall {plugin}@{marketplace}
Check installedcat ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json | jq '.plugins | keys'
Check enabledcat ~/.claude/settings.json | jq '.enabledPlugins'

Batch Enable Missing Plugins

To enable all installed but disabled plugins from a marketplace:

bash
python3 scripts/enable_all_plugins.py marketplace-name

Skills vs Commands Architecture

Claude Code has two types of user-invocable extensions:

  1. Skills (in skills/ directory)

    • Auto-activated based on description matching
    • Loaded when user request matches skill description

  2. Commands (in commands/ directory)

    • Explicitly invocable via /command-name
    • Appears in Skill tool's available list
    • Requires command file (e.g., commands/seer.md)

If a skill should be explicitly invocable, add a corresponding command file.

References

  • See references/known_issues.md for GitHub issue tracking
  • See references/architecture.md for detailed plugin architecture

© daymade, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting of daymade/claude-code-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/architecture.md
  • references/known_issues.md
  • scripts/diagnose_plugins.py
  • scripts/enable_all_plugins.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0e52df5

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Questions about Claude Skills Troubleshooting

What does Claude Skills Troubleshooting do?

Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues. An agent skill from daymade/claude-code-skills. Claude Skills Troubleshooting is an agent skill from daymade/claude-code-skills. Diagnose and resolve Claude Code plugin and skill issues.

When should I use Claude Skills Troubleshooting?

Claude Skills Troubleshooting fits situations like: include plugin not working; skill not showing; installed but disabled; enabledPlugins issues.

How do I install Claude Skills Troubleshooting in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Claude Skills Troubleshooting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-skills-troubleshooting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (daymade-claude-code/claude-skills-troubleshooting in daymade/claude-code-skills) into .agents/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Claude Skills Troubleshooting 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 daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-skills-troubleshooting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting, .gemini/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting, .github/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting and .opencode/skills/claude-skills-troubleshooting in your project.

What does Claude Skills Troubleshooting need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Claude Skills Troubleshooting needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (claude, python3, git and jq). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Claude Skills Troubleshooting access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Claude Skills Troubleshooting 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 Claude Skills Troubleshooting use?

Claude Skills Troubleshooting is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Claude Skills Troubleshooting use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Claude Skills Troubleshooting?

daymade (a GitHub user) maintains it in daymade/claude-code-skills, which has 1,448 GitHub stars. The repository holds 104 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: daymade/claude-code-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.