Agent skill

Error Propagation

by hoangsonww in hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor

Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent…

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Error Propagation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill error-propagation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor error-propagation --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/hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ccam-workflows/skills/error-propagation .claude/skills/error-propagation && 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-propagation
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~688 tokens
SKILL.md length
309 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent…

  • Works in 5 steps: Failure Summary → Errors by Depth → Cascade Paths → …
  • A multi-agent run failed and you need to find the origin and blast radius of the failure
  • SKILL.md covers Input, Data Sources, Report Sections and Output
  • Calls npm

What it does

Error Propagation is an agent skill from hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor. Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent Monitor workflow intelligence API and the session event stream. Use when a multi-agent run failed and you need to find the origin and blast radius of the failure.

Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Multi-agent orchestration. The repository describes itself as: 🚀 A real-time monitoring dashboard for Claude Code & Codex, built with SQLite3, Node.js, Express, React, Vite, TailwindCSS, & WebSockets. It tracks sessions, agent activity… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A multi-agent run failed and you need to find the origin and blast radius of the failure
  • Tasks that involve Multi-agent orchestration

Example prompts

  • “/error-propagation”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Failure Summary
  2. Errors by Depth
  3. Cascade Paths
  4. Error Taxonomy
  5. Containment Assessment

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1a10d68. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, 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 Propagation loads about 688 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 309 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~93
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~688

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 hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor at commit 1a10d68, republished under its MIT licence (© hoangsonww). 309 words, ~688 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/error-propagation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
error-propagation
description
Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent Monitor workflow intelligence API and the session event stream. Use when a multi-agent run failed and you need to find the origin and blast radius of the failure.

Error Propagation

Trace where a multi-agent session's failures started and how far they spread.

Input

The user provides: $ARGUMENTS

A session ID. If empty, fetch GET /api/sessions?limit=1, but prefer the most recent session whose status is error or abandoned; state which one you picked.

Data Sources

EndpointReturns
GET /api/workflows/{sessionId}The errorPropagation dataset: failures grouped by agent depth, with originating depth and cascade paths to parents
GET /api/events?session_id={sessionId}The event stream — corroborate with APIError, SubagentStop, and failing PostToolUse events (event_type, tool_name, summary, timestamp)

Report Sections

1. Failure Summary

From errorPropagation: total errors, the depth where the first error originated, and how many distinct agents were affected. Origin depth: d · Errors: N · Agents affected: M

2. Errors by Depth
DepthErrors originatedErrors inherited from childrenNet failing agents
Show whether failures concentrate deep in the tree (leaf subagents) or shallow (orchestrator).
3. Cascade Paths

For each originating failure, the path it propagated along: debugger (depth 2, tool failure) → code-review (depth 1, marked error) → root (depth 0, aborted) Tie each step to a concrete event from /api/events (event_type + tool_name + timestamp) where available.

4. Error Taxonomy

Break errors down by type from the event stream: APIError vs failing tool calls vs SubagentStop with error status. Note the most frequent tool involved in failures.

5. Containment Assessment

Whether failures were contained at the depth where they originated or leaked to parents. Name any parent that aborted solely because a child failed — a candidate for better error handling / isolation.

Output

  • Markdown tables for the depth breakdown; a fenced list for cascade paths.
  • Timestamps for the first and last error.
  • Cite only errors present in errorPropagation and the event stream; never invent failures or causes.
  • If the session has no errors, say so plainly and stop.
  • If the dashboard is unreachable, tell the user to start it with npm start from the repo root.

© hoangsonww, 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 1 other file in plugins/ccam-workflows/skills/error-propagation of hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1a10d68

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Questions about Error Propagation

What does Error Propagation do?

Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent…. Error Propagation is an agent skill from hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor. Trace error propagation through a multi-agent session by agent depth — where failures originated, the depth at which they appeared, and how they cascaded up to parent agents — using the Agent Monitor workflow intelligence API and the session event stream.

When should I use Error Propagation?

Error Propagation fits situations like: A multi-agent run failed and you need to find the origin and blast radius of the failure; tasks that involve Multi-agent orchestration.

How do I install Error Propagation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill error-propagation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ccam-workflows/skills/error-propagation in hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor) into .claude/skills/error-propagation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Error Propagation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill error-propagation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ccam-workflows/skills/error-propagation in hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor) into .agents/skills/error-propagation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Error Propagation 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 hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill error-propagation -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-propagation, .gemini/skills/error-propagation, .github/skills/error-propagation and .opencode/skills/error-propagation in your project.

What does Error Propagation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Error Propagation needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm).

Does Error Propagation access the network?

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

Is Error Propagation 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 Error Propagation use?

Error Propagation 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 Error Propagation use?

About 688 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Propagation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Error Propagation: Orca CLI (stablyai/orca, 88k stars), Paseo Advisor Second Opinion (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars), O2 Review Loop (openobserve/openobserve, 22k stars) and Paseo Committee (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Error Propagation?

hoangsonww (a GitHub user) maintains it in hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor, which has 1,054 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.