Agent skill

Algolia Common Errors

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Algolia Common Errors

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill algolia-common-errors -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace algolia-common-errors --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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/algolia-common-errors .claude/skills/algolia-common-errors && 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
algolia-common-errors
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~983 tokens
SKILL.md length
412 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence.

  • Works in 6 steps: Capture the smallest failing call,… → Classify the operation as search,… → Compare the operation with the intended… → …
  • An integration returns 4xx
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Tool Discipline and Current Contract, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Algolia Common Errors is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence. Use when an integration returns 4xx or 5xx responses, stale results, or unexpected empty hits. Trigger with "debug Algolia error", "Algolia 403", or "Algolia search failed".

Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/official-docs.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Search implementation. It works with Algolia. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • An integration returns 4xx
  • Unexpected empty hits
  • With debug Algolia error
  • Algolia search failed

Example prompts

  • “debug Algolia error”
  • “Algolia 403”
  • “Algolia search failed”
  • “/algolia-common-errors”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit

Workflow steps

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

  1. Capture the smallest failing call, status, message, request ID, application ID suffix, index name, and package version.
  2. Classify the operation as search, indexing, settings, key management, analytics, or events.
  3. Compare the operation with the intended key ACLs and index restrictions.
  4. Reproduce against a safe test index or read-only query with the same client boundary.
  5. Check task completion, index spelling, filters, attributes, and environment routing in that order.
  6. Apply one correction, rerun the minimal reproduction, and record before-and-after evidence.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 80f86df. 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:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • WebFetch
    • Write
    • Edit

    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

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

    • algolia.com
    • status.algolia.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.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Algolia Common Errors loads about 983 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 412 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
~983
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.3k

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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit 80f86df, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 412 words, ~983 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/algolia-common-errors/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
algolia-common-errors
description
Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence. Use when an integration returns 4xx or 5xx responses, stale results, or unexpected empty hits. Trigger with "debug Algolia error", "Algolia 403", or "Algolia search failed".
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
argument-hint
[repository-path] [error-or-request-id]
version
1.8.0
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
license
MIT
tags
saas, algolia, debugging
model
inherit
effort
medium

Algolia Error Triage

Overview

This skill turns an Algolia symptom into a reproducible diagnosis. It favors the response status, message, request ID, client version, operation, and target index over generic error folklore.

Prerequisites

  • A named repository, environment, and Algolia application or index in scope
  • The local lockfile and installed client types as implementation authority
  • A safe read-only query or explicitly disposable test target
  • Current first-party documentation for any provider behavior that affects the change

Tool Discipline

Use Read, Glob, and Grep to inspect local code, configuration names, tests, and dependency versions. Use WebFetch only for current official Algolia documentation. Use Write or Edit only after identifying the target files, constraints, and verification plan.

Current Contract

  • A 403 is an authorization fact, not proof that an unrestricted key is required.
  • A successful write is asynchronous; compare the returned task ID and wait behavior before calling data stale.
  • A 404 can identify a missing index, application, route, or regional endpoint; preserve the full response.
  • A 429 must be interpreted from the returned message and current plan or key restrictions, not from a guessed universal quota.

Authentication

Inspect only redacted key metadata and ACL intent. Never print, paste, or replace a credential with an Admin key merely to make a failing request succeed.

Show full SKILL.md (202 more words)Show less

Instructions

  1. Capture the smallest failing call, status, message, request ID, application ID suffix, index name, and package version.
  2. Classify the operation as search, indexing, settings, key management, analytics, or events.
  3. Compare the operation with the intended key ACLs and index restrictions.
  4. Reproduce against a safe test index or read-only query with the same client boundary.
  5. Check task completion, index spelling, filters, attributes, and environment routing in that order.
  6. Apply one correction, rerun the minimal reproduction, and record before-and-after evidence.

Approval Boundaries

Do not broaden ACLs, rotate keys, change production settings, or replay writes until the target and failure class are confirmed.

Output

Return the symptom, evidence, root-cause hypothesis, ruled-out alternatives, minimum fix, verification result, and any remaining uncertainty.

Error Handling

ConditionResponse
401 or 403Verify application/key pairing and required ACL; do not escalate privilege blindly.
404Confirm endpoint, application, and exact index name.
429Honor the response and measure request pressure before adding bounded retry.
Stale resultWait for the specific task and verify the queried index.

Examples

Use this compact input and expected handoff to calibrate scope and evidence quality.

Input:

text
operation=saveObjects; status=403; index=products_stage

Expected handoff:

text
cause=missing-addObject-ACL; fix=request-scoped-key; admin-key-used=no

Resources

© jeremylongshore, 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 (references) in skills/.curated/algolia-common-errors of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/official-docs.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 80f86df

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Questions about Algolia Common Errors

What does Algolia Common Errors do?

Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence. Algolia Common Errors is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Diagnose Algolia request, credential, index, task, and query failures from concrete evidence.

When should I use Algolia Common Errors?

Algolia Common Errors fits situations like: an integration returns 4xx; unexpected empty hits; with debug Algolia error; algolia search failed.

How do I install Algolia Common Errors in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill algolia-common-errors -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/algolia-common-errors in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/algolia-common-errors in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Algolia Common Errors in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill algolia-common-errors -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/algolia-common-errors in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/algolia-common-errors in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Algolia Common Errors 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill algolia-common-errors -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/algolia-common-errors, .gemini/skills/algolia-common-errors, .github/skills/algolia-common-errors and .opencode/skills/algolia-common-errors in your project.

What does Algolia Common Errors need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Algolia Common Errors is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Algolia Common Errors access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: algolia.com and status.algolia.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Algolia Common Errors 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 Algolia Common Errors use?

Algolia Common Errors is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Algolia Common Errors use?

About 983 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 333 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Algolia Common Errors?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Algolia Common Errors: Hackernews (sigcli/sigcli, 293 stars), Algolia Search (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars), Algolia (zapier/connectors, 176 stars) and Browsing Hackernews (browsing-skills/browsing-skills, 117 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Algolia Common Errors?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,825 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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