Agent skill

Openrouter Debug Bundle

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

Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues.

MITAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Openrouter Debug Bundle

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill openrouter-debug-bundle -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace openrouter-debug-bundle --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/openrouter-debug-bundle .claude/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle && 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
openrouter-debug-bundle
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
528 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues.

  • Works in 6 steps: Rule out environment problems first with… → Reproduce the failure with the Quick… → Extract the generation ID (jq -r '.id')… → …
  • Diagnosing failures
  • SKILL.md covers Current State, Overview, Prerequisites and Instructions, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls curl, jq and node; reaches openrouter.ai and status.openrouter.ai; needs OPENROUTER_API_KEY

What it does

Openrouter Debug Bundle is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues. Use when diagnosing failures, unexpected responses, or latency problems. Triggers: 'openrouter debug', 'openrouter troubleshoot', 'debug openrouter request', 'openrouter issue'.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `references/debug-information-gathering.md`, `references/errors.md` and `references/examples.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Model routing and gateways. It works with OpenRouter and Python. 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

  • Diagnosing failures
  • Unexpected responses
  • Latency problems

Example prompts

  • “openrouter debug”
  • “openrouter troubleshoot”
  • “debug openrouter request”
  • “/openrouter-debug-bundle”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in OPENROUTER_API_KEY
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*), Bash(python3:*), Bash(node:*)

Workflow steps

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

  1. Rule out environment problems first with the Common Debug Checks: verify the key via /api/v1/auth/key, confirm the model exists in…
  2. Reproduce the failure with the Quick Debug: curl command — curl -v ... | tee /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt captures request headers, response…
  3. Extract the generation ID (jq -r '.id') and query GET /api/v1/generation?id=$GEN_ID to get exact cost, token counts, generation_time, and…
  4. For failures inside an application, call debug_request() from the Python Debug Bundle Generator to capture the same…
  5. Match the symptoms against the Error Handling table (missing generation ID, 502/503, model_not_found, slow TTFT).
  6. Before sharing a bundle, redact API keys per Enterprise Considerations (sk-or-v1-... -> sk-or-v1-[REDACTED]) and include the generation ID…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 23ea8d4. 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
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Grep
    • Bash(curl:*)
    • Bash(jq:*)
    • Bash(python3:*)
    • Bash(node:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl
    • jq
    • node
    • python3

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • openrouter.ai
    • status.openrouter.ai

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • OPENROUTER_API_KEY

    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

Openrouter Debug Bundle loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 66 tokens; SKILL.md has 528 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~66
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.3k

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 23ea8d4, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 528 words, ~2,489 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
openrouter-debug-bundle
description
Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues. Use when diagnosing failures, unexpected responses, or latency problems. Triggers: 'openrouter debug', 'openrouter troubleshoot', 'debug openrouter request', 'openrouter issue'.
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*), Bash(python3:*), Bash(node:*)
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
version
1.20.0
license
MIT
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags
saas, openrouter, debugging, troubleshooting

OpenRouter Debug Bundle

Current State

!node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A' !python3 --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A'

Overview

When an OpenRouter request fails or returns unexpected results, you need a structured debug bundle: the exact request, response, headers, generation metadata, and environment info. The generation ID (gen-* prefix in response.id) is the key correlator -- it lets you look up exact cost, provider used, and latency via GET /api/v1/generation?id=.

Prerequisites

  • An OpenRouter API key (sk-or-v1-...) exported as OPENROUTER_API_KEY — see the openrouter-install-auth skill for setup
  • curl and jq for the quick-debug flow and the Common Debug Checks
  • Python 3.8+ with the openai and requests packages for the Debug Bundle Generator
  • A failing or suspect request you can reproduce — its gen-* generation ID is what everything else correlates on

Instructions

  1. Rule out environment problems first with the Common Debug Checks: verify the key via /api/v1/auth/key, confirm the model exists in /api/v1/models, and check status.openrouter.ai.
  2. Reproduce the failure with the Quick Debug: curl command — curl -v ... | tee /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt captures request headers, response headers, and body in one transcript.
  3. Extract the generation ID (jq -r '.id') and query GET /api/v1/generation?id=$GEN_ID to get exact cost, token counts, generation_time, and provider_name.
  4. For failures inside an application, call debug_request() from the Python Debug Bundle Generator to capture the same request/response/error/latency/environment data as a DebugBundle and save it with bundle.save("debug_bundle.json").
  5. Match the symptoms against the Error Handling table (missing generation ID, 502/503, model_not_found, slow TTFT).
  6. Before sharing a bundle, redact API keys per Enterprise Considerations (sk-or-v1-... -> sk-or-v1-[REDACTED]) and include the generation ID in any OpenRouter support request.

Quick Debug: curl

bash
# Send a request and capture full response with headers
curl -v https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "HTTP-Referer: https://my-app.com" \
  -H "X-Title: debug-test" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Say hello"}],
    "max_tokens": 50
  }' 2>&1 | tee /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt

# Extract generation ID from response
GEN_ID=$(jq -r '.id' /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt 2>/dev/null)
echo "Generation ID: $GEN_ID"

# Look up generation metadata (exact cost, provider, latency)
curl -s "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/generation?id=$GEN_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" | jq '.data | {
    model: .model,
    total_cost: .total_cost,
    tokens_prompt: .tokens_prompt,
    tokens_completion: .tokens_completion,
    generation_time: .generation_time,
    provider: .provider_name
  }'

Python Debug Bundle Generator

python
import os, json, time, platform, sys
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
from typing import Optional
from openai import OpenAI, APIError
import requests as http_requests

@dataclass
class DebugBundle:
    timestamp: str
    generation_id: Optional[str]
    request_model: str
    request_messages: list
    request_params: dict
    response_status: str
    response_model: Optional[str]
    response_content: Optional[str]
    error_type: Optional[str]
    error_message: Optional[str]
    error_code: Optional[int]
    latency_ms: float
    generation_metadata: Optional[dict]
    environment: dict

    def to_json(self) -> str:
        return json.dumps(asdict(self), indent=2)

    def save(self, path: str = "debug_bundle.json"):
        with open(path, "w") as f:
            f.write(self.to_json())

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
    default_headers={"HTTP-Referer": "https://my-app.com", "X-Title": "my-app"},
)

def debug_request(
    messages: list[dict],
    model: str = "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
    **kwargs,
) -> DebugBundle:
    """Execute a request and capture everything for debugging."""
    env = {
        "python": sys.version,
        "platform": platform.platform(),
        "openai_sdk": getattr(__import__("openai"), "__version__", "unknown"),
    }

    start = time.monotonic()
    gen_id = None
    response_model = None
    content = None
    error_type = None
    error_msg = None
    error_code = None
    status = "success"
    gen_meta = None

    try:
        response = client.chat.completions.create(
            model=model, messages=messages, **kwargs
        )
        gen_id = response.id
        response_model = response.model
        content = response.choices[0].message.content
    except APIError as e:
        status = "error"
        error_type = type(e).__name__
        error_msg = str(e)
        error_code = e.status_code
    except Exception as e:
        status = "error"
        error_type = type(e).__name__
        error_msg = str(e)

    latency = (time.monotonic() - start) * 1000

    # Fetch generation metadata if we have an ID
    if gen_id:
        try:
            gen = http_requests.get(
                f"https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/generation?id={gen_id}",
                headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OPENROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
                timeout=5,
            ).json()
            gen_meta = gen.get("data")
        except Exception:
            pass

    return DebugBundle(
        timestamp=datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
        generation_id=gen_id,
        request_model=model,
        request_messages=messages,
        request_params={k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k != "messages"},
        response_status=status,
        response_model=response_model,
        response_content=content,
        error_type=error_type,
        error_message=error_msg,
        error_code=error_code,
        latency_ms=round(latency, 1),
        generation_metadata=gen_meta,
        environment=env,
    )

# Usage
bundle = debug_request(
    [{"role": "user", "content": "Test"}],
    model="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet",
    max_tokens=100,
)
print(bundle.to_json())
bundle.save("debug_bundle.json")

Common Debug Checks

bash
# 1. Verify API key is valid
curl -s https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/auth/key \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" | jq '.data | {label, usage, limit, is_free_tier}'

# 2. Check if model exists
MODEL="anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet"
curl -s https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | jq --arg m "$MODEL" '.data[] | select(.id == $m) | {id, context_length}'

# 3. Check OpenRouter status
curl -s https://status.openrouter.ai/api/v2/status.json | jq '.status'

Output

Running these flows leaves you with concrete debug artifacts:

  • /tmp/openrouter-debug.txt — the full verbose curl transcript (request/response headers plus the completion JSON) from the quick-debug step
  • A generation-metadata JSON from /api/v1/generation: model, total_cost, tokens_prompt, tokens_completion, generation_time, and provider_name
  • debug_bundle.json — the serialized DebugBundle: timestamp, generation ID, request model/messages/params, response status and content, error type/message/code, latency_ms, generation metadata, and environment info (Python version, platform, SDK version)
  • One-line JSON results from the three Common Debug Checks (key label/usage/limit, model existence, OpenRouter status)
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Examples

Looking up a request you just sent by its generation ID:

bash
curl -s "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/generation?id=$GEN_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" | jq '.data | {model, total_cost, generation_time, provider: .provider_name}'
json
{
  "model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
  "total_cost": 0.000021,
  "generation_time": 412,
  "provider": "OpenAI"
}

If the metadata comes back empty, wait 1-2 seconds and retry with the same key that made the request. More worked examples: references/examples.md.

Error Handling

ErrorCauseFix
No generation ID in responseRequest failed before reaching providerCheck network, verify base URL is https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
Generation metadata missingFetched too soon or wrong keyWait 1-2s; use same API key that made the request
Intermittent 502/503Upstream provider outageCheck status.openrouter.ai; try different provider
model_not_foundModel ID typo or model removedQuery /api/v1/models to verify model exists
Slow TTFT (>10s)Model cold start or overloadUse streaming; try :floor variant for different provider

Enterprise Considerations

  • Always redact API keys from debug bundles before sharing (sk-or-v1-... -> sk-or-v1-[REDACTED])
  • Include the generation ID when contacting OpenRouter support -- it's the primary lookup key
  • Log debug bundles to structured storage for post-incident analysis
  • Set up automated debug bundle capture on 4xx/5xx responses in production
  • Compare failing requests against a known-good baseline to isolate changes

References

  • Examples | Errors
  • Generation API | Status

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Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills/.curated/openrouter-debug-bundle of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/debug-information-gathering.md
  • references/errors.md
  • references/examples.md
  • references/log-analysis.md
  • references/request-logging.md
  • references/response-analysis.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 23ea8d4

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Questions about Openrouter Debug Bundle

What does Openrouter Debug Bundle do?

Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues. Openrouter Debug Bundle is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Create debug bundles for troubleshooting OpenRouter API issues.

When should I use Openrouter Debug Bundle?

Openrouter Debug Bundle fits situations like: diagnosing failures; unexpected responses; latency problems.

How do I install Openrouter Debug Bundle in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Openrouter Debug Bundle in Codex?

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

Can I use Openrouter Debug Bundle 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 openrouter-debug-bundle -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle, .gemini/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle, .github/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle and .opencode/skills/openrouter-debug-bundle in your project.

What does Openrouter Debug Bundle need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Openrouter Debug Bundle needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl, jq, node and python3) and credentials named OPENROUTER_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in OPENROUTER_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*), Bash(python3:*), Bash(node:*). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Openrouter Debug Bundle access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: openrouter.ai and status.openrouter.ai; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Openrouter Debug Bundle 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 Openrouter Debug Bundle use?

Openrouter Debug Bundle 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 Openrouter Debug Bundle use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k 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 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Openrouter Debug Bundle?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,821 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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