Messages Ops
affaan-m/ECC
Evidence-first live messaging workflow for ECC. An agent skill from affaan-m/ECC.
Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it.
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Install Error Message Writer
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writer --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .claude/skills/error-message-writer && 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 "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .claude/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writerType 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .agents/skills/error-message-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .agents/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .cursor/skills/error-message-writer && 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 "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .cursor/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/error-message-writer--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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .gemini/skills/error-message-writer && 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 "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .gemini/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writerInstalls 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .github/skills/error-message-writer && 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 "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .github/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills error-message-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/error-message-writer .opencode/skills/error-message-writer && 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 "error-message-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/error-message-writer into .opencode/skills/error-message-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "error-message-writer", 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
error-message-writer- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~878 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 459 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it.
- Asked to write an error message
- SKILL.md covers Working from a brief, Required Inputs, Output Format and Quality Checks, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Validation text
What it does
Error Message Writer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it. Use when asked to write an error message, validation text, a failure/empty-error state, or to rewrite a cryptic system error. Produces human, blame-free error copy — what went wrong, why (if useful), and the next step — with options per surface (inline, toast, full page) and the related success/empty states.
Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to write an error message
- Validation text
- A failure/empty-error state
- Rewrite a cryptic system error
Example prompts
- “/error-message-writer”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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
Error Message Writer loads about 878 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 459 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 459 words, ~878 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/error-message-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- error-message-writer
- description
- Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it. Use when asked to write an error message, validation text, a failure/empty-error state, or to rewrite a cryptic system error. Produces human, blame-free error copy — what went wrong, why (if useful), and the next step — with options per surface (inline, toast, full page) and the related success/empty states.
Error Message Writer Skill
An error is a moment of friction; a good error message turns it into a recovery. The formula is simple and rarely followed: say what happened, in plain language, and what to do next — without blaming the user or exposing a stack trace. This skill writes error copy that helps people get unstuck and keeps trust intact.
Working from a brief
Given "the payment failed" or a raw system error, write the message anyway — infer the likely cause and the recovery path, and label assumptions. Where the real cause is unknown to the user, focus on the next action. Never hand back a question instead of the copy; never surface internal/technical detail to end users.
Required Inputs
Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (else infer and label):
- What failed — the action or system, and the likely cause(s).
- The surface — inline field, toast/snackbar, modal, or full-page error.
- Recovery — what the user can actually do (retry, fix input, wait, contact support).
- Voice & constraints — tone, length limits, and whether a support/error code is needed.
Output Format
Error Message: [scenario]
- Recommended message — structured as:
- What happened — plainly, in the user's terms ("We couldn't process your payment").
- Why / what to check — only if it helps them act ("Your card was declined — check the details or try another card").
- Next step — the clear action (a button label or instruction).
- By surface — short variants for inline validation, toast, and full-page where relevant.
- Tone notes — blame-free, calm, human; matched to severity (a wrong field ≠ a data-loss event).
- For developers — a note on what to log vs. what to show (keep stack traces and codes out of the user message; offer a support reference if needed).
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Quality Checks
- States what happened in plain language — no codes, no jargon, no stack traces shown to the user
- Gives a concrete next step the user can take
- Blame-free — never "you entered it wrong"; focus on the fix
- Tone matches severity (minor validation vs. serious failure)
- Variants fit the surface (inline vs. toast vs. full page) and any length limits
- Separates what to log (technical) from what to show (human)
Anti-Patterns
- Do not show raw/technical errors ("Error 500", "null pointer") to end users
- Do not blame the user ("Invalid input") — say what to do instead
- Do not write a dead-end ("Something went wrong") with no next step
- Do not be jokey about serious failures (payment, data loss) — match the tone to the stakes
- Do not bury the action — the recovery step should be obvious
Based On
UX writing practice — plain-language, blame-free error messages with clear recovery, surface-appropriate variants, and log-vs-show separation.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Write an error message."
- "Write validation text for this form."
- "Rewrite this cryptic system error."
- "Make our error messages less blaming."
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/error-message-writer of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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| Error Message Writer this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~878 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Messages Opsaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 1 repos | ~724 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Linkedin Message Writergooseworks-ai/goose-skills | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Git Commit Message Writermergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents | 4k | — | ~664 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Codewhale Help Routercodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~617 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Helpbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Error Message Writer
What does Error Message Writer do?
Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it. Error Message Writer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write clear, helpful error messages that tell users what happened and how to fix it.
When should I use Error Message Writer?
Error Message Writer fits situations like: asked to write an error message; validation text; A failure/empty-error state; rewrite a cryptic system error.
How do I install Error Message Writer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/error-message-writer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/error-message-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Error Message Writer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/error-message-writer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/error-message-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Error Message Writer 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill error-message-writer -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-message-writer, .gemini/skills/error-message-writer, .github/skills/error-message-writer and .opencode/skills/error-message-writer in your project.
What does Error Message Writer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Error Message Writer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Error Message Writer 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 Error Message Writer 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 Message Writer use?
Error Message Writer 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 Message Writer use?
About 878 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Error Message Writer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Error Message Writer: Messages Ops (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Linkedin Message Writer (gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, 1.2k stars), Git Commit Message Writer (mergisi/awesome-openclaw-agents, 4k stars) and Codewhale Help Router (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Error Message Writer?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.