The Art of Debugging
stas00/the-art-of-debugging
Condensed debugging method and tool recipes for Unix, Python and PyTorch programs: crashes, hangs, segfaults, wrong output, CUDA OOM, NaN values and slowness.
Debug AOTInductor (AOTI) errors and crashes. An agent skill from pytorch/pytorch.
$ npx skills add pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install pytorch/pytorch aoti-debug --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/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .claude/skills/aoti-debug && 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 "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .claude/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debugType 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 pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install pytorch/pytorch aoti-debug --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .agents/skills/aoti-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .agents/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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 pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install pytorch/pytorch aoti-debug --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .cursor/skills/aoti-debug && 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 "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .cursor/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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/pytorch/pytorch.git --path .agents/skills/aoti-debug--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 pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install pytorch/pytorch aoti-debug --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .gemini/skills/aoti-debug && 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 "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .gemini/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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 pytorch/pytorch aoti-debugInstalls 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 pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .github/skills/aoti-debug && 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 "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .github/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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 pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install pytorch/pytorch aoti-debug --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/aoti-debug .opencode/skills/aoti-debug && 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 "aoti-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/tree/main/.agents/skills/aoti-debug into .opencode/skills/aoti-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aoti-debug", 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.
aoti-debugDebug AOTInductor (AOTI) errors and crashes. An agent skill from pytorch/pytorch.
Aoti Debug is an agent skill from pytorch/pytorch. Debug AOTInductor (AOTI) errors and crashes. Use when encountering AOTI segfaults, device mismatch errors, constant loading failures, or runtime errors from aotcompile, aotload, aoticompileandpackage, or aotiloadpackage.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `triton-index-out-of-bounds.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Debugging and Deep learning. It works with CUDA. The repository describes itself as: Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration.
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 84af535. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pythonFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Aoti Debug loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 693 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.
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.
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 693 words (~1,694 tokens).
“This skill helps diagnose and fix common AOTInductor issues.”
SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/aoti-debug of pytorch/pytorch.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 84af535
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in pytorch/pytorch, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Aoti Debug next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoti Debug this skillpytorch/pytorch | 104k | 1 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| The Art of Debuggingstas00/the-art-of-debugging | 1.7k | — | ~6.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | |
| Veomni DebugByteDance-Seed/VeOmni | 2.2k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Cuda Cpp Kernelvipshop/cache-dit | 1.3k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Debug Cuda Crashsgl-project/sglang | 37k | 2 repos | ~4.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Quark Torch Debugamd/Quark | 181 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
stas00/the-art-of-debugging
Condensed debugging method and tool recipes for Unix, Python and PyTorch programs: crashes, hangs, segfaults, wrong output, CUDA OOM, NaN values and slowness.
ByteDance-Seed/VeOmni
A skill your agent uses for ANY bug, error, crash, wrong output, loss divergence, gradient explosion, test failure, CUDA error, distributed training hang, checkpoint load failure, or unexpected…
vipshop/cache-dit
A skill your agent uses when writing, debugging, porting, reviewing, or optimizing CUDA C++ or PTX kernels; investigating CUDA Runtime or Driver API behavior; profiling kernels with Nsight Systems…
sgl-project/sglang
Call this skill when you need to debug CUDA crashes in SGLang using kernel API logging
amd/Quark
Diagnose failed Quark installation, PTQ execution, script generation, or export attempts.
sgl-project/sglang
Debug hanging issues in SGLang distributed inference (TP/PP/DP/EP).
pytorch/pytorch
Add unsigned integer (uint) type support to PyTorch operators by updating ATDISPATCH macros.
pytorch/pytorch
Write docstrings for PyTorch functions and methods following PyTorch conventions.
pytorch/pytorch
Query PyTorch CI, GitHub Actions, HUD, Grafana, and infrastructure metrics.
pytorch/pytorch
Choose 32-bit vs 64-bit index math in PyTorch CUDA kernels. An agent skill from pytorch/pytorch.
pytorch/pytorch
Document undocumented public APIs in PyTorch by removing functions from coverageignorefunctions and coverageignoreclasses in docs/source/conf.py, running Sphinx coverage, and adding the appropriate…
pytorch/pytorch
Fix bugs reported in PyTorch GitHub issues by reproducing, root-causing, and implementing a fix in the local working tree.
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Debug AOTInductor (AOTI) errors and crashes. An agent skill from pytorch/pytorch. Aoti Debug is an agent skill from pytorch/pytorch. Debug AOTInductor (AOTI) errors and crashes.
Aoti Debug fits situations like: encountering AOTI segfaults; device mismatch errors; constant loading failures; runtime errors from aotcompile.
Run `npx skills add pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/aoti-debug in pytorch/pytorch) into .claude/skills/aoti-debug in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/aoti-debug in pytorch/pytorch) into .agents/skills/aoti-debug in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add pytorch/pytorch --skill aoti-debug -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aoti-debug, .gemini/skills/aoti-debug, .github/skills/aoti-debug and .opencode/skills/aoti-debug in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Aoti Debug needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
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.
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.
Aoti Debug has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aoti Debug: The Art of Debugging (stas00/the-art-of-debugging, 1.7k stars), Veomni Debug (ByteDance-Seed/VeOmni, 2.2k stars), Cuda Cpp Kernel (vipshop/cache-dit, 1.3k stars) and Debug Cuda Crash (sgl-project/sglang, 37k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
pytorch (a GitHub organization) maintains it in pytorch/pytorch, which has 103,819 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: pytorch/pytorch on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.