Agent skill

Debug

by Thank-you-Linus in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard

Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration.

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Install Debug

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug --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/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .claude/skills/debug && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .claude/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .agents/skills/debug && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .agents/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .cursor/skills/debug && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .cursor/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git --path .claude/skills/debug

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .gemini/skills/debug && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .gemini/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .github/skills/debug && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .github/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard debug --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/debug .opencode/skills/debug && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "debug" agent skill from https://github.com/Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug into .opencode/skills/debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.

Facts

Skill name: debug
GitHub stars: 211
Token cost: ~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length: 356 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 7
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration.

Works in 5 steps: Understand the Error → Analyze Root Cause → Investigate → …
Investigating errors
SKILL.md covers Context Loading, Debug Process, Common Issues and Solutions and Debug Tools, plus 1 more section
Calls git

What it does

Debug is an agent skill from Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard. Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration. Use when investigating errors, analyzing stack traces, fixing bugs, or troubleshooting unexpected behavior.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Debugging. It works with Home Assistant. The repository describes itself as: Elevate your smart home experience with a modern, responsive dashboard built on Home Assistant. Effortlessly manage your devices, areas and floors with an intuitive interface…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Investigating errors
Analyzing stack traces
Troubleshooting unexpected behavior

Example prompts

“/debug”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Understand the Error
Analyze Root Cause
Investigate
Fix the Issue
Verify and Document

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1a82a74. 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:
- git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, 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

Debug loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 356 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~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 Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard at commit 1a82a74, republished under its MIT licence (© Thank-you-Linus). 356 words, ~1,259 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/debug/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: debug
description: Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration. Use when investigating errors, analyzing stack traces, fixing bugs, or troubleshooting unexpected behavior.

Debug Errors and Bugs Systematically

Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior in the Linus Dashboard Home Assistant integration.

Context Loading

Before debugging, load:

.aidriven/memorybank.md - Project architecture
.aidriven/rules/clean_code.md - Code standards
.aidriven/rules/homeassistant_integration.md - HA patterns
.aidriven/rules/async_patterns.md - Async best practices

Debug Process

Step 1: Understand the Error

Collect Information:

Error message (full stack trace)
When does it occur? (startup, service call, state change)
Which file/function is involved?
User actions that trigger it
Home Assistant version and logs

Questions to Ask:

Is this a Python exception or HA-specific error?
Does the error occur consistently or randomly?
Are there related errors in home-assistant.log?
What changed recently (code, config, HA version)?

Step 2: Analyze Root Cause

Common Error Categories:

1. Async/Await Issues

python

# Symptoms:
# - "coroutine was never awaited"
# - Event loop blocking
# - Timeouts

# Check for:
await missing_function()  # Missing await
blocking_io_call()  # Blocking I/O in async context

2. Home Assistant Integration Errors

python

# Symptoms:
# - Integration fails to load
# - Config flow errors
# - Entity not showing up

# Check for:
# - Missing async_setup_entry/async_unload_entry
# - Incorrect platform registration
# - Missing unique_id on entities
# - Data not stored in hass.data correctly

3. API/Network Errors

python

# Symptoms:
# - Connection refused
# - Timeouts
# - 4xx/5xx HTTP errors

# Check for:
# - Supabase URL/key configuration
# - Network connectivity
# - API rate limits
# - Timeout values

Step 3: Investigate

Review Code:

Read the file where error occurs
Trace the execution path
Check function signatures
Review recent changes with git log

Check Logs:

bash

# Home Assistant logs
tail -f /config/home-assistant.log | grep linus

# Check for warnings
grep -i "warning.*linus" /config/home-assistant.log

Add Debug Logging:

python

import logging
_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)

_LOGGER.debug("Variable value: %s", variable)
_LOGGER.info("Entering function with args: %s", args)

Step 4: Fix the Issue

Apply Fix:

Make minimal changes to fix root cause
Follow code standards from .aidriven/rules/clean_code.md
Add error handling if missing
Update documentation if behavior changed

Test the Fix:

Restart Home Assistant
Reproduce the original error scenario
Verify error is gone
Check logs for new errors
Test related functionality

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Step 5: Verify and Document

Verification:

Error no longer occurs
No new errors introduced
Related features still work
Logs are clean

Documentation:

Update inline comments if needed
Note the fix in commit message
Update CHANGELOG if user-facing

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: "coroutine was never awaited"

Solution: Add await before async function calls

python

# Before
result = async_function()

# After
result = await async_function()

Issue: Integration doesn't load

Solution: Check entry setup and platform registration

python

# Ensure proper setup
async def async_setup_entry(hass, entry):
    await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)
    return True

Issue: Entity not updating

Solution: Verify state updates and coordinator refresh

python

# Ensure coordinator updates
await self.coordinator.async_request_refresh()

Issue: Timeout errors

Solution: Increase timeout or optimize slow operations

python

# Add proper timeout
async with timeout(30):
    result = await slow_operation()

Debug Tools

Home Assistant Developer Tools:

Services tab - Test service calls
States tab - Check entity states
Events tab - Monitor events
Template tab - Test templates

Python Debugging:

python

# Add breakpoint (if debugging locally)
import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

# Add detailed logging
_LOGGER.debug("State: %s, Attrs: %s", self.state, self.extra_state_attributes)

Git Tools:

bash

# Find when bug was introduced
git log --oneline -- path/to/file.py

# Check recent changes
git diff HEAD~5 -- path/to/file.py

Checklist

Before completing debug:

Root cause identified
Fix implemented following code standards
Error no longer reproduces
Related functionality tested
Logs reviewed for new issues
Changes documented

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/debug of Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1a82a74

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Questions about Debug

What does Debug do?

Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration. Debug is an agent skill from Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard. Debug errors, bugs, and unexpected behavior systematically in Home Assistant integration.

When should I use Debug?

Debug fits situations like: investigating errors; analyzing stack traces; troubleshooting unexpected behavior.

How do I install Debug in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/debug in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard) into .claude/skills/debug in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Debug in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill debug -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/debug in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard) into .agents/skills/debug in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Debug 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 Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard --skill 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/debug, .gemini/skills/debug, .github/skills/debug and .opencode/skills/debug in your project.

What does Debug need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Debug needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Debug access the network?

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

Is Debug 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 Debug use?

Debug 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 Debug use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Debug?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Debug: Cca Assistant (hvorragend/ha-blueprints, 170 stars), Issue To Regression Test (brunosabot/streamline-card, 269 stars), Trellis Session Insight (mindfold-ai/Trellis, 15k stars) and Native Data Fetching (CherryHQ/cherry-studio-app, 4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Debug?

Thank-you-Linus (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard, which has 211 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: Thank-you-Linus/Linus-Dashboard on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Debug

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Debug Errors and Bugs Systematically

Context Loading

Debug Process

Step 1: Understand the Error

Step 2: Analyze Root Cause

1. Async/Await Issues

2. Home Assistant Integration Errors

3. API/Network Errors

Step 3: Investigate

Step 4: Fix the Issue

Step 5: Verify and Document

Common Issues and Solutions

Issue: "coroutine was never awaited"

Issue: Integration doesn't load

Issue: Entity not updating

Issue: Timeout errors

Debug Tools

Checklist

Files

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