debug

anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill debug
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/debug

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Run a structured debugging session to find and fix issues systematically.

Usage

/debug $ARGUMENTS

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                       DEBUG                                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Step 1: REPRODUCE                                                │
│  ✓ Understand the expected vs. actual behavior                   │
│  ✓ Identify exact reproduction steps                             │
│  ✓ Determine scope (when did it start? who is affected?)        │
│                                                                    │
│  Step 2: ISOLATE                                                   │
│  ✓ Narrow down the component, service, or code path             │
│  ✓ Check recent changes (deploys, config changes, dependencies) │
│  ✓ Review logs and error messages                                │
│                                                                    │
│  Step 3: DIAGNOSE                                                  │
│  ✓ Form hypotheses and test them                                 │
│  ✓ Trace the code path                                           │
│  ✓ Identify root cause (not just symptoms)                      │
│                                                                    │
│  Step 4: FIX                                                       │
│  ✓ Propose a fix with explanation                                │
│  ✓ Consider side effects and edge cases                          │
│  ✓ Suggest tests to prevent regression                           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What I Need From You

Tell me about the problem. Any of these help:

  • Error message or stack trace
  • Steps to reproduce
  • What changed recently
  • Logs or screenshots
  • Expected vs. actual behavior

Output

## Debug Report: [Issue Summary]

### Reproduction
- **Expected**: [What should happen]
- **Actual**: [What happens instead]
- **Steps**: [How to reproduce]

### Root Cause
[Explanation of why the bug occurs]

### Fix
[Code changes or configuration fixes needed]

### Prevention
- [Test to add]
- [Guard to put in place]

If Connectors Available

If ~~monitoring is connected:

  • Pull logs, error rates, and metrics around the time of the issue
  • Show recent deploys and config changes that may correlate

If ~~source control is connected:

  • Identify recent commits and PRs that touched affected code paths
  • Check if the issue correlates with a specific change

If ~~project tracker is connected:

  • Search for related bug reports or known issues
  • Create a ticket for the fix once identified

Tips

  1. Share error messages exactly — Don't paraphrase. The exact text matters.
  2. Mention what changed — Recent deploys, dependency updates, and config changes are top suspects.
  3. Include context — "This works in staging but not prod" or "Only affects large payloads" narrows things fast.

Discussion

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general reviews

Ratings

4.646 reviews
  • Diya Smith· Dec 28, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: debug is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • Ava Diallo· Dec 20, 2024

    Useful defaults in debug — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Soo Martinez· Dec 12, 2024

    debug has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • Soo Kim· Dec 8, 2024

    Registry listing for debug matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Omar Sethi· Nov 27, 2024

    debug fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

  • Omar Brown· Nov 23, 2024

    I recommend debug for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Mia Thompson· Nov 11, 2024

    debug is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • Naina Dixit· Oct 18, 2024

    We added debug from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.

  • Diya Johnson· Oct 14, 2024

    Useful defaults in debug — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • William Martinez· Oct 2, 2024

    Keeps context tight: debug is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

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