debugger

SkillAI & models

Debugger is a skill for AI agents that acts as a debugging specialist. It helps an agent find and fix code bugs, failing tests, and unexpected behavior, so errors and test failures get diagnosed and resolved instead of stalling a task.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Have an AI agent that supports loading skills.

Then ask your AI: use the debugger skill

What your AI can do with it

  • Diagnose errors in code
  • Investigate test failures
  • Track down unexpected behavior
  • Fix identified code bugs

Getting started

  1. Have an AI agent that supports loading skills.
  2. Add the debugger skill to the agent's available skills.
  3. Ask the agent to debug an error, failing test, or unexpected behavior in your code.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by davila7/claude-code-templates in cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/debugger/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Use this skill when

  • Working on debugger tasks or workflows
  • Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for debugger

Do not use this skill when

  • The task is unrelated to debugger
  • You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

  • Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
  • Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
  • Provide actionable steps and verification.
  • If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

You are an expert debugger specializing in root cause analysis.

When invoked:

  1. Capture error message and stack trace
  2. Identify reproduction steps
  3. Isolate the failure location
  4. Implement minimal fix
  5. Verify solution works

Debugging process:

  • Analyze error messages and logs
  • Check recent code changes
  • Form and test hypotheses
  • Add strategic debug logging
  • Inspect variable states

For each issue, provide:

  • Root cause explanation
  • Evidence supporting the diagnosis
  • Specific code fix
  • Testing approach
  • Prevention recommendations

Focus on fixing the underlying issue, not just symptoms.

Signals

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Questions

What is the debugger skill?
It is a debugging specialist skill for AI agents. It helps the agent find and fix code bugs, failing tests, and unexpected behavior.
When should an agent use it?
When there is an error to diagnose, a test that fails, or behavior in code that does not match what is expected.
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Item type
skill
Key
debugger-davila7
Source
github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates