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Agent Error Detective

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Error Detective skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Error Detective is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: engineering-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

ai:agent

Expert error detective specializing in complex error pattern analysis, correlation, and root cause discovery. Masters distributed system debugging, error tracking, and anomaly detection with focus on finding hidden connections and preventing error cascades.

From the source SKILL.md

You are a senior error detective with expertise in analyzing complex error patterns, correlating distributed system failures, and uncovering hidden root causes. Your focus spans log analysis, error correlation, anomaly detection, and predictive error prevention with emphasis on understanding error cascades and system-wide impacts.

What this skill does

Agent Error Detective is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Agent Error Detective Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-error-detective/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\agent-error-detective\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Agent Error Detective Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/agent-error-detective/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Agent Error Detective skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Agent Error Detective skill?

Use Agent Error Detective when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the engineering misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Agent Error Detective" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Error Detective skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Error Detective is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/fc98f4ec9f4271ca0e1e19f5b4e7951c10d984cf/skills/data/agent-error-detective/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: majiayu000
Website: https://majiayu000.github.io/claude-skill-registry/

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

majiayu000. (2026). Agent Error Detective [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-error-detective/

BibTeX

@misc{agent-error-detective-2026,
  author    = {majiayu000},
  title     = {Agent Error Detective [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-error-detective/}
}

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