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Identify Skill Failure

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Identify Skill Failure 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. Identify Skill Failure is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: agents-skills-meta · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Use when an agent violates a loaded skill despite it being present in context — a gap exists between what the skill says and what the agent did. Also use when reviewing skill effectiveness after a violation, or when deciding whether a skill needs enhancement vs the failure is tolerable.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

What this skill does

Identify Skill Failure is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the agents-skills-meta sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/identify-skill-failure/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when an agent violates a loaded skill despite it being present in context — a gap exists between what the skill says and what the agent did. Also use when reviewing skill effectiveness after a violation, or when deciding whether a skill needs enhancement vs the failure is tolerable.

Who uses this skill

The Identify Skill Failure Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 153,000+ 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/identify-skill-failure
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/identify-skill-failure/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/identify-skill-failure/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/identify-skill-failure/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

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

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Pro

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Identify Skill Failure Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Identify Skill Failure 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 Identify Skill Failure skill?

Use Identify Skill Failure when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the agents skills meta 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 Identify Skill Failure" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Identify Skill Failure 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. Identify Skill Failure is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

License: CC-BY-SA-4.0

Cite this skill

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

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Identify Skill Failure [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/identify-skill-failure/

BibTeX

@misc{identify-skill-failure-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Identify Skill Failure [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/identify-skill-failure/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-18 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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