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Claude skills for debugging

Systematic debugging, bug diagnosis, incident triage and postmortems. Skills that stop Claude guessing and make it find the root cause first.

The best Claude skills for debugging

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    Systematic Debugging

    Jesse Vincent 312k

    Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

    npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill systematic-debugging
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    Diagnosing Superpowers

    Jesse Vincent 312k

    Use when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't fire, "it took too long", "why is it so…

    npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill diagnosing-superpowers
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    Diagnosing Bugs

    Matt Pocock 313k

    Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports something broken/throwing/failing/slow.

    npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill diagnosing-bugs

All 15 debugging skills

15 skills

Systematic DebuggingTop pick

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

Coding WorkflowJesse Vincent312k

Diagnosing Superpowers

Use when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't fire, "it took too…

Coding WorkflowJesse Vincent312k

Diagnosing Bugs

Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports something broken/throwing/failing/slow.

Coding WorkflowMatt Pocock313k

Triage

Move issues and external PRs through a state machine of triage roles, categorise, verify, grill if needed, and write agent-ready briefs.

Coding WorkflowMatt Pocock313k

Connectivity Triage

Use this skill when debugging active macOS connectivity failures, when an API or MCP service times out or disconnects, when DNS resolution is failing or inconsistent, or when…

Cloud & DevOpsSeth Hobson42k

Debugging Strategies

Master systematic debugging techniques, profiling tools, and root cause analysis to efficiently track down bugs across any codebase or technology stack. Use when investigating…

Coding WorkflowSeth Hobson42k

Incident Runbook Templates

Create structured incident response runbooks with step-by-step procedures, escalation paths, and recovery actions. Use this skill when building a service outage runbook for a…

Cloud & DevOpsSeth Hobson42k

Parallel Debugging

Debug complex issues using competing hypotheses with parallel investigation, evidence collection, and root cause arbitration. Use this skill when debugging bugs with multiple…

AI & AgentsSeth Hobson42k

Postmortem Writing

Write effective blameless postmortems with root cause analysis, timelines, and action items. Use when conducting incident reviews, writing postmortem documents, or improving…

Docs & WritingSeth Hobson42k

Chrome MCP Troubleshooting

Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave…

SecurityTrail of Bits8k

Github Triage

Triages a repository's open GitHub issues and pull requests via the gh CLI. Optionally reviews and merges ready PRs — incrementally merging passing automated/bot PRs and…

SecurityTrail of Bits8k

Trailmark Finding Triage

Performs graph-assisted triage of a single security finding, SARIF result, weAudit annotation, suspicious function, or report excerpt using Trailmark reachability, entrypoint…

SecurityTrail of Bits8k

Vulnerability Triage Brocards

This skill should be used when the user asks to "triage a vulnerability report", "assess a CVE", "evaluate a bug bounty submission", "decide if a finding is valid", "review a…

SecurityTrail of Bits8k

Signal Postmortem

Record and analyze post-trade outcomes for signals generated by edge pipeline and other skills. Track false positives, missed opportunities, and regime mismatches. Feed results…

Finance & Tradingtradermonty3.6k

Azure Diagnostics

Debug Azure production issues using AppLens, Azure Monitor, resource health, and safe triage, including evidence-only diagnosis without live access. WHEN: debug production issues…

Cloud & DevOpsMicrosoft1.6k

About these debugging skills

This page collects every skill in the directory that covers debugging: 15 from 6 publishers, including official skills from Trail of Bits and Microsoft. Each one links back to its original GitHub repository, so you always get the author's latest version. They span Cloud & DevOps, Security, Coding Workflow and AI & Agents.

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Questions about Claude skills for debugging

What is the best Claude skill for debugging?

Our top pick is Systematic Debugging by Jesse Vincent, from a repository with 312k GitHub stars. Diagnosing Superpowers and Diagnosing Bugs round out the top three. Skills are ranked by the popularity of their source repository, with hand-picked favorites first, and official skills from Trail of Bits and Microsoft carry a badge.

How do I install a Claude skill for debugging?

Open a skill's page and run its install command in your project folder, for example npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill systematic-debugging. You can also download any skill as a ZIP and add it to Claude Code or upload it to the Claude app.

The install guide walks through every method.

Are Claude skills for debugging free?

Yes. All 15 skills on this page are open source and free to use, and most are MIT licensed. You need a Claude plan that supports skills, or a coding agent that reads SKILL.md files.

Do these skills work in Claude Code and the Claude app?

Yes. A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file, and the same folder works in Claude Code, the Claude desktop and web apps (on paid plans with code execution turned on) and the Claude API. Many also work in other agents that support the Agent Skills format, such as Cursor and OpenAI Codex. Skills that ship scripts need somewhere Claude can run code.

How many Claude skills for debugging are there?

We list 15 from 6 publishers, last updated November 4, 2026. The list refreshes from GitHub as publishers release new skills.

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