🐛 Debug
This skill helps you debug systems systematically by leveraging pattern intelligence, historical context, and evidence-driven reasoning to accelerate
npx playbooks add skill benredmond/apex --skill debug
About Debug
Use Debug to configure Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot for debugging: it this skill helps you debug systems systematically by leveraging pattern intelligence, historical context, and evidence-driven reasoning to accelerate.
This compact 18-word instruction set is purpose-built for debugging work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Systematically diagnosing production errors and crashes
- Tracing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
- Debugging async race conditions and concurrency issues
- Root-cause analysis with structured logging
Example Prompts
System Prompt (18 words)
This skill helps you debug systems systematically by leveraging pattern intelligence, historical context, and evidence-driven reasoning to accelerate
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Debug?
Debug is a free debugging skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you debug systems systematically by leveraging pattern intelligence, historical context, and evidence-driven reasoning to accelerate. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with debugging expertise.
How do I use Debug with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill benredmond/apex --skill debug in your terminal to install Debug into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Debug?
Debug is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Debug free to use?
Yes, Debug is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/benredmond/apex/tree/main/skills/debug. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
