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gitnexus-debugging

Trace bugs through call chains using knowledge graph

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A focused, well-structured debugging skill with concrete executable tool calls and a clear sequenced workflow plus checklist. Minor redundancy and the absence of an explicit validation loop are the only thing keeping it from top marks.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The body is efficient with no padding about what a knowledge graph or call chain is; minor redundancy between the Debugging Patterns table and the Tools section (query/context appear in both) keeps it just below a 5.

4 / 5

Actionability

Fully concrete, copy-paste-ready tool calls with realistic values (`query({search_query: "payment validation error"})`, `trace({ from: "processCheckout", to: "fetchRates" })`) cover the common debugging cases; the Tools section backs the templated workflow with complete executable examples.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear 4-step numbered workflow with a purpose-annotating arrow per step, a checklist, and a stale-index recovery tip ('If Index is stale -> run node .gitnexus/run.cjs analyze'); it lacks an explicit validate->fix->retry loop, though the read-only nature means that cap does not apply.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized single-file skill (When to Use, Workflow, Checklist, Debugging Patterns, Tools, Example) with no bundle files needing references; at ~95 lines it is slightly over the under-50 simple-skill threshold, so it sits just below a 5.

4 / 5

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Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is concise and names a specific capability, but it omits any 'Use when' trigger guidance and only lists a single action, capping completeness and specificity at the midpoint. Adding trigger phrases and a couple more concrete capabilities would materially raise it.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'when' clause, e.g. 'Use when debugging errors, tracing where a value or exception originates, or asking who calls a function.'

Broaden trigger terms with natural synonyms users say — 'debug', 'errors', 'stack traces', 'callers/callees' — alongside 'call chains' and 'knowledge graph'.

Name one or two more concrete actions to improve specificity, e.g. 'Trace bugs through call chains, find callers and callees, and locate the source of errors using a code knowledge graph.'

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

'Trace bugs through call chains using knowledge graph' names the domain and one concrete action (tracing call chains) but lists no further capabilities, matching the '1-2 concrete actions, not comprehensive' anchor rather than the multi-action anchor 4.

3 / 5

Completeness

It states a clear 'what' (trace bugs through call chains) but has no 'when'/'Use when' clause at all, which per the guidelines caps completeness at 3.

3 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

'Trace bugs' and 'call chains' are relevant natural phrases, but common synonyms users say ('debug', 'error', 'stack trace', 'where does this come from') are absent and 'knowledge graph' leans technical, fitting the 'some relevant keywords but missing variations' anchor.

3 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

'Trace bugs through call chains using knowledge graph' carves a fairly distinct niche versus unrelated skills, though the missing tool name (GitNexus) leaves minor overlap risk with general debugging/code-analysis skills.

4 / 5

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20

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Validation

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus
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