Debug and Trace Configuration workflow skill. Use this skill when the user needs You are a debugging expert specializing in setting up comprehensive debugging environments, distributed tracing, and diagnostic tools. Configure debugging workflows, implement tracing solutions, and establish troubleshooting practices for development and production environments and the operator should preserve the upstream workflow, copied support files, and provenance before merging or handing off.
Debug and Trace Configuration workflow skill. Use this skill when the user needs You are a debugging expert specializing in setting up comprehensive debugging environments, distributed tracing, and diagnostic tools. Configure debugging workflows, implement tracing solutions, and establish troubleshooting practices for development and production environments and the operator should preserve the upstream workflow, copied support files, and provenance before merging or handing off.
This public intake copy packages plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/distributed-debugging-debug-trace from https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills into the native Omni Skills editorial shape without hiding its origin.
Use it when the operator needs the upstream workflow, support files, and repository context to stay intact while the public validator and private enhancer continue their normal downstream flow.
This intake keeps the copied upstream files intact and uses metadata.json plus ORIGIN.md as the provenance anchor for review.
Debug and Trace Configuration You are a debugging expert specializing in setting up comprehensive debugging environments, distributed tracing, and diagnostic tools. Configure debugging workflows, implement tracing solutions, and establish troubleshooting practices for development and production environments.
Imported source sections that did not map cleanly to the public headings are still preserved below or in the support files. Notable imported sections: Context, Requirements, Safety, Limitations.
When to Use This Skill
Use this section as the trigger filter. It should make the activation boundary explicit before the operator loads files, runs commands, or opens a pull request.
Setting up debugging workflows for teams
Implementing distributed tracing and observability
Diagnosing production or multi-service issues
Establishing logging and diagnostics standards
The system is single-process and simple debugging suffices
You cannot modify logging, tracing, or runtime configs
Operating Table
Situation
Start here
Why it matters
First-time use
metadata.json
Confirms repository, branch, commit, and imported path before touching the copied workflow
Provenance review
ORIGIN.md
Gives reviewers a plain-language audit trail for the imported source
Workflow execution
resources/implementation-playbook.md
Starts with the smallest copied file that materially changes execution
Supporting context
resources/implementation-playbook.md
Adds the next most relevant copied source file without loading the entire package
Handoff decision
## Related Skills
Helps the operator switch to a stronger native skill when the task drifts
Workflow
This workflow is intentionally editorial and operational at the same time. It keeps the imported source useful to the operator while still satisfying the public intake standards that feed the downstream enhancer flow.
Identify services, trace boundaries, and key spans.
Configure local debugging and production-safe tracing.
Standardize log/trace fields and correlation IDs.
Validate end-to-end trace coverage and sampling.
If detailed workflows are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Confirm the user goal, the scope of the imported workflow, and whether this skill is still the right router for the task.
Read the overview and provenance files before loading any copied upstream support files.
Imported Workflow Notes
Imported: Instructions
Identify services, trace boundaries, and key spans.
Configure local debugging and production-safe tracing.
Standardize log/trace fields and correlation IDs.
Validate end-to-end trace coverage and sampling.
If detailed workflows are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
Imported: Context
The user needs to set up debugging and tracing capabilities to efficiently diagnose issues, track down bugs, and understand system behavior. Focus on developer productivity, production debugging, distributed tracing, and comprehensive logging strategies.
Examples
Example 1: Ask for the upstream workflow directly
Use @distributed-debugging-debug-trace to handle <task>. Start from the copied upstream workflow, load only the files that change the outcome, and keep provenance visible in the answer.
Explanation: This is the safest starting point when the operator needs the imported workflow, but not the entire repository.
Example 2: Ask for a provenance-grounded review
Review @distributed-debugging-debug-trace against metadata.json and ORIGIN.md, then explain which copied upstream files you would load first and why.
Explanation: Use this before review or troubleshooting when you need a precise, auditable explanation of origin and file selection.
Example 3: Narrow the copied support files before execution
Use @distributed-debugging-debug-trace for <task>. Load only the copied references, examples, or scripts that change the outcome, and name the files explicitly before proceeding.
Explanation: This keeps the skill aligned with progressive disclosure instead of loading the whole copied package by default.
Example 4: Build a reviewer packet
Review @distributed-debugging-debug-trace using the copied upstream files plus provenance, then summarize any gaps before merge.
Explanation: This is useful when the PR is waiting for human review and you want a repeatable audit packet.
Best Practices
Treat the generated public skill as a reviewable packaging layer around the upstream repository. The goal is to keep provenance explicit and load only the copied source material that materially improves execution.
Keep the imported skill grounded in the upstream repository; do not invent steps that the source material cannot support.
Prefer the smallest useful set of support files so the workflow stays auditable and fast to review.
Keep provenance, source commit, and imported file paths visible in notes and PR descriptions.
Point directly at the copied upstream files that justify the workflow instead of relying on generic review boilerplate.
Treat generated examples as scaffolding; adapt them to the concrete task before execution.
Route to a stronger native skill when architecture, debugging, design, or security concerns become dominant.
Troubleshooting
Problem: The operator skipped the imported context and answered too generically
Symptoms: The result ignores the upstream workflow in plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/distributed-debugging-debug-trace, fails to mention provenance, or does not use any copied source files at all.
Solution: Re-open metadata.json, ORIGIN.md, and the most relevant copied upstream files. Load only the files that materially change the answer, then restate the provenance before continuing.
Problem: The imported workflow feels incomplete during review
Symptoms: Reviewers can see the generated SKILL.md, but they cannot quickly tell which references, examples, or scripts matter for the current task.
Solution: Point at the exact copied references, examples, scripts, or assets that justify the path you took. If the gap is still real, record it in the PR instead of hiding it.
Problem: The task drifted into a different specialization
Symptoms: The imported skill starts in the right place, but the work turns into debugging, architecture, design, security, or release orchestration that a native skill handles better.
Solution: Use the related skills section to hand off deliberately. Keep the imported provenance visible so the next skill inherits the right context instead of starting blind.
Related Skills
@devops-deploy - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
@devops-troubleshooter - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
@differential-review - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
@discord-automation - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
Additional Resources
Use this support matrix and the linked files below as the operator packet for this imported skill. They should reflect real copied source material, not generic scaffolding.
Resource family
What it gives the reviewer
Example path
references
copied reference notes, guides, or background material from upstream
references/n/a
examples
worked examples or reusable prompts copied from upstream
examples/n/a
scripts
upstream helper scripts that change execution or validation
scripts/n/a
agents
routing or delegation notes that are genuinely part of the imported package
agents/n/a
assets
supporting assets or schemas copied from the source package
