johnlindquist/claude/investigate
Claude Code and agent skill by johnlindquist/claude
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Debug and investigate code issues using search and AI analysis. Use when stuck on bugs, tracing execution flow, or understanding complex code.
Install
npx vskill@latest install johnlindquist/claude/investigateSKILL.md
Investigation Toolkit
Debug issues through systematic search and AI-powered analysis.
Prerequisites
Search Commands
ripgrep Basics
Finding Definitions
Tracing Usage
Investigation Patterns
Bug Investigation
Trace Execution Flow
AI-Assisted Debugging
Hypothesis Testing
Common Investigations
Find All Error Handling
Find API Endpoints
Find Database Queries
Find Configuration
Find Security Issues
Deep Investigation Script
Best Practices
- Start with the error - Search for exact message first
- Expand context - Use
-C,-B,-Afor surrounding code - Check history -
git log -Sfinds when code was introduced - Use AI for complex - When pattern matching isn't enough
- Document findings - Note what you discover
- Test hypotheses - Verify before assuming
Security
- Security scanPassed, 90 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewPassed
Quality evaluation
- Task evaluationNot runNo evaluation yet. Run one in Skill Studio.
Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingskills/investigate/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 21
- Repository forks
- 4
- 7-day trend score
- 15
Stars and forks are for the whole GitHub repository, not this skill alone. Refreshed 24 Mar 2026, 7 months ago.
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