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name: distributed-debugging-debug-trace
description: "You are a debugging expert specializing in setting up comprehensive debugging environments, distributed tracing, and diagnostic tools. Configure debugging workflows, implement tracing solutions, an..."
risk: unknown
source: community
date_added: "2026-02-27"
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# 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.

## Use this skill when

- Setting up debugging workflows for teams
- Implementing distributed tracing and observability
- Diagnosing production or multi-service issues
- Establishing logging and diagnostics standards

## Do not use this skill when

- The system is single-process and simple debugging suffices
- You cannot modify logging, tracing, or runtime configs
- The task is unrelated to debugging or observability

## 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.

## Requirements
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## 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`.

## Safety

- Avoid enabling verbose tracing in production without safeguards.
- Redact secrets and PII from logs and traces.

## Resources

- `resources/implementation-playbook.md` for detailed tooling and configuration patterns.

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## AGI Framework Integration

> **Adapted for [@techwavedev/agi-agent-kit](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@techwavedev/agi-agent-kit)**
> Original source: [antigravity-awesome-skills](https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills)

### Memory-First Protocol

Retrieve prior error resolutions and debugging strategies. The hybrid search excels here — BM25 finds exact error codes/stack traces while vectors find semantically similar past issues.

```bash
# Check for prior debugging/diagnostics context before starting
python3 execution/memory_manager.py auto --query "error patterns and debugging solutions for Distributed Debugging Debug Trace"
```

### Storing Results

After completing work, store debugging/diagnostics decisions for future sessions:

```bash
python3 execution/memory_manager.py store \
  --content "Root cause: memory leak from unclosed DB connections in pool — fixed with context manager" \
  --type error --project <project> \
  --tags distributed-debugging-debug-trace debugging
```

### Multi-Agent Collaboration

Store error resolutions so any agent encountering the same issue retrieves the fix instantly instead of re-debugging.

```bash
python3 execution/cross_agent_context.py store \
  --agent "<your-agent>" \
  --action "Debugged and resolved critical issue — root cause documented for future reference" \
  --project <project>
```

### Self-Annealing Loop

When this skill resolves an error, store the fix in memory AND update the relevant directive. The system gets stronger with each resolved issue.

### BM25 Exact Match

Error codes, stack traces, and log messages are best found via BM25 keyword search. The hybrid system automatically uses exact matching for these patterns.

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