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Debugging techniques for Python, JavaScript, and distributed systems. Activate for troubleshooting, error analysis, log investigation, and performance debugging.

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SKILL.md

name debugging
description Debugging techniques for Python, JavaScript, and distributed systems. Activate for troubleshooting, error analysis, log investigation, and performance debugging.
allowed-tools Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep

Debugging Skill

Provides comprehensive debugging capabilities for the Golden Armada AI Agent Fleet Platform.

When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when working with:

  • Error troubleshooting
  • Log analysis
  • Performance debugging
  • Distributed system debugging
  • Memory and resource issues

Python Debugging

pdb Debugger

```python

Insert breakpoint

import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

Python 3.7+

breakpoint()

Common pdb commands

n(ext) - Execute next line

s(tep) - Step into function

c(ontinue) - Continue execution

p expr - Print expression

pp expr - Pretty print

l(ist) - Show source code

w(here) - Show stack trace

q(uit) - Quit debugger

```

Logging

```python import logging

logging.basicConfig( level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', handlers=[ logging.FileHandler('debug.log'), logging.StreamHandler() ] )

logger = logging.getLogger(name)

logger.debug("Debug message") logger.info("Info message") logger.warning("Warning message") logger.error("Error message", exc_info=True) ```

Exception Handling

```python import traceback

try: result = risky_operation() except Exception as e: # Log full traceback logger.error(f"Operation failed: {e}") logger.error(traceback.format_exc())

# Or get traceback as string
tb = traceback.format_exception(type(e), e, e.__traceback__)
error_details = ''.join(tb)

```

JavaScript/Node.js Debugging

Console Methods

```javascript // Basic logging console.log('Basic log'); console.error('Error message'); console.warn('Warning');

// Object inspection console.dir(object, { depth: null }); console.table(array);

// Timing console.time('operation'); // ... code ... console.timeEnd('operation');

// Stack trace console.trace('Trace point');

// Grouping console.group('Group name'); console.log('Inside group'); console.groupEnd(); ```

Node.js Inspector

```bash

Start with inspector

node --inspect app.js node --inspect-brk app.js # Break on first line

Debug with Chrome DevTools

Open chrome://inspect

```

VS Code Debug Configuration

```json { "version": "0.2.0", "configurations": [ { "type": "node", "request": "launch", "name": "Debug Agent", "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/index.js", "env": { "NODE_ENV": "development" } } ] } ```

Container Debugging

Docker

```bash

View logs

docker logs --tail=100 -f

Execute shell

docker exec -it /bin/sh

Inspect container

docker inspect

Resource usage

docker stats

Debug running container

docker run -it --rm
--network=container:
nicolaka/netshoot ```

Kubernetes

```bash

Pod logs

kubectl logs -n agents -f kubectl logs -n agents --previous # Previous crash

Execute in pod

kubectl exec -it -n agents -- /bin/sh

Debug with ephemeral container

kubectl debug -n agents -it --image=busybox

Port forward for local debugging

kubectl port-forward 8080:8080 -n agents

Events

kubectl get events -n agents --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'

Resource usage

kubectl top pods -n agents ```

Log Analysis

Pattern Matching

```bash

Search logs for errors

grep -i "error|exception|failed" app.log

Count occurrences

grep -c "ERROR" app.log

Context around matches

grep -B 5 -A 5 "OutOfMemory" app.log

Filter by time range

awk '/2024-01-15 10:00/,/2024-01-15 11:00/' app.log ```

JSON Logs

```bash

Parse JSON logs with jq

cat app.log | jq 'select(.level == "error")' cat app.log | jq 'select(.timestamp > "2024-01-15T10:00:00")'

Extract specific fields

cat app.log | jq -r '[.timestamp, .level, .message] | @tsv' ```

Performance Debugging

Python Profiling

```python

cProfile

import cProfile cProfile.run('main()', 'output.prof')

Line profiler

@profile def slow_function(): pass

Memory profiler

from memory_profiler import profile

@profile def memory_heavy(): pass ```

Network Debugging

```bash

Check connectivity

ping telnet nc -zv

DNS resolution

nslookup dig

HTTP debugging

curl -v http://localhost:8080/health curl -X POST -d '{"test": true}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8080/api ```

Common Debug Checklist

  1. Check Logs: Application, system, container logs
  2. Verify Configuration: Environment variables, config files
  3. Test Connectivity: Network, database, external services
  4. Check Resources: CPU, memory, disk space
  5. Review Recent Changes: Git log, deployment history
  6. Reproduce Locally: Same environment, same data
  7. Binary Search: Isolate the problem scope