a5c-ai Actionable Error Formatter Skill
Overview
This skill formats SDK errors to include actionable fix suggestions, documentation links, and contextual help that enables developers to resolve issues quickly.
Capabilities
- Generate helpful, contextual error messages
- Include fix suggestions based on error context
- Add documentation links to relevant pages
- Support verbose debug mode with details
- Format stack traces for readability
- Include request correlation IDs
- Suggest related troubleshooting guides
- Support structured error output (JSON)
Target Processes
- Error Handling and Debugging Support
- Developer Experience Optimization
- Logging and Diagnostics
Integration Points
- Error handling frameworks
- Logging systems
- Documentation platforms
- Debug tooling
- IDE integrations
Input Requirements
- Error catalog reference
- Documentation URL patterns
- Context extraction rules
- Verbosity level definitions
- Stack trace formatting preferences
Output Artifacts
- Error formatting library
- Message templates
- Documentation link generators
- Debug mode implementation
- Stack trace formatter
- Structured error schemas
Usage Example
skill:
name: actionable-error-formatter
context:
errorCatalog: ./errors/catalog.yaml
docsBaseUrl: "https://docs.example.com/errors"
formatting:
includeStackTrace: development
includeRequestId: true
includeSuggestions: true
maxSuggestions: 3
verbosityLevels:
- minimal
- standard
- verbose
- debug
Best Practices
- Make fix suggestions specific and actionable
- Link to relevant documentation sections
- Include request IDs for support queries
- Provide different verbosity levels
- Format stack traces for readability
- Avoid exposing sensitive information