An AI-powered debugging assistant designed for beginners that translates complex code errors into simple, real-life analogies and provides instant fixes.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install code-error-explainer
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install code-error-explainer using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Code Error Explainer?
The Code Error Explainer is a specialized tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed for users with zero programming background. It acts as a bridge between cryptic system error messages and human understanding by strictly avoiding technical jargon like stack traces or memory leaks. Instead, it uses relatable real-world metaphors to explain why a program failed.
Beyond just explaining, the skill performs a deep dive into local codebases to identify chain reactions—situations where a mistake in one file causes a crash in another. It ensures a safe debugging environment by only reading files with user permission and never modifying the original source code without explicit manual intervention.
Code Error Explainer Use Cases
- When a program crashes and you do not understand the error message.
- Identifying why a specific line of code is failing due to changes made earlier in the project.
- Learning the logic behind common coding mistakes through simple analogies.
- Getting a direct, copy-pasteable code fix when you are stuck and cannot find the bug.
How Code Error Explainer Works
- The user provides the error message, the desired outcome, and the file path of the failing script.
- The skill notifies the user and reads the local file, along with any imported modules or related files in the same directory.
- It performs a prioritized analysis focusing on syntax, dependencies, and complex chain reactions (e.g., a variable type change causing a downstream failure).
- A comprehensive report is generated featuring a plain English explanation, a life-based analogy, and the corrected code blocks.
Code Error Explainer Setup
To enable this capability within your environment, ensure you have the Openclaw Skills framework installed and point the agent to your local project directory.
# Example of triggering the explainer via CLI
openclaw run code-error-explainer --path ./my-project/main.py
Code Error Explainer Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its analysis by mapping technical failures to a simplified taxonomy of issues:
| Issue Category | Description | Taxonomy Key |
|---|---|---|
| Current File | Direct syntax or spelling errors | local_error |
| Dependency | Missing libraries or broken imports | dependency_error |
| Chain Reaction | Errors triggered by previous logic steps | chain_reaction |
| Environment | Pathing or version compatibility issues | env_issue |
Code Error Explainer Advanced Features
- Multi-file Traceability: Automatically tracks imports to find the root cause of errors across different files.
- Chain Reaction Detection: Specifically looks for 'domino effects' such as unclosed files or overwritten variable types.
- Analogy Mapping: Uses a library of pre-defined metaphors (e.g., comparing variables to labeled boxes) to ensure consistent communication.
- Privacy Guard: Strictly enforces no-upload policies for local code to maintain security within Openclaw Skills.
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