Error Message Improver helps teams turn vague failures into clear, actionable error messages with a repeatable workflow for debugging and support.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install error-message-improver-110318
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 error-message-improver-110318 using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Error Message Improver?
Error Message Improver is an Openclaw Skills workflow designed to help application developers, support teams, SaaS operators, and end users work through blocking errors without guesswork. It focuses on the core requirement behind better error handling: explain what failed, why it failed, and what the user should do next.
This skill emphasizes practical, local-hardware-friendly outputs such as checklists, templates, decision aids, and implementation guidance. Openclaw Skills is especially useful here because it structures the troubleshooting process, reduces back-and-forth, and produces artifacts that can be reused across support, debugging, and product UX improvements.
Error Message Improver Use Cases
- Improving vague or cryptic error messages into clear, user-friendly guidance.
- Creating support-friendly troubleshooting workflows for recurring failures.
- Drafting templates that explain failure, cause, and next action.
- Helping developers rewrite error states for better UX and lower support load.
- Building practical checklists or decision aids for debugging incidents.
- Producing local, CPU-safe workflows for teams that avoid cloud-only tooling.
How Error Message Improver Works
- Restate the user's outcome, constraints, available inputs, and success criteria so the task is scoped correctly.
- Identify the missing information that materially affects the result; ask only for that, otherwise continue with reasonable assumptions.
- Build a concise plan or artifact such as a template, checklist, workflow, or implementation outline.
- Keep the solution practical and local-hardware friendly by favoring scripts, templates, and small, efficient workflows.
- Produce the requested output, whether that is rewritten copy, a debugging guide, a support playbook, or code changes.
- Validate the result against the success criteria and note any remaining risks, assumptions, or follow-up actions.
Error Message Improver Setup
No special installation is required beyond adding the Openclaw Skills content to your agent workflow.
- Copy the skill into your Openclaw Skills-compatible workspace or skill registry.
- Ensure the
references/requirement-plan.mdfile is available if you want source evidence, planning detail, or review criteria. - Use the trigger keywords when invoking the skill for troubleshooting or support-writing tasks.
- Run the skill against a concrete error message, support case, or implementation request.
# Example: place the skill in your local skills directory
mkdir -p ~/openclaw-skills/error-message-improver
cp -R SKILL.md references ~/openclaw-skills/error-message-improver/
# Example: verify supporting reference material exists
ls -la ~/openclaw-skills/error-message-improver/references/
If integrating into an agent system, register the skill under the name error-message-improver and map it to prompts involving error messages, debugging, support, or troubleshooting.
Error Message Improver Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill is lightweight and primarily driven by prompt workflow rather than generated datasets. Its structure is organized around the following artifacts and metadata:
| Component | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|
name |
Skill identifier | error-message-improver |
description |
Activation guidance | Describes validated demand and recommended use scenarios |
references/requirement-plan.md |
Supporting reference document | Consult when evidence, planning details, or review criteria are needed |
Workflow section |
Operational process | Defines the step-by-step response lifecycle |
Expected Outputs |
Output contract | Ensures the result is actionable and reusable |
Validation |
Quality gate | Verifies relevance, usability, assumptions, and follow-up notes |
Triggers |
Invocation taxonomy | Keywords and example phrases that activate the skill |
Data handling is centered on the user's input, the discovered requirement, and the resulting artifact. The skill does not define a complex file-based schema; instead, it produces concise outputs such as checklists, workflows, analyses, and implementation support aligned to the immediate request.
Error Message Improver Advanced Features
- Requirement-driven prompting based on validated demand and explicit success criteria.
- Support for reusable outputs like checklists, templates, decision aids, and workflow outlines.
- Local-hardware-friendly guidance that avoids cloud-only and large-training dependencies.
- Built-in validation step to check whether the output directly addresses the requirement.
- Flexible handling of multiple input types, including debugging requests, support cases, and UX copy improvements.
- Minimal follow-up questioning to reduce coordination overhead and keep the workflow fast.
- Openclaw Skills integration patterns for repeatable troubleshooting and support operations.
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