debug-trace

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Toggle prompt tracing for Claude sessions.

Authorpaulingham
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

Provides a simple, on-demand way to enable or disable prompt tracing for the current Claude session, enabling auditability and debugging without constant overhead.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Toggle tracing by setting CLAUDE_ENABLE_TRACE to 1 or 0 for the active session.
  • Persist trace outputs under the user's home directory at metrics/{session-id}/trace for later review.
  • Privacy-aware by defaulting to off and requiring explicit activation during investigation.

Quick Start

Turn tracing on for the current session by invoking the skill with on.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

💻 Claude Code Installation

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Please help me install this Skill:
Name: debug-trace
Download link: https://github.com/paulingham/.claude/archive/main.zip#debug-trace

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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