error-handling-gate

Detect empty catch blocks and validate error messages and logging.

274|18|Updated Dec 23, 2025

Search Tags:#debugging #logging #error-handling #software-engineering #exception-management #gate-review

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npx skills add https://github.com/DanielPodolsky/ownyourcode --skill error-handling-gate

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Skill: error-handling-gate
Source: https://github.com/DanielPodolsky/ownyourcode/tree/main/.claude/skills/gates/error
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/DanielPodolsky/ownyourcode --skill error-handling-gate

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps developers verify and improve error handling by detecting empty catch blocks, ensuring user-friendly messages, and validating proper logging.

Core Features & Use Cases

Detect empty catch blocks and silent failures
Enforce user-friendly, actionable error messages
Verify consistent logging and observability for production debugging

Quick Start

Run this gate on your codebase to identify and improve error handling patterns across modules. Simulate a common failure scenario to verify user guidance and recovery options.

Frequently Asked Questions about error-handling-gate

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I detect empty catch blocks and silent failures in my codebase?▼

To detect empty catch blocks and silent failures, run this error handling gate on your codebase. It identifies missing contextual errors and enforces actionable user guidance and traceable logs for production debugging.

What is the best way to ensure user-friendly error messages during network failures?▼

Ensuring user-friendly error messages during network failures requires validating proper logging and enforcing actionable recovery options. This gate verifies your error handling provides contextual errors and actionable user guidance across UI and API layers.

How do I verify proper logging and observability for production debugging?▼

Verify proper logging and observability by running this gate to check that your exception management includes traceable logs. It validates consistent logging across UI, API, and background processes for production debugging scenarios.

Does this error handling validation work for background processes and API layers?▼

Yes, this error handling validation applies to UI, API, and background processes. It checks failure scenarios like external service timeouts and validation errors across development and testing environments to ensure robust exception management.

How do I simulate failure scenarios to test exception management and recovery options?▼

Simulate common failure scenarios like network failures, validation errors, or external service timeouts to test exception management. This gate review verifies your code includes actionable user guidance and recovery options during these events.