self-diagnostic

A diagnostic health check verifies the operational status of your agent's skills, commands, and dependencies. It checks critical file paths and configuration integrity within `.claude` directories to ensure your agent functions correctly and prevent workflow disruptions.

Your local brain search may fail after a configuration update due to broken file paths or inaccessible dependencies. Running a diagnostic test executes safe, read-only functional checks of core commands like `/search-vault` and `/recall` to pinpoint the exact configuration failure.

Yes, the Cornelius agent requires specific software runtimes like Python3 and uv to function properly. A diagnostic validation checks for the presence and accessibility of these required runtimes, ensuring your local environment meets the necessary infrastructure prerequisites.

The best way to validate agent integrity without modifying data is to run a self-diagnostic. It performs safe, read-only functional tests of core commands and verifies critical file paths, ensuring your agent operates correctly without altering your existing configuration or data.

To troubleshoot unexpected agent behavior, run a comprehensive self-diagnostic to systematically check core components, dependencies, and configuration files. This process identifies specific areas of failure within your infrastructure, skills, and commands to help resolve the issue efficiently.