troubleshooting-assistant

MCP server registration failures often stem from configuration mismatches or connectivity issues. This Skill guides you through gathering logs, reproducing the error, isolating which component fails, and applying targeted fixes. Use the structured 6-step diagnostic workflow to check server status, validate configuration, and verify network connectivity.

GPU detection issues typically arise from driver problems, misconfigured environment variables, or hardware visibility problems. This Skill provides health checks and command templates to verify GPU availability, validate driver installation, and troubleshoot visibility across your system. The diagnostic methodology isolates whether the issue is hardware, driver, or configuration-level.

BigQuery authentication problems often involve credential misconfigurations, permission gaps, or service account setup issues. This Skill includes validation steps to verify credentials, check IAM permissions, and test connectivity. The troubleshooting process helps you identify whether the issue is credential format, scope, or access control.

Index build failures and search quality issues can stem from data pipeline problems, configuration errors, or resource constraints. This Skill provides component isolation tools to pinpoint failures in indexing, data import, or query logic, with built-in health checks and documented remediation steps to restore search performance.

Performance degradation requires structured diagnosis across servers, GPUs, authentication services, and data pipelines. This Skill applies a 6-step diagnostic methodology—gather information, reproduce, isolate, diagnose root cause, apply fix, prevent recurrence—with health checks and command templates for each component to minimize downtime.

This Skill is specifically designed for Claude Patent Creator deployments with MCP server, GPU, BigQuery, and index components. While the 6-step diagnostic methodology is generalizable, the quick fixes, health checks, and command templates target this specific system architecture and may not directly apply to other platforms.