# bug-report

Formats structured bug reports from descriptions, inspects source files for bugs, and verifies fixes. Built for game dev workflows that need clear reproduction steps and severity levels.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 473 installs · ★ 27473
- Author: Donchitos
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bug-report

## What it does

The skill generates standardized bug reports and saves them directly to `production/qa/bugs/`. It drafts reports from descriptions and verifies reported fixes. It also scans code files directly for issues like null references or race conditions. When a defect originates from a vendor engine or plugin, the skill drafts notes but never files issues in third-party repositories.

For verification, the skill locates the bug report and runs suite tests using the `commands.test` key from `project.yaml`. Test commands must not be run from memory because engine runners like Godot or Unreal hang without their mandatory flags. The skill resolves automation settings through `yaml-helper.sh`.

When automated tests are absent, the skill prompts the user for manual verification on a specific build. Code changes alone do not count as a fix.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill bug-report -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/bug-report/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill bug-report -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill bug-report -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios bug-report
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill bug-report -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --path .claude/skills/bug-report
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios --skill bug-report -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/bug-report/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate structured bug reports with reproduction steps
- inspect source files for null references and edge cases
- verify resolved bugs against codebase changes and test suites
- record closure details for verified defect files

## Example prompts
- File a bug report: player character falls through terrain on jumping
- /bug-report analyze src/player_controller.gd
- /bug-report verify [BUG-ID]

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: bug-report
description: "Structured bug report from a description, or analyze code for potential bugs. Reproduction steps, severity."
argument-hint: "[description] | analyze [path-to-file] | verify [BUG-ID] | close [BUG-ID]"
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion, Bash(bash "*/.claude/skills/bug-report/../../hooks/yaml-helper.sh" resolve_config *)
model: sonnet
---

!`bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../hooks/yaml-helper.sh" resolve_config --keys automation`

**Automation mode**: Resolve `modes.automation` (`project.local.yaml` →
`project.yaml` → default `collaborative`). Every `AskUserQuestion` call and
every file write follows `.claude/docs/automation-modes.md`
(collaborative asks always · guided major-only · autonomous logs and proceeds;
`automation_always_ask` categories always prompt).

# Bug Report

**Drafts only.** This skill writes reports to `production/qa/bugs/`. When the
cause is in the engine, a plugin or another vendor's code, add a draft for their
tracker under **Notes** and stop there: never file, open or comment on an issue
or pull request in their repository. The user submits it.

## Phase 1: Parse Arguments

Determine the mode from the argument:

- No keyword → **Description Mode**: generate a structured bug report from the provided description
- `analyze [path]` → **Analyze Mode**: read the target file(s) and identify potential bugs
- `verify [BUG-ID]` → **Verify Mode**: confirm a reported fix actually resolved the bug
- `close [BUG-ID]` → **Close Mode**: mark a verified bug as closed with resolution record

If no argument is provided, ask the user for a bug description before proceeding.

---

## Phase 2A: Description Mode

1. **Parse the description** for key information: what broke, when, how to reproduce it, and what the expected behavior is.

2. **Search the codebase** for related files using Grep/Glob to add context (affected system, likely files).

3. **Draft the bug report**:

```markdown
# Bug Report

## Summary
**Title**: [Concise, descriptive title]
**ID**: BUG-[NNNN]
**Severity**: [S1-Critical / S2-High / S3-Medium / S4-Low]
**Priority**: [P1-Fix this sprint / P2-Fix soon / P3-Backlog / P4-Won't fix]
**Status**: Open
**Reported**: [Date]
**Reporter**: [the reporter's name as the user gives it, else `—`; never an email address or account ID taken from the session]

## Classification
- **Category**: [Gameplay / UI / Audio / Visual / Performance / Crash / Network]
- **System**: [Which game system is affected — when the bug spans systems, the one whose code must change; the others go under Related systems]
- **Frequency**: [Always / Often (>50%) / Sometimes (10-50%) / Rare (<10%)]
- **Regression**: [Yes/No/Unknown -- was this working before?]

## Environment
- **Build**: [Version or commit hash]
- **Platform**: [OS, hardware if relevant]
````
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