# pattern-detect

Analyzes agent sessions via Agent Monitor to find recurring tool sequences, error cascades, and delegation habits. Generates a ranked report with recommendations.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1121
- Author: hoangsonww
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor/tree/HEAD/plugins/ccam-insights/skills/pattern-detect/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pattern-detect

## What it does

The skill queries the local Agent Monitor backend to inspect session history. It fetches workflow metrics from `/api/sessions` and `/api/workflows/{sessionId}`. Using the `toolFlow` transition matrix, it maps sequential tool transitions and flags loops where tools retry after errors.

Pattern detection examines five categories: tool chains, workflow shapes, error cascades by agent depth, subagent pairing, and temporal activity peaks. The resulting report ranks the top 10 patterns by frequency multiplied by impact. Every pattern receives an impact rating and an actionable fix.

Without a running Agent Monitor instance, the skill cannot work. It does not parse raw logs directly. You can pass filters such as "tools", "errors", "workflows", or a session count to focus the report on specific behavior.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill pattern-detect -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill pattern-detect -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill pattern-detect -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor pattern-detect
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill pattern-detect -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --path plugins/ccam-insights/skills/pattern-detect
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill pattern-detect -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/hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor/tree/HEAD/plugins/ccam-insights/skills/pattern-detect/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- detect repetitive tool retries and loops during agent execution
- trace error cascades across different subagent depth levels
- evaluate model delegation habits and subagent pairing efficiency
- identify context compaction triggers in long coding sessions

## Example prompts
- Run pattern-detect tools on the last 15 sessions
- Identify error cascades using pattern-detect: errors
- Generate a full report with pattern-detect all

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: pattern-detect
description: >
  Detect recurring patterns using the Agent Monitor's workflow intelligence —
  toolFlow transitions (tool A → B frequency matrices), recurring workflow
  patterns, agent co-occurrence pairs, model delegation habits, error
  propagation paths by agent depth, and compaction triggers. Use to discover
  habitual usage patterns and anti-patterns.
---

# Pattern Detect

Identify recurring patterns using the Agent Monitor's workflow intelligence engine.

## Input

The user provides: **$ARGUMENTS**

Options: "all", "tools", "errors", "workflows", "last N sessions".

## Data Sources

| Endpoint | Returns |
|----------|---------|
| `GET /api/sessions?limit=200` | Session list with status, model, cwd, metadata |
| `GET /api/analytics` | tool_usage top 20, event_types, agent_types |
| `GET /api/workflows/{sessionId}` | 11 datasets per session (see below) |

### Workflow datasets used for pattern detection

| Dataset | Pattern insight |
|---------|----------------|
| `toolFlow` | **Tool transition matrix**: tool A → tool B with counts — reveals sequential habits |
| `patterns` | **Detected workflow patterns**: recurring sequences with frequency scores |
| `cooccurrence` | **Agent co-occurrence**: which agents frequently run together |
| `modelDelegation` | **Model habits**: which models are chosen for which task types |
| `errorPropagation` | **Error patterns**: where errors start and how they cascade by agent depth |
| `effectiveness` | **Subagent patterns**: which types succeed most, avg duration per type |
| `compaction` | **Compaction triggers**: what causes context overflow |
| `complexity` | **Complexity patterns**: session complexity scores over time |

## Pattern Categories

### 1. Tool Chain Patterns (from `toolFlow`)
- **Most common sequences**: Top 10 tool transitions (e.g., Read → Edit: 145 times)
- **Starter tools**: First tool used in sessions (indicates task type)
- **Finisher tools**: Last tool before Stop event
- **Anti-patterns**: Tool → same Tool repeated (retries/failures)
- **Co-occurrence**: Tools that always appear together in sessions

### 2. Workflow Patterns (from `patterns`)
- **Named patterns**: Workflow sequences the API has detected with frequency
- **Session archetypes**: Common session shapes (short edit, long debug, subagent-heavy)
- **Project-specific**: Patterns that appear in specific working directories

### 3. Error Patterns (from `errorPropagation` + `event_types`)
- **Error origins**: Which agent depth level produces most errors
- **Cascade patterns**: Errors that trigger chains of follow-up errors
- **APIError frequency**: quota hits, rate_limit, overloaded — by time of day
- **Recovery patterns**: How errors are typically resolved (tool retry vs agent switch)
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