# session-debug

Pulls a single Claude session out of Agent Monitor and reports its event chain, subagent tree, token spend and failures.

- 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-devtools/skills/session-debug/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/session-debug

## What it does

The skill reads session data from the local Agent Monitor API at `http://localhost:4820`. You point it at a target three ways: a session ID through `GET /api/sessions/{id}`, the newest run through `GET /api/sessions?limit=1`, or the latest failed one through `GET /api/sessions?limit=10&status=error`. Events, agents and cost come next.

Then it walks the session from several angles. Events are laid out in order, the longest dependent chain gets marked, and slow steps stand out. Agent inspection covers the parent-child tree with subagent type and depth. Tool calls are traced in sequence, including repeats and failures. Anomaly checks look for out-of-order events, quiet stretches past 30 seconds and token spikes. The result is a debug report: a summary header, a colour-coded timeline, an agent tree diagram and numbered findings about what went wrong.

None of this works unless Agent Monitor is already running on `http://localhost:4820`. No server, no data to inspect. Pass a session ID, `latest` or `errors` as the argument.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hoangsonww/Claude-Code-Agent-Monitor --skill session-debug -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-devtools/skills/session-debug/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- trace why a session ended in an error
- spot which subagent failed and where
- catch the same tool being called over and over
- find idle gaps and token spikes on the timeline
- work out what one session cost

## Example prompts
- Debug the `latest` session and show me the slowest step
- Find the most recent errored session and explain the failure
- Draw the subagent tree for session `abc123`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: session-debug
description: >
  Debug a specific session by inspecting its full event chain (PreToolUse,
  PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, Compaction, APIError, TurnDuration,
  Notification events), agent hierarchy (recursive parent/child tree with
  subagent_type and depth), token usage with compaction baselines, workflow
  intelligence data (orchestration DAG, error propagation by depth), and
  session metadata (thinking_blocks, turn_count, total_turn_duration_ms).
---

# Session Debug

Debug and inspect a Claude Code session from Agent Monitor data.

## Input

The user provides: **$ARGUMENTS**

This may be:
- A session ID to debug
- "latest" or "last" for the most recent session
- "errors" to find and debug the most recent errored session

## Procedure

1. **Identify the target session**:
   - If session ID given: `GET /api/sessions/{id}` from `http://localhost:4820`
   - If "latest": `GET /api/sessions?limit=1` (default sort: most recently updated first)
   - If "errors": `GET /api/sessions?limit=10&status=error`

2. **Collect full session data**:
   - Session metadata: status, model, cwd, timestamps, duration
   - Events: `GET /api/events?session_id={session_id}` — full event timeline
   - Agents: `GET /api/agents?session_id={session_id}` — all agents in session
   - Cost: `GET /api/pricing/cost/{session_id}`

3. **Analyze the session**:

   ### Session Lifecycle
   - Start time → first event → last event → end time
   - Status transitions (active → working → completed/error)
   - Total duration and active-vs-idle time

   ### Event Chain Analysis
   - Chronological event list with timestamps and durations
   - Identify the **critical path** (longest chain of dependent events)
   - Flag events that took unusually long
   - Highlight error events with full error context

   ### Agent Inspection
   - List all agents: type, task, status, duration
   - Subagent tree visualization (parent → children)
   - Agents that failed and their last known state
   - Agent switching patterns (when and why new agents spawned)

   ### Tool Execution Trace
   - Every tool invocation in order with: tool name, duration, success/failure
   - Failed tool calls with error messages
   - Tool retry patterns (same tool called multiple times)

   ### Anomaly Detection
   - Events out of expected order
   - Gaps in event timeline (>30s with no events)
   - Duplicate events or agent states
   - Token usage spikes (compaction indicators)

4. **Diagnosis**:
   - Root cause hypothesis (if errors present)
   - Contributing factors
   - Remediation suggestions

## Output Format

Present as a debug report with:
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