Error Message Explainer
SkillCommunicationExplain compiler/runtime errors in plain language. Use when a junior developer needs help understanding an error message.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Error Message Explainer skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by proflead/codex-skills-library in skills/foundation/error-message-explainer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Purpose
Explain compiler/runtime errors in plain language.
Inputs to request
- Full error text and stack trace.
- Code snippet around the failing line.
- Runtime or compiler version.
Workflow
- Restate the error in simple terms.
- Point to the most likely offending line or call.
- Provide one or two possible fixes.
Output
- Plain-language explanation.
- Fix suggestions with examples.
Quality bar
- Cite the exact line or symbol if possible.
- Offer the smallest viable fix first.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 144
- Forks
- 30
- Last commit
- Jul 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
error-message-explainer- Source
- github.com/proflead/codex-skills-library