# Error code explainer (/debugging--error-decode)

/debugging--error-decode is a Claude Code skill in the Code section. Turns a cryptic error code or message into plain English with likely causes, checks to run, fix steps and how to prevent it.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/debugging--error-decode
- Section: [Code](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/code.md)
- Author: Santiago Gómez de la Torre
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/blob/main/skills/debugging/error-decode.md
- Updated 30 Mar 2026

## How to ask for it

- `/debugging--error-decode what does this Node.js error mean`
- `/debugging--error-decode decode this Stripe error code`
- `/debugging--error-decode explain this cryptic error message`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```

Claude Code plugin:

```
/plugin marketplace add sgomez-dev/claude-skills
/plugin install debugging-skills@claude-skills-collection
```

## Permissions

- Reads: `**/*`
- Writes: —
- Runs: `npm ls`, `pip show`, `go version`, `node -v`, `python --version`, `rustc --version`
- Network: No
- Destructive: No

## Author's description

Decode cryptic error codes and messages into actionable explanations

- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)