Ix Debug — Development skill for Claude Code
Root cause analysis — trace execution path to a failure, narrow candidates, read minimal source only at suspected failure points.
How to install Ix Debug
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/ix-infrastructure-ix-opencode-plugin-ix-debug/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ix-infrastructure-ix-opencode-plugin-ix-debug && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ix-infrastructure/ix-opencode-plugin/HEAD/commands/ix-debug.md -o ~/.claude/skills/ix-infrastructure-ix-opencode-plugin-ix-debug/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Ix Debug does
name: ix-debug description: Root cause analysis — trace execution path to a failure, narrow candidates, read minimal source only at suspected failure points. argument-hint:
Check `command -v ix` first. If unavailable, use Grep + Read as fallback.
Pro check (optional)
Run once at the start:
ix briefing --format llm 2>&1
If it returns JSON with a `revision` field, Pro is available. Extract `openBugs` and `recentDecisions
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