How does this skill help with large TLA+ state spaces?

It provides specific guidance on minimizing constants and state constraints to produce smaller, more manageable counterexamples that lead to faster iteration.

Can this skill fix syntax errors in TLA+?

While focused on logical violations, it utilizes tools like sany_parse to ensure specifications remain syntactically valid after fixes are applied.

What is the benefit of debugging invariants before liveness properties?

Invariants (safety properties) are typically easier to diagnose because they fail at a specific state, whereas liveness violations involve complex cycles or infinite paths that are harder to trace.

What are common causes of TLA+ property violations?

Violations often stem from incorrect temporal logic formulas, missing fairness conditions (WF or SF), or unintended deadlocks in the state machine.

TLA+ Violation Debugger

Name: TLA+ Violation Debugger
Author: photoszzt

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보안 및 테스팅

Debugs TLA+ invariant and property violations through a systematic workflow of state space minimization and incremental verification.

The TLA+ Violation Debugger is a specialized tool for formal methods practitioners using Claude Code to resolve complex issues identified by the TLC model checker. It provides a structured, multi-step methodology to isolate root causes by minimizing model configurations, prioritizing safety invariant checks over liveness properties, and identifying common pitfalls like missing fairness conditions or deadlock scenarios. This skill integrates seamlessly with the tlaplus-ai-tools suite, helping users transition from a failing counterexample to a verified, correct specification by leveraging diagnostic tools like tlc_check and sany_parse.

주요 기능

01Root cause analysis for common errors like deadlocks and fairness violations

02Integration with MCP tools including tlc_check and sany_parse

03Systematic workflow for isolating TLA+ counterexamples

04Incremental property verification to distinguish safety from liveness issues

05Configuration minimization strategies for faster debugging cycles

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사용 사례

01Resolving liveness property failures by identifying missing fairness constraints

02Minimizing large state spaces to generate fast, reproducible counterexamples

03Diagnosing complex safety invariant violations in distributed system specs

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npx skillfish add photoszzt/tlaplus-ai-tools tla-debug-violations

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