Can it help me move away from generic error types?

Yes, it analyzes your functions and suggests specific, module-level error sets to replace generic 'anyerror' or '!void' returns for better type safety and documentation.

Does it detect when I'm silently ignoring errors?

Absolutely. It flags anti-patterns like 'catch return' or empty catch blocks that discard error information without logging or handling the failure.

How does this skill improve Zig memory safety?

It identifies allocation patterns and ensures that 'errdefer' is used to clean up resources if a function fails before completion, preventing memory leaks on error paths.

When should I use an error versus a panic in Zig?

This skill follows Zig best practices: use errors for recoverable failures like I/O and user input, and use panics only for unrecoverable programmer errors or contract violations.

Zig Error Handling Validator

Name: Zig Error Handling Validator
Author: code0100fun

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Validates and implements robust error handling patterns in Zig code to ensure predictable propagation and resource safety.

The Zig Error Handling Validator is a specialized capability for Claude Code designed to audit, improve, and enforce Zig-idiomatic failure management. It guides developers in replacing generic errors with explicit module-level error sets, ensures proper error propagation using try and catch, and validates the use of errdefer to prevent memory leaks during failure paths. By identifying common anti-patterns like silent error swallowing or inappropriate panics, this skill helps create production-grade Zig applications that are easy to debug and maintain, adhering strictly to the language's philosophy of explicit error handling.

주요 기능

01Generates standardized documentation and tests for specific error conditions

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03Audits error propagation to prevent silent failure swallowing and data loss

04Identifies and replaces inappropriate panics with recoverable error unions

05Validates custom module-level error sets and descriptive naming conventions

06Enforces memory safety on error paths through proper errdefer implementation

사용 사례

01Debugging silent failures by adding contextual logging to error catch blocks

02Refactoring legacy Zig code to replace generic anyerror types with specific error sets

03Reviewing complex initialization logic to ensure all resources are freed on failure

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add code0100fun/botfiles error-handling-validator

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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