Can it fix security vulnerabilities automatically?

No. Security scan failures are treated as critical blockers that require manual review and intervention to ensure system integrity.

How does the skill distinguish between critical and fixable errors?

The skill uses a predefined decision tree that classifies CI failures, security risks, and deployment crashes as CRITICAL, while treating local test failures and build issues as FIXABLE.

What happens when the maximum retry attempts are reached?

The skill generates a structured error report detailing what was attempted and provides specific manual instructions, such as '/continue' commands, for the user.

Does this skill auto-retry every failure?

No. It only attempts to fix issues classified as 'Fixable' and is strictly limited to 3 retry attempts to prevent infinite loops and resource exhaustion.

Spec-Flow Error Recovery

Name: Spec-Flow Error Recovery
Author: marcusgoll

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Deployment & DevOps

Automates workflow failure classification and executes recovery strategies to maintain continuous development progress.

About

The Spec-Flow Error Recovery skill enables Claude to intelligently handle development failures by distinguishing between critical blockers and fixable issues. It automates routine recovery tasks—such as clearing caches, re-installing dependencies, and restarting local services—while ensuring that high-stakes errors like security vulnerabilities or CI pipeline failures are immediately escalated for human review. By implementing a standardized decision tree and multi-stage retry logic, this skill reduces manual troubleshooting time and ensures that automated sprints remain resilient and auditable.

Key Features

Standardized error reporting with clear manual intervention instructions
26 GitHub stars
Automated recovery strategies including cache clearing and dependency re-installs
Multi-stage retry logic with progressive delays (5s, 10s, 15s)
Built-in quality gates for security scans and CI pipeline integrity
Intelligent failure classification between critical and fixable states

Use Cases

Halting automated workflows when security scans detect high-risk CVEs or contract violations
Automatically resolving flaky test failures or corrupted build caches during feature implementation
Clearing port conflicts and restarting database services during local environment setup

About

Key Features

Standardized error reporting with clear manual intervention instructions
26 GitHub stars
Automated recovery strategies including cache clearing and dependency re-installs
Multi-stage retry logic with progressive delays (5s, 10s, 15s)
Built-in quality gates for security scans and CI pipeline integrity
Intelligent failure classification between critical and fixable states

Use Cases

Halting automated workflows when security scans detect high-risk CVEs or contract violations
Automatically resolving flaky test failures or corrupted build caches during feature implementation
Clearing port conflicts and restarting database services during local environment setup