Babysitter error-code-catalog

Manage and document SDK error codes and messages

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/sdk-platform-development/skills/error-code-catalog" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-error-code-catalog && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/sdk-platform-development/skills/error-code-catalog/SKILL.md

Error Code Catalog Skill

Overview

This skill manages a comprehensive catalog of SDK error codes, messages, and documentation, ensuring consistent, helpful error handling across all SDK operations.

Capabilities

Define error code taxonomy with categories
Generate error documentation automatically
Validate error message quality and actionability
Support error localization (i18n)
Map HTTP status codes to SDK errors
Generate error handling code from catalog
Track error frequency and patterns
Create troubleshooting guides per error

Target Processes

Error Handling and Debugging Support
API Design Specification
API Documentation System

Integration Points

Error tracking systems (Sentry, Bugsnag)
i18n frameworks for localization
Documentation generators
SDK code generation
Analytics platforms

Input Requirements

Error categorization requirements
Message style guidelines
Localization requirements
HTTP mapping rules
Troubleshooting depth

Output Artifacts

Error code catalog (JSON/YAML)
Error documentation pages
SDK error classes/types
Localization resource files
Troubleshooting guides
Error mapping tables

Usage Example

skill:
  name: error-code-catalog
  context:
    catalogFile: ./errors/catalog.yaml
    errorFormat:
      codePrefix: "SDK"
      codeLength: 4
      pattern: "SDK-{category}-{number}"
    categories:
      - auth
      - validation
      - network
      - rate-limit
      - server
    localization:
      enabled: true
      locales: ["en", "es", "ja", "de"]
    includeRemediation: true

Best Practices

Use meaningful error code prefixes
Include remediation steps in all errors
Categorize errors logically
Keep error messages actionable
Support localization from the start
Link errors to documentation