skill-doctor

Environment Doctor

Overview

Run environment diagnostics across 14 check categories. Doctor 2.0 identifies misconfigured providers, stale loaded or cached plugin versions, invalid plugin assembly, unwritable state, non-terminal run records, orphan process evidence, broken hooks, and other issues that prevent Claude Octopus from working correctly.

Core principle: Detect problems before they surface in workflows.

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When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Something isn't working and you're not sure why
• After installing or updating the plugin
• Before a demo or important workflow run
• Checking if providers are properly authenticated
• Verifying scheduler, hooks, or skills are correctly configured

Do NOT use for:

• First-time setup (use /octo:setup — it guides configuration)
• Project workflow status (use /octo:status)
• Debugging application code (use /octo:debug)

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The Process

Step 1: Resolve Plugin Root and Run Full Diagnostics

Use this resolver before running Octopus scripts. Do not assume ~/.claude-octopus/plugin exists; Windows Git Bash installs may not support the stable symlink. Run this as a single Bash call.

OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}"
if [[ -z "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT" || ! -x "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/orchestrate.sh" ]]; then
  OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT="${HOME}/.claude-octopus/plugin"
fi
if [[ ! -x "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/orchestrate.sh" ]] && command -v octopus >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  OCTO_BIN="$(command -v octopus)"
  OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$OCTO_BIN")/.." && pwd)"
fi
if [[ ! -x "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/orchestrate.sh" ]]; then
  OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT="$(
    find "${HOME}/.claude/plugins" -type f -path "*/scripts/orchestrate.sh" -print 2>/dev/null \
      | sed 's#/scripts/orchestrate.sh$##' \
      | { grep -E '(nyldn-plugins|claude-octopus|/octo(/[0-9]|$))' || true; } \
      | sort \
      | tail -1
  )"
fi
if [[ -z "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT" || ! -x "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/orchestrate.sh" ]]; then
  echo "Claude Octopus plugin root not found. Reinstall the octo plugin, then retry doctor diagnostics."
  exit 1
fi
mkdir -p "${HOME}/.claude-octopus"
_octo_stable="${HOME}/.claude-octopus/plugin"
if [[ ! -L "$_octo_stable" ]] || [[ "$(cd "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)" != "$(cd "$_octo_stable" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)" ]]; then
  [[ -L "$_octo_stable" || -f "$_octo_stable" ]] && rm -f "$_octo_stable" 2>/dev/null || true
  ln -s "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT" "$_octo_stable" 2>/dev/null || true
fi
unset _octo_stable
export OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT
bash "$OCTO_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/orchestrate.sh" doctor --verbose