Apply Exa advanced debugging techniques for hard-to-diagnose issues. Use when standard troubleshooting fails, investigating complex race conditions, or preparing evidence bundles for Exa support escalation. Trigger with phrases like "exa hard bug", "exa mystery error", "exa impossible to debug", "difficult exa issue", "exa deep debug".
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plugins/saas-packs/exa-pack/skills/exa-advanced-troubleshooting/SKILL.md
February 1, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/blob/main/plugins/saas-packs/exa-pack/skills/exa-advanced-troubleshooting/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill exa-advanced-troubleshootingInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/exa-advanced-troubleshooting/# Exa Advanced Troubleshooting
## Overview
Deep debugging techniques for complex Exa issues that resist standard troubleshooting.
## Prerequisites
- Access to production logs and metrics
- kubectl access to clusters
- Network capture tools available
- Understanding of distributed tracing
## Evidence Collection Framework
### Comprehensive Debug Bundle
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# advanced-exa-debug.sh
BUNDLE="exa-advanced-debug-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
mkdir -p "$BUNDLE"/{logs,metrics,network,config,traces}
# 1. Extended logs (1 hour window)
kubectl logs -l app=exa-integration --since=1h > "$BUNDLE/logs/pods.log"
journalctl -u exa-service --since "1 hour ago" > "$BUNDLE/logs/system.log"
# 2. Metrics dump
curl -s localhost:9090/api/v1/query?query=exa_requests_total > "$BUNDLE/metrics/requests.json"
curl -s localhost:9090/api/v1/query?query=exa_errors_total > "$BUNDLE/metrics/errors.json"
# 3. Network capture (30 seconds)
timeout 30 tcpdump -i any port 443 -w "$BUNDLE/network/capture.pcap" &
# 4. Distributed traces
curl -s localhost:16686/api/traces?service=exa > "$BUNDLE/traces/jaeger.json"
# 5. Configuration state
kubectl get cm exa-config -o yaml > "$BUNDLE/config/configmap.yaml"
kubectl get secret exa-secrets -o yaml > "$BUNDLE/config/secrets-redacted.yaml"
tar -czf "$BUNDLE.tar.gz" "$BUNDLE"
echo "Advanced debug bundle: $BUNDLE.tar.gz"
```
## Systematic Isolation
### Layer-by-Layer Testing
```typescript
// Test each layer independently
async function diagnoseExaIssue(): Promise<DiagnosisReport> {
const results: DiagnosisResult[] = [];
// Layer 1: Network connectivity
results.push(await testNetworkConnectivity());
// Layer 2: DNS resolution
results.push(await testDNSResolution('api.exa.com'));
// Layer 3: TLS handshake
results.push(await testTLSHandshake('api.exa.com'));
// Layer 4: Authentication
results.push(await testAuthentication());
// Layer 5: API response
results.push(await testAPIResponse());
// Layer 6: Response parsing