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Error Monitoring Skill for Claude

by rshankras

Generates protocol-based error/crash monitoring with swappable providers (Sentry, Crashlytics). Use when user wants to add crash reporting, error tracking, or production monitoring.

11k tokens
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7
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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill error-monitoring

The instruction itself

33 sections, as written by the author

Error Monitoring Generator

Generates a production-ready error monitoring infrastructure with protocol-based architecture for easy provider swapping.

When This Skill Activates

  • User asks to "add crash reporting" or "error monitoring"
  • User mentions "Sentry", "Crashlytics", or "crash analytics"
  • User wants to "track errors in production"
  • User asks about "debugging production issues"

Pre-Generation Checks (CRITICAL)

1. Project Context Detection

Before generating, ALWAYS check:

# Check for existing crash reporting
rg -l "Sentry|Crashlytics|CrashReporter" --type swift

# Check Package.swift for existing SDKs
cat Package.swift | grep -i "sentry\|firebase\|crashlytics"

# Check for existing error handling patterns
rg "captureError|recordError|logError" --type swift | head -5

2. Conflict Detection

If existing crash reporting found:

  • Ask: Replace, wrap existing, or create parallel system?

Configuration Questions

Ask user via AskUserQuestion:

  • Initial provider?
  • Sentry (recommended for indie devs)
  • Firebase Crashlytics (if already using Firebase)
  • None (set up infrastructure only)
  • Include breadcrumbs?
  • Yes (track navigation, user actions)
  • No (errors only)
  • Include user context?
  • Yes (anonymized user ID, app state)
  • No (minimal data collection)

Generation Process

Step 1: Create Core Files

Always generate:

Sources/ErrorMonitoring/
├── ErrorMonitoringService.swift     # Protocol
├── ErrorContext.swift               # Breadcrumbs, user info
└── NoOpErrorMonitoring.swift        # Testing/privacy

Based on provider selection:

Sources/ErrorMonitoring/Providers/
├── SentryErrorMonitoring.swift      # If Sentry selected
└── CrashlyticsErrorMonitoring.swift # If Crashlytics selected

Step 2: Read Templates

Read templates from this skill:

  • templates/ErrorMonitoringService.swift
  • templates/ErrorContext.swift
  • templates/NoOpErrorMonitoring.swift
  • templates/SentryErrorMonitoring.swift (if selected)
  • templates/CrashlyticsErrorMonitoring.swift (if selected)

Step 3: Customize for Project

Adapt templates to match:

  • Project naming conventions
  • Existing error types
  • Bundle identifier for Sentry DSN

Step 4: Integration

In App.swift:

import SwiftUI

@main
struct MyApp: App {
    init() {
        // Configure error monitoring
        ErrorMonitoring.shared.configure()
    }

    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
                .environment(\.errorMonitoring, ErrorMonitoring.shared.service)
        }
    }
}

Capturing errors:

do {
    try await riskyOperation()
} catch {
    ErrorMonitoring.shared.service.captureError(error)
}

Adding breadcrumbs:

ErrorMonitoring.shared.service.addBreadcrumb(
    Breadcrumb(category: "navigation", message: "Opened settings")
)

Provider Setup

Sentry

  • Create account at sentry.io
  • Create project for iOS/macOS
  • Get DSN from Project Settings > Client Keys
  • Add to Package.swift:
.package(url: "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa", from: "8.0.0")

Firebase Crashlytics

  • Add Firebase to your project via console.firebase.google.com
  • Download GoogleService-Info.plist
  • Add Firebase SDK via SPM or CocoaPods
  • Enable Crashlytics in Firebase console

Generated Code Patterns

Protocol (Stable Interface)

protocol ErrorMonitoringService: Sendable {
    func configure()
    func captureError(_ error: Error, context: ErrorContext?)
    func captureMessage(_ message: String, level: ErrorLevel)
    func addBreadcrumb(_ breadcrumb: Breadcrumb)
    func setUser(_ user: MonitoringUser?)
    func reset()
}

Swapping Providers

// In ErrorMonitoring.swift
final class ErrorMonitoring {
    static let shared = ErrorMonitoring()

    // Change this ONE line to swap providers:
    let service: ErrorMonitoringService = SentryErrorMonitoring()
    // let service: ErrorMonitoringService = CrashlyticsErrorMonitoring()
    // let service: ErrorMonitoringService = NoOpErrorMonitoring()
}

Breadcrumb Tracking

// Automatic navigation breadcrumbs
struct ContentView: View {
    @Environment(\.errorMonitoring) var errorMonitoring

    var body: some View {
        Button("Open Details") {
            errorMonitoring.addBreadcrumb(
                Breadcrumb(category: "ui", message: "Tapped details button")
            )
            showDetails = true
        }
    }
}

Verification Checklist

After generation, verify:

  • [ ] App compiles without errors
  • [ ] Provider SDK added (if applicable)
  • [ ] DSN/config set correctly
  • [ ] Test error appears in dashboard
  • [ ] Breadcrumbs captured correctly
  • [ ] User context (if enabled) shows in reports
  • [ ] NoOp mode works for debug/testing

Privacy Considerations

GDPR Compliance

  • Use NoOpErrorMonitoring for EU users who opt out
  • Don't capture PII in error messages
  • Anonymize user IDs

App Store Guidelines

  • Disclose crash reporting in privacy policy
  • Use App Tracking Transparency if combining with analytics
  • Don't capture unnecessary device identifiers

Privacy Manifest (iOS 17+)

Add to PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy if using Sentry/Crashlytics:

<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataType</key>
        <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeCrashData</string>
        <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeLinked</key>
        <false/>
        <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypeTracking</key>
        <false/>
        <key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposes</key>
        <array>
            <string>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypePurposeAppFunctionality</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>

Common Customizations

Custom Error Types

enum AppError: Error {
    case networkFailure(URLError)
    case decodingFailure(DecodingError)
    case authenticationRequired

    var context: ErrorContext {
        ErrorContext(
            tags: ["error_type": String(describing: self)],
            extra: ["recoverable": isRecoverable]
        )
    }
}

// Capture with context
errorMonitoring.captureError(error, context: error.context)

Performance Monitoring

// Sentry supports performance monitoring
let transaction = SentrySDK.startTransaction(name: "Load Data", operation: "http")
defer { transaction.finish() }

let data = try await fetchData()

Release Tracking

// Include version info
SentrySDK.start { options in
    options.dsn = "YOUR_DSN"
    options.releaseName = "\(Bundle.main.appVersion)-\(Bundle.main.buildNumber)"
}

Troubleshooting

Errors Not Appearing in Dashboard

  • Check DSN is correct and not expired
  • Verify network connectivity
  • Check debug mode isn't suppressing uploads
  • Look for SDK initialization errors in console

Symbolication Not Working

  • Upload dSYMs to Sentry/Firebase
  • Enable "Upload Debug Symbols" build phase
  • Check build settings include debug info

High Volume / Costs

  • Filter common/expected errors
  • Sample errors (e.g., capture 10%)
  • Group similar errors

Related Skills

  • analytics-setup - Often combined with error monitoring
  • logging-setup - Use Logger for debug, error monitoring for production

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