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Tracing system calls with strace and ltrace v1.0.0

Use this resource to understand a program's behavior by tracing its system calls

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install strace-ltrace-tracing

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent helps you run strace on a command or a running process, follow child processes, filter file or network calls, then interpret errors such as ENOENT or EPERM. It also introduces ltrace for library calls.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: strace, attaching to a process, timestamps and filters
  • references/strace-patterns.md: diagnostic patterns with strace

Good fit for

  • A program fails without a clear message and you want to see which files it opens
  • A binary returns ENOENT and you are looking for the missing path

Not for

    Tags

    • strace
    • ltrace
    • system calls
    • diagnostics

    About

    You say

    “Trace the file calls of this program and tell me which path returns ENOENT at startup.”

    Card for the “Tracing system calls with strace and ltrace” skill

    Skill published by mohitmishra786 under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to understand a program's behavior by tracing its system calls
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/strace-patterns.md4.4 KB
    • SKILL.md6.3 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    mohitmishra786
    Source
    github.com/mohitmishra786/low-level-dev-skills/tree/bdc58472fa9f309ed1b3f7d985a0d8e9bd8f4608/skills/profilers/strace-ltrace
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « strace-ltrace » (mohitmishra786, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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