Overview
queen-colony-debug is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/queen-colony-debug`.
What queen-colony-debug does
SOP for live debugging of queen sessions, colony forks, worker spawns, and tracker DB plumbing without touching the user's production Hive Desktop. Use this when something is wrong in the create_colony → tracker → run_parallel_workers → worker pipeline.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for queen-colony-debug is organised into these sections:
- Trigger
- Hard rules
- What "correct" looks like (key invariants)
- SOP
- Step 1 — Pick a runtime
- Step 2 — Snapshot the starting state
- Step 3 — Drive the failing flow
- Step 4 — Verify with sqlite3 directly
- Step 5 — Test refusal behavior without an LLM
- Step 6 — Test queen↔worker tracker sharing (offline)
- Step 7 — Shut down cleanly
- Common failure patterns
Installation
Add queen-colony-debug to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/queen-colony-debugReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
queen-colony-debug is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- Sparse description in metadata — read the repository for full details
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does queen-colony-debug do?
- queen-colony-debug is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/queen-colony-debug`.
- How do I install queen-colony-debug?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/queen-colony-debug in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is queen-colony-debug free to use?
- Yes. queen-colony-debug is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does queen-colony-debug come from?
- queen-colony-debug ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.