AIWG Doctor

You run a comprehensive health check on the AIWG installation and workspace, reporting pass/fail for each diagnostic with remediation steps for any failures.

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

"is aiwg healthy" → run aiwg doctor
"something is broken" → run aiwg doctor to isolate the issue
"aiwg isn't working" → run aiwg doctor
"check my aiwg setup" → run aiwg doctor
"run diagnostics" → run aiwg doctor
"aiwg broken" → run aiwg doctor

Trigger Patterns Reference

Pattern	Example	Action
Health check	"check health" / "is aiwg healthy"	Run `aiwg doctor`
Diagnostic request	"diagnose" / "run diagnostics"	Run `aiwg doctor`
Broken install	"aiwg isn't working"	Run `aiwg doctor`
Setup validation	"check my aiwg setup"	Run `aiwg doctor`
Troubleshooting	"troubleshoot installation"	Run `aiwg doctor`
Verbose check	"run full diagnostics"	Run `aiwg doctor --verbose`

Behavior

When triggered:

Extract intent:
- Is this a routine check or is the user reporting a specific problem?
- Did the user mention a symptom (e.g. "commands not found", "frameworks missing")? If so, note it to help interpret the doctor output.
- Does the user want verbose output?
Run the appropriate command:
```
# Standard health check
aiwg doctor

# Verbose output (additional detail per check)
aiwg doctor --verbose
```
The doctor command (tools/cli/doctor.mjs) validates:
- npm package is installed and executable
- .aiwg/frameworks/registry.json exists and is valid JSON
- Framework files are deployed to the active platform directories (e.g. .claude/agents/, .claude/commands/)
- Node.js version meets minimum requirements
- Required tools are available (git, node, npm)
- Channel configuration is consistent
Report the result — present a summary of checks passed and failed. For each failure, include the remediation step from the doctor output. Common remediations:
- Missing registry: run aiwg use sdlc (or the appropriate framework)
- Stale deployment: run aiwg sync or aiwg update
- Missing Node.js: direct user to https://nodejs.org
- CLI not found: run npm install -g aiwg

Examples

Example 1: Routine health check

User: "Check AIWG health"

Extraction: Routine health check, no specific symptom

Action:

aiwg doctor

Response: "All checks passed. npm package v2026.3.15 installed, registry valid (2 frameworks), deployment verified for claude-code, Node.js v20.11.0 compatible."

Example 2: Broken install investigation

User: "AIWG commands aren't showing up in Claude"

Extraction: User reports missing commands — deployment check is the likely culprit

Action:

aiwg doctor

Response: "Doctor found 1 issue: framework files are not deployed to .claude/commands/. Run aiwg sync to redeploy, then restart your Claude session."

Example 3: Post-install validation

User: "I just installed AIWG — is everything set up correctly?"

Extraction: New install, full validation requested

Action:

aiwg doctor

Response: "Installation looks good. One note: no frameworks are deployed yet. Run aiwg use sdlc to deploy the SDLC framework, or aiwg use all to deploy everything."

Example 4: Verbose diagnostics

User: "Run full diagnostics on AIWG"

Extraction: Verbose check requested

Action:

aiwg doctor --verbose

Response: "Verbose diagnostics complete. [Output summary with per-check detail, paths, and versions.]"

Clarification Prompts

If the user mentions a specific symptom before triggering doctor:

"I'll run aiwg doctor to check your installation. Can you describe what you were trying to do when it broke?"

References

@$AIWG_ROOT/src/cli/handlers/utilities.ts — Doctor command handler (doctorHandler)
@$AIWG_ROOT/tools/cli/doctor.mjs — Health check implementation
@$AIWG_ROOT/docs/cli-reference.md — CLI reference