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dwarf-expertby Trail of BitsDevelopmentGitHub stars: 7.4k

DWARF Expert skill: what it does and how to install it

Analyses DWARF debug information in compiled binaries using dwarfdump, readelf and parsing libraries.

Summary generated from the skill's documentation.

Install

$ npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill dwarf-expert

Run it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.

About this skill

What it does. Analyses DWARF sections, DIE trees and attributes with dwarfdump, llvm-dwarfdump or readelf, escalating from name and address searches to scripts using parsing libraries. It verifies structure with llvm-dwarfdump --verify and helps write DWARF consumers in Python, C/C++, Rust, Go or .NET.

When to use it. Use it to inspect or validate debug information, answer DWARF standard questions, or develop tooling that reads it. It does not cover runtime debugging, reverse engineering beyond DWARF sections, or compiler-specific DWARF generation bugs.

History

Repo stars

7.4kAbout +216 since 9 Jul 2026

Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.

Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 49 skills.

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DateRepo stars
5 Oct 20267,370
4 Oct 20267,355
3 Oct 20267,348
2 Oct 20267,340
1 Oct 20267,320
24 Sept 2026 (estimated)7,310
17 Sept 2026 (estimated)7,305
10 Sept 2026 (estimated)7,239
3 Sept 2026 (estimated)7,179
27 Aug 2026 (estimated)7,174
20 Aug 2026 (estimated)7,174
13 Aug 2026 (estimated)7,169
6 Aug 2026 (estimated)7,164
30 Jul 2026 (estimated)7,164
23 Jul 2026 (estimated)7,164
16 Jul 2026 (estimated)7,164
9 Jul 2026 (estimated)7,154

Installs

4.9k

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Installs via skills.sh

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