clawlite-investigate

To diagnose a root cause systematically, collect observed symptoms, trace code paths, formulate verifiable hypotheses, and validate them against evidence before applying any fix to avoid surface-level patches.

A structured incident response investigation coordinates context gathering, hypothesis formulation, code-path tracing, and evidence-based verification to identify and confirm root causes for verifiable conclusions.

Verify a root cause hypothesis by tracing code paths and validating the assumed cause against collected evidence across multiple scenarios, ensuring the identified root cause is accurate before implementing a fix.

A structured root-cause investigation prevents regression by validating root causes across scenarios, ensuring you address the actual source of abnormal system behavior rather than applying surface-level fixes.

Yes, this debugging framework applies to post-mortem investigations by isolating the root cause from observed symptoms, tracing code paths, and confirming fix viability through evidence-based verification.

Avoid hypothesis-driven root-cause debugging when you lack sufficient observed symptoms or context, as evidence-based verification requires tracing code paths and validating hypotheses against concrete data.