Trace failing tests to root cause and write regression tests.
npx skills add https://github.com/tale-project/tale --skill debug-tale-project
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: debug Source: https://github.com/tale-project/tale/tree/main/.claude/skills/debug Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tale-project/tale --skill debug-tale-project
The debugging loop turns a symptom into a proven root cause and a regression test that locks it shut. This is the fix mode of engineering-approach; the fix itself is easy — the discipline is not guessing.
Run the debugging loop on a failing test to identify the root cause.
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To debug a reported bug, first reproduce the exact error and stack trace reliably, then minimize the case to remove unrelated state, hypothesize a falsifiable cause, instrument to prove it, and apply a minimal fix locked by a regression test.
The best way to isolate a fault is to minimize the reproduction case by stripping unrelated state until only the bug remains, which usually points directly at the cause and allows you to form a falsifiable hypothesis.
You need to reproduce a bug before fixing it because a reliable, deterministic trigger is required to know you actually fixed it; without a minimal reproduction, you cannot verify that the root cause has been removed.
Hypothesis-driven fault isolation works by forming a specific, falsifiable cause based on reading the relevant code paths and tracing data, then instrumenting the code with logs or breakpoints to confirm or kill the hypothesis before fixing.
You should write regression testing immediately after applying a minimal fix to the root cause; the test must fail on the old code and pass on the new code to lock the bug shut and prevent it from returning silently.
No, you should fix the root cause minimally rather than the symptom; changing only the symptom hides the underlying fault, which is why you must instrument to prove the exact cause and verify the fix with a regression test.
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