Investigate software failures by gathering evidence and stack traces.
npx skills add https://github.com/binfen1/my-skills --skill investigate-binfen1
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: investigate Source: https://github.com/binfen1/my-skills/tree/main/claude-code/investigate Command: npx skills add https://github.com/binfen1/my-skills --skill investigate-binfen1
Systematic debugging with root cause investigation to avoid patching symptoms and repeating bugs.
Start by collecting symptoms, reproduce steps, and run root-cause investigation.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To find the root cause of a software bug, use a structured investigation process that collects symptoms, stack traces, and reproduction steps across your codebase. This ensures you fix the underlying failure rather than patching symptoms.
Debugging with stack traces works by gathering the trace alongside error messages and reproduction steps, then analyzing this evidence to form hypotheses. This structured approach guides you safely from investigation to a verifiable fix.
Structure your debugging process using four phases: investigate, analyze, hypothesize, and implement. This sequence ensures you gather evidence, identify the root cause, and apply safe, verifiable fixes instead of temporary patches.
Yes, structured root-cause investigation applies to any unexpected software behavior or reported errors. It systematically pinpoints failures by collecting evidence and reproduction steps across the codebase to guide your debugging.
Debugging fails to stop recurring bugs when it patches symptoms instead of the root cause. A structured investigation approach prevents this by prescribing evidence gathering, hypothesis formation, and safe implementation guardrails.
Systematic debugging requires no specific external dependencies, relying instead on a structured methodology. It uses evidence gathering and tools like web search and grep to guide you through investigate, analyze, hypothesize, and implement phases.
rahmanayonPlan root-cause investigations across investigate, analyze, hypothesize, and implement phases.
moberghrReproduce failures, localize root causes, and verify fixes with builds and tests.
oxieDiagnose software errors, isolate root causes, and document fixes.
kk20300113-pngGuide structured root-cause debugging for software errors and regressions.
