What problem does it solve?
Systematic debugging with root cause investigation. Four phases: investigate, analyze, hypothesize, implement. Iron Law: no fixes without root cause.
Use when asked to "debug this", "fix this bug", "why is this broken", "investigate this error", or "root cause analysis".
Proactively invoke this skill (do NOT debug directly) when the user reports errors, 500 errors, stack traces, unexpected behavior, "it was working yesterday", or is troubleshooting why something stopped working. (gstack)
Core Features & Use Cases
- Root-cause investigation: A disciplined process to identify the underlying cause of bugs before applying fixes.
- Phase-driven workflow: Four phases guide symptoms to solutions, reducing churn and rework.
- Reproduction & validation: Collect evidence, reproduce the issue, test hypotheses, and confirm root cause.
Quick Start
Describe the bug, gather steps to reproduce, and start the four-phase investigate workflow.