What problem does it solve?
Diagnoses and resolves Java test failures, exceptions, and non-deterministic behavior by guiding a structured debugging workflow with symbol-aware navigation and root-cause analysis.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Code Navigation: Use nx:serena-code-nav for symbol-level navigation during debugging to trace calls and locate definitions.
- Debugging Workflow: A six-step process to form hypotheses, collect evidence, and validate fixes using the java-debugger agent.
- When This Skill Activates: Triggers on test failures, unexpected exceptions, non-deterministic results, or when the user requests debugging assistance.
- Agent Invocation: Use the Task tool to invoke the java-debugger agent and generate a root-cause analysis with a recommended fix.
Quick Start
Launch the java-debugging workflow by triggering the java-debugger agent against a failing test to obtain a root cause and suggested fix.