Trace software failures to their root mechanism and implement source fixes.
npx skills add https://github.com/cohen-liel/agent-skills --skill root-cause-first
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: root-cause-first Source: https://github.com/cohen-liel/agent-skills/tree/main/root-cause-first Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cohen-liel/agent-skills --skill root-cause-first
This Skill helps you fix software failures by tracing the actual mechanism behind a symptom instead of hiding it with a quick patch.
Use the root-cause-first skill to investigate the failing behavior, explain the root mechanism, implement the smallest source fix, and verify it with a regression test.
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To fix flaky tests and runtime errors, reproduce the issue, reconstruct the intended contract, trace the real execution path, implement the smallest source fix, and verify it with a regression test.
Debugging software failures without band-aids requires rejecting null checks, retries, catch-and-continue, and default-on-error suppressions, tracing the observed failure to its root mechanism before applying a source fix.
Diagnose broken agent workflows and regressions by reproducing the issue, reconstructing the contract, and tracing the execution path to prove the root cause before implementing any code change.
Avoid quick patches like catch-and-continue during failure diagnosis when they only suppress the signal, requiring proof of the root mechanism through execution path tracing before applying a source fix.
You can verify a root cause fix for runtime errors using a regression test, or by performing an explicit human check when full automated verification is unavailable.
Root-cause-first applies to diagnosing architecture issues, failing tests, runtime errors, flaky behavior, regressions, and broken agent workflows where the root cause must be proven before any code change.
derHakenTrace data flow and apply a four-phase process to fix root causes.
SailfishcIdentify and reproduce software defects using tests, logs, and diffs.
aalmadaRun dotnet test on API Service and analyzer unit test projects.
mica-agentDiagnose and fix software bugs through reproduction, root-cause tracing, and verification.
