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Fix bugs at the source, not the symptom.

Software Engineering#debugging#software-engineering#root-cause-analysis#failure-diagnosis#flaky-tests#regression-testing
Authorcohen-liel
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you fix software failures by tracing the actual mechanism behind a symptom instead of hiding it with a quick patch.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Identifies the observed failure, reconstructs the intended contract, and traces the real execution path before any change.
  • Rejects band-aids such as null checks, retries, catch-and-continue, default-on-error, or broad parsing when they only suppress the signal.
  • Fits bugs, runtime errors, failing tests, flaky behavior, regressions, broken agent workflows, and architecture issues where root cause must be proven first.

Quick Start

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.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: root-cause-first
Download link: https://github.com/cohen-liel/agent-skills/archive/main.zip#root-cause-first

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