stepback

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses situations where repeated debugging attempts fail to resolve an issue, indicating a potential underlying architectural problem rather than a simple bug. It forces a strategic reassessment of the system's design.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Symptom Analysis: Consolidates and analyzes multiple failed fix attempts for common patterns.
• Root Cause Identification: Guides the user to identify the shared system or assumption causing cascading issues.
• Proactive Application: Useful for infrastructure-level changes like deployment configurations or middleware updates, even before errors occur.
• Use Case: If you've tried three different fixes for a persistent API error and each fix either fails or reveals a new error, running /stepback will help you stop patching symptoms and investigate the broader system architecture.

Quick Start

Run the stepback skill when you have hit the same error after two or more fix attempts.