Investigate root causes through a four-phase debugging workflow.
npx skills add https://github.com/atxinsky/skills --skill systematic-debugging-atxinsky
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: systematic-debugging Source: https://github.com/atxinsky/skills/tree/main/systematic-debugging Command: npx skills add https://github.com/atxinsky/skills --skill systematic-debugging-atxinsky
Systematic Debugging provides a disciplined approach to diagnosing and resolving bugs by focusing on root causes rather than patching symptoms, reducing firefighting and rework.
Use the systematic-debugging skill to structure a bug investigation from error observation to root-cause resolution.
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To find the root cause of a production bug, follow a systematic debugging process that enforces cross-layer tracing and evidence gathering during a Root Cause Investigation phase before proposing any fixes.
The best way to debug failing tests is to apply a four-phase workflow: Root Cause Investigation, Pattern Analysis, Hypothesis and Testing, and Implementation, ensuring thorough analysis before applying code changes.
A phased debugging workflow prevents symptom-driven repairs by requiring the completion of Phase 1 root cause analysis before allowing any fixes, using explicit rules to resist time-pressure rationalizations and shortcuts.
You need to use systematic debugging for tracing data flow when production bugs appear, tests fail, or unexpected behavior occurs, ensuring you identify the real trigger rather than applying superficial patches.
Fixing bugs without a structured debug trace leads to firefighting and rework because it skips pattern analysis and hypothesis testing, resulting in symptom-driven repairs that fail to resolve the underlying root cause.
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