systematic-debugging - Four-phase debugging for root causes
Find root causes before proposing fixes using systematic investigation
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
Typical Inputs
Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- Read error messages
- Reproduce issue
- Check recent changes
- Gather diagnostic evidence
- Trace data flow
- Compare patterns
- Form hypothesis
- Test minimally
- Create failing test
- Implement fix
- Verify fix
Inputs
- Error messages
- Source code
- System configuration
- Test case
- Reproduction steps
Outputs
- Root cause analysis
- Failing test case
- Fix implementation
Requirements
- Source code access
- Version control system
- Test framework