systematic-debugging - Debug Environment and Infrastructure Issues
Four-phase debugging process requiring root cause identification before fixing environment, config, or infrastructure issues.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
Typical Inputs
Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- read error messages
- reproduce issue consistently
- check recent changes
- trace data flow
- gather diagnostic evidence
- compare working examples
- form single hypothesis
- test minimally
- create failing test case
- implement single fix
- verify fix resolves issue
- question architecture when fixes fail
Inputs
- error messages
- stack traces
- git diff
- recent commits
- configuration files
- system environment
- component boundary data
Outputs
- root cause identification
- diagnostic logs
- test case
- issue fix
- fix verification result
- architecture analysis
Requirements
- root cause investigation before fixes
- multi-component system access
- diagnostic instrumentation capability