systematic-debugging - Systematic Debugging for Technical Issues
Apply systematic root cause investigation before fixing bugs
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Updated: 2026-06-15Capabilities
Typical Inputs
Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- read error messages
- reproduce issues
- check recent changes
- gather diagnostic evidence
- trace data flow
- compare working examples
- form hypotheses
- test minimally
- create failing tests
- implement single fix
- verify fix results
- question architecture
Inputs
- error messages
- stack traces
- codebase
- test failures
- build logs
- system components
- git history
Outputs
- root cause identified
- failing test case
- implemented fix
- verified test results
Requirements
- diagnostic permissions
- test environment
- code repository access