rileyhilliard/systematic-debugging
plugins/ce/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md
Debugging framework that finds root causes before proposing fixes. Use when investigating bugs, errors, unexpected behavior, failed tests, or when previous fixes haven't worked.
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skillsauthnpx skillsauth add rileyhilliard/claude-essentials systematic-debuggingInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- systematic-debugging
- description:
- Debugging framework that finds root causes before proposing fixes. Use when investigating bugs, errors, unexpected behavior, failed tests, or when previous fixes haven't worked.
Systematic Debugging
If 3+ fixes have failed: Stop fixing symptoms. Question the architecture. The bug may be a design problem, not a code problem.
For multi-component systems: Add diagnostic logging at each component boundary before proposing fixes. See references/debugging-techniques.md for instrumentation patterns (binary search, git bisect, minimal reproduction, strategic logging, differential analysis).
For log-heavy investigations: Use Skill(ce:reading-logs) for efficient analysis.
Reporting Format
## Root Cause
[1-3 sentences explaining underlying issue]
Located in: `file.ts:123`
## What Was Wrong
[Specific problem - mutation, race condition, missing validation, etc.]
## The Fix
[Changes made and why they address root cause]
## Verification
- [x] Bug reproduced and confirmed fixed
- [x] Existing tests pass
- [x] Added regression test
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