scooter-lacroix/observe-before-editing
maestro/skills/observe-before-editing/SKILL.md
Observe Before Editing
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add scooter-lacroix/maestro observe-before-editingInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- observe-before-editing
- description:
- Observe Before Editing
- user-invocable:
- false
Observe Before Editing
Before editing code to fix a bug, confirm what the system actually produced.
Pattern
Outputs don't lie. Code might. Check outputs first.
DO
- Check if expected directories exist:
ls -la .maestro/cache/ - Check if expected files were created:
ls -la .maestro/cache/learnings/ - Check logs for errors:
tail .maestro/cache/*.log - Run the failing command manually to see actual error
- Only then edit code
DON'T
- Assume "hook didn't run" without checking outputs
- Edit code based on what you think should happen
- Confuse global vs project paths (check both:
.maestro/and~/.maestro/)
Source Sessions
- a541f08a: Token limit error was invisible until manual run revealed it
- 6a9f2d7a: Looked in wrong cache path (
~/.maestro/vs.maestro/), assumed hook failure - a8bd5cea: Confirmed hook worked by finding output files in project cache
- 1c21e6c8: Verified Artifact Index indexing by checking DB file exists
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