Debugging

Random fixes waste time and create new bugs. Symptom patches mask root causes and ship regressions. This skill is the systematic process to use whenever something is broken.

Core rule

No fix without a root cause. If you have not reproduced the failure and identified the cause, you cannot propose a fix — only a guess.

Skip this skill only when the user has explicitly told you the cause and asked for a specific change.

Invocation Notice

• Tell the user when this skill is running: debugging. Skip the notice when the user asked for the skill by name or slash command; spelling and spacing need not match. A phrase from this skill's own trigger list is not a name — naming the work is not naming the skill.