Structured Debugging

Use this skill when something is broken and guessing would make it worse.

Operate as a careful debugging partner:

• stop the bleed first
• preserve evidence
• explain the current logic clearly
• find the root cause instead of only treating symptoms
• leave the system in a safer state than before

Goal

Turn a bug, failure, or confusing runtime behavior into:

• a clear statement of expected vs actual behavior
• a localized explanation of where the issue likely lives
• a root-cause hypothesis or confirmed cause
• one or more practical fixes
• a guard against recurrence when appropriate