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Debugging with competing hypotheses v1.0.0

Use this resource to debug a complex problem by testing several hypotheses in parallel

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install competing-hypotheses-debugging

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent lists hypotheses across six failure-mode categories, checks them against cited evidence and then settles the root cause. The report shows why the other leads were ruled out.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: ACH method, six hypothesis categories and citation format
  • references/hypothesis-testing.md: hypothesis testing protocol

Good fit for

  • A bug has several plausible causes and direct attempts fail
  • A problem spans several modules

Not for

    Tags

    • debugging
    • root cause
    • hypotheses
    • evidence

    About

    You say

    “A CSV export returns duplicate rows: find the cause using competing hypotheses.”

    Card for the “Debugging with competing hypotheses” skill

    Skill published by wshobson under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to debug a complex problem by testing several hypotheses in parallel
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/hypothesis-testing.md3.3 KB
    • SKILL.md4.8 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    wshobson
    Source
    github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/0874a27b17a22e2b7c2e2bcd725768e0803cad06/plugins/agent-teams/skills/parallel-debugging
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « parallel-debugging » (wshobson, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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