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Debugging a stubborn bug by inspection v1.0.0

Use this resource to find the root cause of a persistent bug before fixing it

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install fagan-root-cause-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 follows a modified Fagan Inspection method: an overview of the problem, a systematic inspection, root cause analysis, then the fix and its verification. It applies no fix before the inspection is complete. It is not meant for simple troubleshooting.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
Apache-2.0

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: four phases of inspection and verification
  • SKILL.md: working rules and the final report format

Good fit for

  • Three fixes have failed on the same bug
  • A behaviour stays unexplained after several attempts

Not for

    Tags

    • debugging
    • root cause
    • inspection
    • bugs

    About

    You say

    “Several fixes have failed on this sync bug. Run a root cause analysis.”

    Card for the “Debugging a stubborn bug by inspection” skill

    Skill published by sammcj under the Apache-2.0 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 find the root cause of a persistent bug before fixing it
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE11.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md5.1 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    sammcj
    Source
    github.com/sammcj/agentic-coding/tree/3f58e2fcd85f52cc7ba7459016b8253686f20ae0/Skills/systematic-debugging
    Licence
    Apache-2.0

    Notice

    « systematic-debugging » (sammcj, Apache-2.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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