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Five-phase debugging before any fix v1.0.0

Use this resource to debug a bug without changing code before the root cause is confirmed

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install phase-gated-debugging-protocol

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 works through five phases, reproduce, isolate, identify the root cause, fix and verify, and edits the code only once the cause is confirmed. You get a targeted fix with evidence that it was verified.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: the five phases and their rules
  • SKILL.md: strategies by bug type and a worked example

Good fit for

  • A bug keeps coming back after several successive fixes
  • An intermittent bug pushes you to change code at random

Not for

    Tags

    • debugging
    • root cause
    • tests
    • protocol
    • fix

    About

    You say

    “A test fails intermittently on the payment command: debug it with the protocol and change nothing before the cause is known.”

    Card for the “Five-phase debugging before any fix” skill

    Skill published by sickn33 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 bug without changing code before the root cause is confirmed
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md3.8 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    sickn33
    Source
    github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/e9809578fd426a284af017c5db99f8eb6628e6ca/skills/phase-gated-debugging
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « phase-gated-debugging » (sickn33, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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