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Systematic bug debugging v1.0.0

Use this resource to find and fix the cause of a bug using a method

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install systematic-bug-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 reproduces the problem, tests hypotheses one at a time and observes behaviour before proposing a fix. You get an identified root cause and a check that the bug does not come back.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • AGENTS.md: rules from problem definition to fix verification
  • references/hypo-binary-search.md: binary search; references/anti-quick-patch.md: why to avoid quick patches

Good fit for

  • An exception appears and you do not know where it comes from
  • A previous fix hid the problem instead of solving it

Not for

    Tags

    • debugging
    • bug
    • root cause
    • method

    About

    You say

    “Help me find the cause of this intermittent crash from the attached stack trace.”

    Card for the “Systematic bug debugging” skill

    Skill published by pproenca 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 find and fix the cause of a bug using a method
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • AGENTS.md11.6 KB
    • assets/templates/_template.md0.6 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • metadata.json1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • README.md5.9 KB
    • references/_sections.md2.4 KB
    • references/anti-blame-tool.md2.6 KB
    • references/anti-debug-fatigue.md2.6 KB
    • references/anti-quick-patch.md2.9 KB
    • references/anti-shotgun-debugging.md2.5 KB
    • references/anti-tunnel-vision.md2.5 KB
    • references/hypo-binary-search.md2.8 KB
    • references/hypo-one-change-at-time.md2.8 KB
    • references/hypo-rubber-duck.md2.6 KB
    • references/hypo-rule-out-obvious.md2.3 KB
    • references/hypo-scientific-method.md2.6 KB
    • references/hypo-where-not-what.md2.7 KB
    • references/obs-breakpoint-strategy.md2.6 KB
    • references/obs-log-inputs-outputs.md2.8 KB
    • references/obs-stack-trace-reading.md2.9 KB
    • references/obs-strategic-logging.md2.9 KB
    • references/obs-trace-data-flow.md2.6 KB
    • references/obs-watch-expressions.md2.6 KB
    • references/pattern-async-await-errors.md2.6 KB
    • references/pattern-memory-leak.md2.3 KB
    • references/pattern-null-pointer.md1.8 KB
    • references/pattern-off-by-one.md1.8 KB
    • references/pattern-race-condition.md1.7 KB
    • references/pattern-timezone-issues.md2.2 KB
    • references/pattern-type-coercion.md2.1 KB
    • references/prev-defensive-coding.md3.3 KB
    • references/prev-document-solution.md2.5 KB
    • references/prev-improve-error-messages.md2.9 KB
    • references/prev-postmortem.md2.9 KB
    • references/prob-document-symptoms.md2 KB
    • references/prob-minimal-reproduction.md2.2 KB
    • references/prob-recent-changes.md2.1 KB
    • references/prob-reproduce-before-debug.md2 KB
    • references/prob-separate-symptoms-causes.md2.4 KB
    • references/prob-state-expected-actual.md2.4 KB
    • references/rca-examine-boundaries.md4.5 KB
    • references/rca-fault-propagation.md2.9 KB
    • references/rca-five-whys.md2.3 KB
    • references/rca-last-known-good.md2.4 KB
    • references/rca-question-assumptions.md2.5 KB
    • references/tool-call-stack-navigation.md2.8 KB
    • references/tool-conditional-breakpoints.md2.4 KB
    • references/tool-exception-breakpoints.md2.4 KB
    • references/tool-logpoints.md2.5 KB
    • references/tool-memory-inspection.md2.5 KB
    • references/tool-step-commands.md2.7 KB
    • references/triage-duplicate-detection.md1.8 KB
    • references/triage-quick-wins-first.md1.7 KB
    • references/triage-reproducibility-matters.md2 KB
    • references/triage-severity-vs-priority.md1.8 KB
    • references/triage-user-impact-assessment.md1.9 KB
    • references/verify-add-test.md2.9 KB
    • references/verify-regression-check.md2.4 KB
    • references/verify-reproduce-fix.md2.1 KB
    • references/verify-understand-why-fix-works.md2.5 KB
    • SKILL.md5.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    pproenca
    Source
    github.com/pproenca/dot-skills/tree/cf93c57cac89d6fc3e4194686000411567f5caf3/skills/.curated/debug
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « debug » (pproenca, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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