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systematic-debugging
A disciplined 4-phase root-cause process so the agent stops guess-and-check debugging. From the Superpowers library.
Testing & DebuggingINTERMEDIATEby obra (Jesse Vincent)
Claude Codedebuggingroot-causeworkflow
Key Information
Install / Load
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
How This Skill Works
From the Superpowers library. Replaces random patching with a structured four-phase method: reproduce and characterize, form and test hypotheses, isolate the true root cause, then fix and verify.
The point is to fix the actual cause once instead of papering over symptoms. Installs as part of the Superpowers plugin.
Source
Maintained by obra (Jesse Vincent). Install and updates come from the official repository.
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