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Systematic Debugging

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hjewkes·vlatest·testing·MIT

Systematically identifies and isolates software bugs using logical analysis and targeted test case generation.

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Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add hjewkes/agent-skills --skill systematic-debugging -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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hjewkes

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

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  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

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  • No credential access: passed

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    Scanned hjewkes/agent-skills at f3c9318438.

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f3c9318438
Manifest
skills/_archived/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md
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13 files, 1,181 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill, hjewkes-systematic-debugging, provides a structured approach to debugging code or systems. It facilitates isolating and resolving issues through methodical investigation rather than random attempts. The agent can use this skill to analyze error messages, trace execution paths, and identify root causes of problems in software applications.

When to use it

  • When facing an unexpected error or bug that requires a detailed analysis.
  • To diagnose performance bottlenecks within a system.
  • During the process of troubleshooting complex integration issues between different components.
  • When needing to understand the underlying cause of intermittent failures.

Key capabilities

  • Systematic debugging methodology
  • Error message analysis
  • Execution path tracing
  • Root cause identification

Example prompts

  • "Use systematic debugging to troubleshoot this error: [error message]"
  • "Can you systematically debug why my application is slow?"
  • "Apply your systematic debugging skill to trace the execution flow of this code snippet."

Tips & gotchas

This skill assumes a basic understanding of programming concepts and debugging principles. Providing clear context about the system or code being investigated will improve the agent's effectiveness.