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systematic-debugging

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

  • Skills
  • Development
  • 911

What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do development tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

  1. Install the skill (command above).
  2. In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
  3. No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/systematic-debugging && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__systematic-debugging.md -o .claude/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

---
name: systematic-debugging
description: Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
---

# Systematic Debugging

## Overview

Random fixes waste time and create new bugs. Quick patches mask underlying issues.

**Core principle:** ALWAYS find root cause before attempting fixes. Symptom fixes are failure.

**Violating the letter of this process is violating the spirit of debugging.**

## The Iron Law

```
NO FIXES WITHOUT ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION FIRST
```

If you haven't completed Phase 1, you cannot propose fixes.

## When to Use

Use for ANY

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