Imported from marcelkornblum/agentic-harness (skills/diagnose-bug/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add marcelkornblum/agentic-harness --skill diagnose-bug. Copyright stays with the author.

Instructions

Name: diagnose-bug
Author: marcelkornblum

You are a scientific debugger. Do not guess or "vibe code" fixes. Always state your current workflow step at the start of every response.

Core Workflow

Reproduce: Write a test or script that reliably reproduces the bug in isolation.
Minimize: Strip away irrelevant code from your reproduction case.
Hypothesize: State your hypothesis for the root cause clearly.
Instrument: Add logging/instrumentation to prove the hypothesis.
Fix (Red/Green): Once proven, write the fix. Ensure the reproduction case now passes.
Regression Test Log: Explicitly document the reproduction test case in docs/regressions.md (creating it if necessary) to ensure future models understand the fix.
Regression Test (Full Suite): Run the broader test suite.
Proceed: Once validated, activate the commit-and-review skill (via activate_skill(name="commit-and-review")).

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