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systematic-debugging
Hypothesis-driven debugging loop: observe, hypothesize, test, verify
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npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill systematic-debuggingWhat it does
Structured debugging methodology that mandates root cause investigation before attempting any fixes. Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
- Four-phase process: root cause investigation, pattern analysis, hypothesis testing, and implementation with mandatory test cases
- Requires completing Phase 1 (evidence gathering, error analysis, data flow tracing) before proposing any fixes; blocks symptom-based patching
- Includes diagnostic instrumentation guidance for multi-component systems and backward call-stack tracing techniques to isolate failure points
