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Systematic Debugging

Investigate a reproducible failure, form one hypothesis and verify the smallest relevant fix.

What it does

Investigate a reproducible failure, form one hypothesis and verify the smallest relevant fix. The complete upstream skill folder is included with its license and supporting files. Reproduction steps, logs and access to a test environment. Outputs depend on the supplied brief and the tools available in your agent; review them before publishing or executing commands.

Best for

  • Investigate a form that returns success while the backend records no contact.

Output examples

No recorded run is published for this skill yet. The example below is illustrative, not a measured result.

Example input

Investigate a form that returns success while the backend records no contact.

Illustrative output

Illustrative: A traced failure boundary, one hypothesis, a reproduction and verified fix evidence.

Requirements & permissions

  • Reproduction steps, logs and access to a test environment.
  • Some instructions name other Superpowers skills. Install the named companion packages when following those stages; agent-specific orchestration tools must be available.
  • Bash and POSIX command-line utilities (including Git, awk, sed, grep, tail, dirname and basename) for bundled shell helpers; use a POSIX environment such as Linux, macOS or Git Bash on Windows.

What it may access

  • Read task-relevant local files
  • Write requested output files
  • Run project commands and tests only after inspection

The package is free. Your agent, model subscription, external API usage and local software may have separate costs. Review scripts before running them, and use copies of important files.

How to install

Download the ZIP, extract the skill folder, and follow the instructions for your agent. Keep the complete folder together.

Codex

Not verified in this agent. Treat these as the agent’s standard manual installation steps, not a compatibility guarantee. Uses the skill folder format; this agent was not exercised. No installation or end-to-end compatibility test was performed for this entry. Tool names and companion workflows may need adaptation.

  1. Download systematic-debugging-1.0.0.zip and verify its SHA-256 against this page.
  2. Extract the included systematic-debugging folder to .agents/skills/systematic-debugging/ in your project. Keep all supporting files and the license.
  3. Confirm .agents/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md exists; avoid a duplicated nested folder.
  4. Open the project in your agent, reload its skill list if needed, and ask it to use systematic-debugging. Read the requirements before running commands.

Read the full Codex installation guide →

Claude Code

Supported by upstream documentation; not independently tested in this agent. Upstream README describes this agent family. No installation or end-to-end compatibility test was performed for this entry. Tool names and companion workflows may need adaptation.

  1. Download systematic-debugging-1.0.0.zip and verify its SHA-256 against this page.
  2. Extract the included systematic-debugging folder to .claude/skills/systematic-debugging/ in your project. Keep all supporting files and the license.
  3. Confirm .claude/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md exists; avoid a duplicated nested folder.
  4. Open the project in your agent, reload its skill list if needed, and ask it to use systematic-debugging. Read the requirements before running commands.

Read the full Claude Code installation guide →

Cursor

Not verified in this agent. Treat these as the agent’s standard manual installation steps, not a compatibility guarantee. Uses the skill folder format; this agent was not exercised. No installation or end-to-end compatibility test was performed for this entry. Tool names and companion workflows may need adaptation.

  1. Download systematic-debugging-1.0.0.zip and verify its SHA-256 against this page.
  2. Extract the included systematic-debugging folder to .cursor/skills/systematic-debugging/ in your project. Keep all supporting files and the license.
  3. Confirm .cursor/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md exists; avoid a duplicated nested folder.
  4. Open the project in your agent, reload its skill list if needed, and ask it to use systematic-debugging. Read the requirements before running commands.

Read the full Cursor installation guide →

Source & license

Created by Jesse Vincent and contributors. This third-party package is curated and redistributed under MIT. SkillPick is an independent distributor and is not endorsed by the original author.

Keep the package’s license and required notices with any copies. Read the bundled license and notices.

Review & limitations

Source and redistribution review only, not a security certification. Instructions can cause the agent to read and write project files. Review proposed commands before execution. Package source files are unchanged; repository-level MIT license added where needed. Script files were inspected statically; no general execution or all-agent compatibility claim is made.

Last source review: . Package release: 1.0.0.

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