common-debugging
Systematic troubleshooting using the Scientific Method.
Skill by wildbitca
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- Skill name
common-debugging- Description
- Systematic troubleshooting using the Scientific Method. Use when debugging crashes, tracing errors, diagnosing unexpected behavior, or investigating exceptions. (triggers: debug, fix bug, crash, error, exception, troubleshooting)
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Instructions
- 35 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- SKILL.md
- bug-report-template.md · references/
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Debugging Expert
## **Priority: P1 (OPERATIONAL)**
Systematic, evidence-based troubleshooting. Do not guess; prove.
## 🔬 The Scientific Method
1. **OBSERVE**: Gather data. What exactly is happening?
- Logs, Stack Traces, Screenshots, Steps to Reproduce.
2. **HYPOTHESIZE**: Formulate a theory. "I think X is causing Y because Z."
3. **EXPERIMENT**: Test the theory.
- Create a reproduction case.
- Change _one variable at a time_ to validate the hypothesis.
4. **FIX**: Implement the solution once the root cause is proven.
5. **VERIFY**: Ensure the fix works and doesn't introduce regressions.
## 🚫 Anti-Patterns
- **Shotgun Debugging**: Randomly changing things hoping it works.
- **Console Log Spam**: Leaving `print`/`console.log` in production code.
- **Fixing Symptoms**: masking the error (e.g., `try-catch` without handling) instead of fixing the root cause.
## 🛠 Best Practices
- **Diff Diagnosis**: What changed since it last worked?
- **Minimal Repro**: Create the smallest possible code snippet that reproduces the issue.
- **Rubber Ducking**: Explain the code line-by-line to an inanimate object (or the agent).
- **Binary Search**: Comment out half the code to isolate the failing section.
## 📚 References
- [Bug Report Template](references/bug-report-template.md)From wildbitca/ai-resources, Apache-2.0.
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Signals
- Stars
- 1
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- Open issues
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- Last commit (this folder)
- Mar 23, 2026 (7 months ago)
- Last release
- Oct 24, 2026 (7 days ago)
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Details
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository
- github.com/wildbitca/ai-resources
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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common-debugging skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/wildbitca-common-debugging (last updated 2026-10-24)