systematic-debugging
Trace failures to their real boundary before proposing a focused fix.
Install / Use
npx skills add athasdev/athas --skill skill-debuggingInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Our assessment of systematic-debugging
systematic-debugging scores 45/100 on our quality scale, 4359th of 4,604 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 922 bytes long, lightly structured (2 headings) and no code examples: fairly brief, so expect to fill in details yourself.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so systematic-debugging is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-09-14 found the source still online.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 80/100, with 2 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| systematic-debugging (this skill)by athasdev | 45 | 0 | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install systematic-debugging?
- Run
npx skills add athasdev/athas --skill systematic-debugging. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does systematic-debugging work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is systematic-debugging safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 80/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is systematic-debugging still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so systematic-debugging is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: systematic-debugging description: Trace failures to their real boundary before proposing a focused fix.
Systematic Debugging
Find the cause before changing behavior.
Process
- Restate the observed failure with its exact inputs, environment, and expected result.
- Reproduce it with the smallest reliable command or interaction available.
- Trace data and state across the relevant lifecycle boundaries.
- Add temporary observations only where they distinguish competing explanations.
- Identify the first point where actual behavior diverges from the contract.
- Fix that boundary with the smallest coherent change.
- Add a regression test that fails for the original cause and passes for the fix.
- Re-run focused checks and separate unrelated baseline failures.
Do not paper over the symptom with delays, broad fallbacks, or duplicated state unless the underlying contract requires them.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.