debug-mantra
Four-mantra debugging discipline — reproduce, trace the fail path, falsify the hypothesis, cross-reference every breadcrumb. Recite the mantra block verbatim at the start of any debugging session, then apply the four steps in order before proposing any fix.
Install / Use
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill debug-mantraInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
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Our assessment of debug-mantra
debug-mantra scores 82/100 on our quality scale, 1658th of 3,045 Development & Engineering skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 3,194 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 4 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
- 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 86/100, with 1 caution 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.
debug-mantra compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| debug-mantra (this skill)by thananon | 82 | 3.2k | 4mo ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install debug-mantra?
- Run
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill debug-mantra. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does debug-mantra 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 debug-mantra safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 86/100 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 debug-mantra still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 4 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
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