mattpocock/skills

diagnosing-bugs

A diagnosis loop for stubborn failures and performance regressions where the cause is not yet known.

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GitHub stars: 244,010

Install this skill

$ npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill diagnosing-bugs

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Skill overview

Diagnosing Bugs, in plain English

A diagnosis loop for stubborn failures and performance regressions where the cause is not yet known.

This skill is a strong fit for hard bugs, slow paths, and ambiguous failures that have already resisted a straightforward fix.Instead of explaining the workflow from scratch each time, you can install it once and give your AI assistant a consistent way to approach the job.

What it helps your AI do

Frames the current evidence before suggesting a change.
Uses targeted experiments to eliminate competing explanations.
Keeps diagnosis separate from implementation so the first plausible fix does not become the answer.

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