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diagnose-bug is agent-read markdown (skill) from flurdy/agent-skills: Evidence-led, read-only bug diagnosis using minimal reproduction, boundary isolation, ranked hypotheses, and explicit falsification tests before any fix is proposed..

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What the file says

# Diagnose Bug

Find what causes an observed failure before proposing implementation. Work from evidence:

```text
reproduce → isolate → hypothesize → falsify → conclude
```

Diagnosis is read-only. It may run safe tests and inspect code, logs, configuration shape, and
tracker context, but it does not edit code, tests, configuration, or trackers.

## When to use

Use `/diagnose-bug` when:

- the symptom is reproducible but the cause is unknown;
- a regression crosses modules, services, environments, or asynchronous boundaries;
- the failure is intermittent, input-specific, timing-sensitive, or production-only;
- several plausible explanations exist and speculative fixes would be risky;
- the user asks for root-cause analysis, investigation, isolation, or diagnosis.

Usually skip it when:

- a deterministic failing test and direct source trace already establish the cause;
- the root cause is known and the request is purely to implement the fix;
- the work is a feature, refactor, architecture plan, or post-fix verification;
- the only question is whether an existing implementation satisfies requirements—use
  `/verify-task` instead.

## Usage

```text
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How to install

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
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  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
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Source

GitHub

flurdy/agent-skills · 9 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main

API

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