debug SKILL.md skillA
debug from tercel/code-forge is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add tercel/code-forge/debug@git:20260422.d0e053fPins git:20260422.d0e053f in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- tercel/code-forge
- Path
skills/debug/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20260422.d0e053f, committed Apr 22, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 13, 2026
- Size
- 5,767 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- none declared
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior — enforces root cause investigation before fixes. Prevents symptom-fixing, masking bugs, and "just try this" approaches. For code-forge features, use code-forge:fix instead.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Code Forge — Debug ## ⚡ Execution Entry Point @../shared/execution-entrypoint.md **For this skill:** start at **the first executable step**. If you catch yourself about to say "falling back to manual debugging", STOP and go to the indicated step. --- Systematic root cause debugging for any technical issue. ## When to Use - Any test failure, bug report, or unexpected behavior - Performance degradation, build failures, integration issues - ESPECIALLY when under time pressure or when "one quick fix" seems obvious **For code-forge features:** Use `/code-forge:fix` instead — it adds upstream document tracing and state tracking on top of this methodology. ## Iron Law **NO FIXES WITHOUT ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION FIRST.** No "let me just try this." No "obvious fix." No guessing. Investigate first. ## Workflow ``` Root Cause Investigation → Pattern Analysis → Hypothesis Testing → Implementation (TDD fix) ``` ## Phase 0: Understand the Project Before investigating, build situational awareness of the codebase: @../shared/project-analysis.md …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add tercel/code-forge/debug@sha256:8071d17d56962e4bThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260422.d0e053f, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_7wcwx2cwljzhu2qn)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Mar 13, 2026 and Apr 22, 2026, about one every 10 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260422.d0e053f latest | 2026-04-22 | d0e053f | 5,767 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260409.eba6a05 | 2026-04-09 | eba6a05 | 6,703 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260325.3fb4c8a | 2026-03-25 | 3fb4c8a | 5,529 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260320.e1d5c1b | 2026-03-20 | e1d5c1b | 5,006 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260313.0860d48 | 2026-03-13 | 0860d48 | 5,012 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5767 bytes)
- 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
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
tercel/code-forge · 6 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-09-16 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7wcwx2cwljzhu2qn GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=tercel/code-forge/debug GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8071d17d56962e4b649bcdcdda4ba8471eec59753b7fb36f324ad707a9c9a2e4
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