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SKILL.md skill

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naimkatiman/continuous-improvement

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Guides systematic root-cause debugging. Use when tests fail, builds break, behavior doesn't match expectations, or you encounter any unexpected error. Use when you need a systematic approach to finding and fixing the root cause rather than guessing.

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What the file says

# Debugging and Error Recovery

## Overview

Systematic debugging with structured triage. When something breaks, stop adding features, preserve evidence, and follow a structured process to find and fix the root cause. Guessing wastes time. The triage checklist works for test failures, build errors, runtime bugs, and production incidents.

## When to Use

- Tests fail after a code change
- The build breaks
- Runtime behavior doesn't match expectations
- A bug report arrives
- An error appears in logs or console
- Something worked before and stopped working

## The Stop-the-Line Rule

When anything unexpected happens:

```
1. STOP adding features or making changes
2. PRESERVE evidence (error output, logs, repro steps)
3. DIAGNOSE using the triage checklist
4. FIX the root cause
5. GUARD against recurrence
6. RESUME only after verification passes
```

**Don't push past a failing test or broken build to work on the next feature.** Errors compound. A bug in Step 3 that goes unfixed makes Steps 4-10 wrong.

## The Triage Checklist

Work through these steps in order. Do not skip steps.

### Step 1: Reproduce
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How to install

mdr add naimkatiman/continuous-improvement/debugging-and-error-recovery@sha256:2539c0078466755c

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_k253o45psqgagvzs
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=naimkatiman/continuous-improvement/debugging-and-error-recovery
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/2539c0078466755c192123c34758aa432da5d29529340037113eeaecb6647b0e

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