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debugging-strategies from chainlesschain/chainlesschain is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add chainlesschain/chainlesschain/debugging-strategies@v2.0.0

Pins v2.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
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SKILL.md skill
Repository
chainlesschain/chainlesschain
Path
desktop-app-vue/src/main/ai-engine/cowork/skills/builtin/debugging-strategies/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
v2.0.0, committed Aug 28, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 3, 2026
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11
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Systematic debugging methodologies for diagnosing and resolving issues.

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

# Debugging Strategies Skill

Apply systematic debugging methodologies to diagnose and resolve software issues. Includes the obra/superpowers systematic debugging methodology with root cause analysis, red flag detection, defense in depth validation, and session tracking.

## Usage

```
/debugging-strategies [mode] [error description or file path]
```

## Modes

### Core Modes

- **diagnose** (default) - Systematic diagnosis with checklist
- **bisect** - Binary search to isolate the problem
- **trace** - Execution trace analysis
- **hypothesis** - Hypothesis-driven debugging
- **rubber-duck** - Explain-to-debug methodology

### Advanced Modes

- **root-cause** - 4-phase systematic root cause analysis (Investigation, Pattern Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Implementation) with 3-fix threshold rule
- **red-flags** - Detect anti-patterns in your debugging approach and rate quality (good/warning/danger)
- **defense** - Multi-layer validation strategy (input, business logic, data access, output) with code templates
- **session** - Track debugging sessions with timeline, hypotheses, and summaries

## Examples

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add chainlesschain/chainlesschain/debugging-strategies@sha256:2a8843aba7ebaa9c

The line at the top of this page pins the label v2.0.0, 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.

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Source

GitHub

chainlesschain/chainlesschain · 11 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_lt5mqt3igqtsshof
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=chainlesschain/chainlesschain/debugging-strategies
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/2a8843aba7ebaa9cb789d28cf4e1b2e15d1cda0e8113775d05374fef6442c2e4

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