systematic-debugging SKILL.md skillA
systematic-debugging from ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/systematic-debugging@v1.0.0Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill
- Path
skills/hermes/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- v1.0.0, committed Aug 26, 2026
- Size
- 2,413 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3
- License
- none declared
4-phase root cause debugging: understand bugs before fixing them.
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
# Systematic Debugging A structured 4-phase approach to debugging that forces understanding before fixing. Prevents the common trap of jumping to solutions without grasping the actual problem. ## When to Use - A bug is reported and you need to find the root cause - Something works locally but fails in production - Intermittent issues that are hard to reproduce - Any situation where "just try stuff" has failed ## Procedure ### Phase 1: Reproduce 1. Get the exact steps to reproduce the bug 2. Confirm you can reproduce it yourself 3. Note the environment, inputs, and outputs ### Phase 2: Hypothesize 1. List 3-5 possible root causes 2. For each, identify what evidence would confirm or rule it out 3. Rank by likelihood based on the symptoms ### Phase 3: Investigate 1. Test each hypothesis systematically 2. Add logging or debugging output as needed 3. Narrow down to the single root cause 4. Stop when you have evidence, not just a guess ### Phase 4: Fix and Verify 1. Write a test that reproduces the bug 2. Implement the minimal fix 3. Confirm the test passes 4. Check for regressions ## Pitfalls - Fixing symptoms instead of root causes - Skipping the reproduction step …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/systematic-debugging@sha256:73a545317c2edc96The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, 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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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Aug 26, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
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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
- 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
ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill · 3 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-10-14 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_rhwhr4esckfvb4aa GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=ctaxnagomi/agent-kd-skill/systematic-debugging GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/73a545317c2edc963999af7421bba1fde0491aa2a5a8525644d682f2e30509cb
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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