oracle-debug SKILL.md skillA

oracle-debug from martinffx/atelier is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add martinffx/atelier/oracle-debug@git:20261009.3672e9c

Pins git:20261009.3672e9c in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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SKILL.md skill
Repository
martinffx/atelier
Path
skills/oracle-debug/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20261009.3672e9c, committed Oct 9, 2026
First version recorded
Jul 17, 2026
Size
9,687 bytes
Repository stars
48
License
MIT

Disciplined debugging methodology. Triggers on bug reports, test failures, "debug this", "diagnose this", unexpected behavior, build failures, integration issues, or performance regressions. Find root cause before a permanent corrective fix; contain urgent harm safely first.

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

# Oracle Debug

Random fixes waste time and create new bugs. Quick patches mask underlying issues.

**Core principle:** find root cause before a permanent corrective fix. Temporary containment is
appropriate when needed to limit security, production, or data-loss impact.

**Violating the letter of this process is violating the spirit of debugging.**

## The Iron Law

```
NO FIXES WITHOUT ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION FIRST
```

If you haven't completed Phase 1, you cannot propose fixes.

## When to Use

Use for any technical issue:

- Test failures
- Bugs in production
- Unexpected behavior
- Performance regressions
- Build or integration failures
- Intermittent failures

**Use this especially when:**

- Under time pressure
- "Just one quick fix" seems obvious
- You've already tried multiple fixes
- The previous fix didn't work
- You don't fully understand the issue

## The Four Phases

You must complete each phase before proceeding to the next.

---

## Phase 1 — Root Cause Investigation

**Before attempting any fix:**

Use the project's domain glossary and ADRs to build a clear mental model of the
relevant modules before tracing.
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add martinffx/atelier/oracle-debug@sha256:eb29077d25d05e17

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261009.3672e9c, 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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  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (9687 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

GitHub

martinffx/atelier · 48 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_uzmghmya534w4m2y
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=martinffx/atelier/oracle-debug
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/eb29077d25d05e17a5e124eb43b5faaa2ecf34738cf69677f598d439a1bb2995

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