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+name: systematic-debugging
+description: Guided root-cause debugging. Use when encountering any bug, test failure, unexpected behavior, or performance problem. Enforces investigation before fixes.
+---
+
+# Systematic Debugging
+
+No fixes without root cause. Symptom fixes mask real bugs and waste time.
+
+## The Rule
+
+Complete Phase 1 before proposing ANY fix. If you haven't investigated, you cannot fix.
+
+## Phase 1: Root Cause Investigation
+
+1. **Read error messages carefully.** Stack traces, line numbers, error codes. Don't skip past them.
+2. **Reproduce consistently.** Exact steps, every time. If not reproducible, gather more data instead of guessing.
+3. **Check recent changes.** Git diff, recent commits, new deps, config changes, env differences.
+4. **Trace data flow.** Where does the bad value originate? Trace backward through the call stack to the source. Fix at the source, not the symptom.
+5. **Multi-component systems:** Before fixing, add diagnostic logging at each component boundary (what enters, what exits). Run once to locate the failing layer, THEN investigate that layer.
+
+## Phase 2: Pattern Analysis
+
+1. Find working examples of similar code in the same codebase.
+2. Compare working vs broken — list every difference.
+3. If implementing a pattern, read the reference implementation completely, not skimmed.
+4. Understand all dependencies, config, and assumptions.
+
+## Phase 3: Hypothesis and Testing
+
+1. State one hypothesis clearly: "X is the root cause because Y."
+2. Make the smallest possible change to test it. One variable at a time.
+3. If it didn't work, form a NEW hypothesis. Don't stack more fixes on top.
+4. After 3 failed fixes: STOP. Question the architecture, not the symptoms.
+
+## Phase 4: Implementation
+
+1. Create a failing test case first (simplest reproduction).
+2. Implement a single fix addressing the root cause.
+3. Verify: test passes, no regressions, issue actually resolved.
+4. If the fix doesn't work and you've tried 3+: the problem is architectural. Discuss before attempting more.
+
+## Red Flags — STOP and return to Phase 1
+
+- "Quick fix for now, investigate later"
+- "Just try changing X and see"
+- "I don't fully understand but this might work"
+- "One more fix attempt" after 2+ failures
+- Proposing solutions before tracing data flow
+- Each fix reveals a new problem in a different place
+
+## Apply This Skill
+
+Use these tools to investigate before proposing changes:
+
+- `view_file` to read error sites and suspect code paths
+- `grep` to find all callers / references to the failing function
+- `find_files` to locate related config, test fixtures, schema
+- `list_dir` to understand the module layout around the bug
+
+Report your Phase 1 findings (what you observed, what you traced, what you ruled out) before moving to Phase 3.