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AI DevKit · Guide structured debugging before code changes by clarifying expected behavior, reproducing issues, identifying likely root causes, and agreeing on a fix plan with validation steps. Use when users ask to debug bugs, investigate regressions, triage incidents, diagnose failing behavior, handle failing tests, analyze production incidents, investigate error spikes, or run root cause analysis (RCA).

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A tight, evidence-first debugging playbook with concrete memory commands and a well-sequenced, validation-aware workflow. Minor gaps: the hypothesis section could show an example test command, and the workflow could state an explicit retry-on-failure loop.

Suggestions

Add one concrete example test command under 'Hypothesize and Test' to model the 'Exact test command or check' bullet (e.g., a one-variable reproduction invocation).

Make the validation feedback loop explicit: state that if post-fix validation fails, Claude should return to the Hypothesize step rather than proceeding.

Clarify the 'AI DevKit' prefix in the description body or frontmatter so its role as a namespace marker is unambiguous to readers.

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Conciseness

The body is lean and directive — 'Debug with an evidence-first workflow before changing code' — with terse bullets and a compact Red Flags table; it assumes Claude's competence and never over-explains debugging concepts.

5 / 5

Actionability

Provides two copy-paste commands (`npx ai-devkit@latest memory search…` / `memory store…`) and concrete per-step directives, but the Hypothesize-and-Test section stays at the directive level ('Predicted evidence if true') without an example executable test command.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

Clear Clarify → Reproduce → Hypothesize → Plan → Validation sequence with a Hard Rule approval checkpoint and explicit pre-fix/post-fix validation, but it lacks an explicit error-recovery retry loop (e.g., 'if validation fails, return to hypotheses').

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

Self-contained, well-organized into clearly labeled sections with no need for external file references; the only external pointer (the `verify` skill) is appropriately one level deep.

5 / 5

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Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is exemplary: it pairs a precise, multi-action capability statement with an exhaustive set of natural-language triggers and a well-scoped niche. It answers what and when concretely with no fluff.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'clarifying expected behavior, reproducing issues, identifying likely root causes, and agreeing on a fix plan with validation steps' — giving comprehensive coverage of the debugging workflow rather than vague language.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both 'what' (guide structured debugging via clarifying/reproducing/identifying/agreeing on a fix plan) and 'when' ('Use when users ask to debug bugs…') with concrete trigger phrases.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Comprehensive natural trigger terms including synonyms and an acronym: 'debug bugs, investigate regressions, triage incidents, diagnose failing behavior, handle failing tests, analyze production incidents, investigate error spikes, or run root cause analysis (RCA)'.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear structured-debugging/RCA niche with distinct triggers and an explicit 'before code changes' framing, minimizing overlap with general coding skills.

5 / 5

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Validation

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