Four-phase debugging framework that ensures root cause investigation before attempting fixes. Never jump to solutions. Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes.
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Does it follow best practices?
Impact
68%
0.85xAverage score across 2 eval scenarios
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tessl review fix ./plugins/systematic-debugging/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.mdTest-first bug fix with single targeted change
Test file present
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Bun test command
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Test written first
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Falsy-key test case
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Root cause hypothesis
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Single-line fix
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Correct fix applied
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No unrelated changes
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Systematic debugging of silent wrong output in a multi-stage Python pipeline
Investigation before fix
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Diagnostic instrumentation added
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Reader output boundary examined
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Transformer boundary examined
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Transformer identified as failing component
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Specific hypothesis formed
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Correct fix applied
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Single file modified
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Fix documented in log
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Corrected report output
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