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Structured debugging session — reproduce, isolate, diagnose, and fix.
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Install
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill debugnpx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-pluginsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
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Run a structured debugging session to find and fix issues systematically.
/debug $ARGUMENTS┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ DEBUG │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Step 1: REPRODUCE │
│ ✓ Understand the expected vs. actual behavior │
│ ✓ Identify exact reproduction steps │
│ ✓ Determine scope (when did it start? who is affected?) │
│ │
│ Step 2: ISOLATE │
│ ✓ Narrow down the component, service, or code path │
│ ✓ Check recent changes (deploys, config changes, dependencies) │
│ ✓ Review logs and error messages │
│ │
│ Step 3: DIAGNOSE │
│ ✓ Form hypotheses and test them │
│ ✓ Trace the code path │
│ ✓ Identify root cause (not just symptoms) │
│ │
│ Step 4: FIX │
│ ✓ Propose a fix with explanation │
│ ✓ Consider side effects and edge cases │
│ ✓ Suggest tests to prevent regression │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Tell me about the problem. Any of these help:
## Debug Report: [Issue Summary]
### Reproduction
- **Expected**: [What should happen]
- **Actual**: [What happens instead]
- **Steps**: [How to reproduce]
### Root Cause
[Explanation of why the bug occurs]
### Fix
[Code changes or configuration fixes needed]
### Prevention
- [Test to add]
- [Guard to put in place]If ~~monitoring is connected:
If ~~source control is connected:
If ~~project tracker is connected:
Structured debugging session — reproduce, isolate, diagnose, and fix. Trigger with an error message or stack trace, "this works in staging but not prod", "something broke after the deploy", or when behavior diverges from expected and the cause isn't obvious.
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