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/install runesleo-systematic-debugging
Description
Four-phase debugging framework that ensures root cause investigation before attempting fixes. Never jump to solutions.
Usage Guidance
Review this skill before installing if your agent can access persistent memory, prior chats, or shared workspaces. It is not showing malware or exfiltration, but you should restrict context recall to the current project unless you explicitly approve broader memory or conversation access.
Capability Assessment
Credentials
Searching the current project, source code, tests, docs, and git history is proportionate for debugging; searching memory files or past conversations is overbroad without explicit scoping and user control.
Install Mechanism
The artifact is a single Markdown skill file with no bundled executable scripts, dependencies, remote fetches, or install-time behavior found.
Instruction Scope
The skill makes context recall mandatory before all other work and has the agent summarize what it found, but does not require user consent, relevance limits, tenant/project boundaries, or redaction for memory or prior conversation content.
Persistence & Privilege
No persistence mechanism, service, hook, or privilege escalation is present. The phrase to record the solution later should be handled carefully so it does not write sensitive details into persistent memory without approval.
Purpose & Capability
The root-cause debugging workflow is coherent with the stated purpose, but Phase 0 broadens it to prior memory files and past conversations, which is sensitive cross-session context not clearly needed for ordinary debugging.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install runesleo-systematic-debugging - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/runesleo-systematic-debugging - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v3.0.0
- Major update: Introduces a comprehensive four-phase (plus pre-phase) debugging process focused on root cause analysis before any fixes.
- Adds a mandatory Phase 0: Context Recall—explicitly requires gathering prior knowledge and analyzing project context before investigating or proposing fixes.
- Clearly defines strict phase order (Context Recall → Root Cause Investigation → Pattern Analysis → Hypothesis & Testing → Implementation) with rules to prevent skipping steps or guessing fixes.
- Expands guidance for multi-component systems, systematic data/log gathering, and evidence-based analysis.
- Includes red flags and common rationalizations to help users avoid pitfalls and maintain disciplined debugging.
- Emphasizes test creation before fixing and sets hard limits on repeated failed fixes (triggers architectural review after three non-working attempts).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Systematic Debugging?
Four-phase debugging framework that ensures root cause investigation before attempting fixes. Never jump to solutions. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 11951 downloads so far.
How do I install Systematic Debugging?
Run "/install runesleo-systematic-debugging" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Systematic Debugging free?
Yes, Systematic Debugging is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Systematic Debugging support?
Systematic Debugging is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Systematic Debugging?
It is built and maintained by runesleo (@runesleo); the current version is v3.0.0.
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