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name: systematic-debugging
description: Structured debugging methodology using hypothesis-driven investigation, log analysis, and bisection to isolate and resolve defects.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob, WebFetch, WebSearch, Agent, AskUserQuestion
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# Systematic Debugging
## Overview
Structured approach to investigating and resolving defects using hypothesis-driven methodology rather than trial-and-error.
## When to Use
- Step verification fails during implementation
- Unexpected behavior discovered during testing
- Bug reports require investigation
- Performance issues need root cause analysis
## Process
1. **Reproduce** - Confirm the defect with a minimal reproduction
2. **Hypothesize** - Form theories about the root cause
3. **Investigate** - Systematically test hypotheses (logs, breakpoints, bisection)
4. **Isolate** - Narrow to the specific component/line
5. **Fix** - Apply targeted fix addressing root cause
6. **Verify** - Confirm fix resolves the issue without regression
## Key Rules
- Never apply fixes without understanding the root cause
- Use web-researcher agent for unfamiliar error patterns
- Document the investigation path for future reference
- Verify that the fix does not introduce regressions
## Tool Use
Integrated into `methodologies/rpikit/rpikit-implement` (failure handling)
