Debug Pattern — Skills

Pattern: Debug
Component: skills.md
Version: 1.1 | Updated: 2026-07-16

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Skill	Path	Why required
Debug	../../03-skill-engineering/skills/debug.skill.md	Characterization → hypotheses → fix → verify
RCA	../../08-ai-sdlc/prompts/root-cause-analysis.prompt.md	Production incidents needing blameless RCA
Code search	harness	Similar-pattern scan

Skill activation triggers

1. Debug skill — always for this pattern
2. RCA prompt — customer impact, SEV labeling, or post-incident requirement
3. Code search — after root cause is known

Verification that skills worked

• Debug: ≥3 hypotheses and a regression test
• RCA: one root cause + owners/due dates on actions (when used)
• Search: similar-risks table present (even if empty with “none found”)