# Systematic debugging

> Find the root cause before proposing a fix, in an order the agent has to finish.

- Address: https://terminaldeck.dev/@obra/systematic-debugging
- Kind: Skill — A folder of instructions an agent reads when it needs them.
- Publisher: Jesse Vincent (@obra) — listed by Terminal Deck; this publisher has not claimed the profile
- Summary: Find the root cause before proposing a fix, in an order the agent has to finish.
- Version: 1.0.0
- Licence: MIT
- Shelf: Code and repositories
- Cost: Free
- Tested with: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini
- Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux
- What it can reach: Ships scripts the agent may run
- Needs: Runs scripts on this machine
- Tags: debugging, root-cause, test-failure, process, discipline
- Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
- Last updated: 28 August 2026

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