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by Julius Brusseejuliusbrussee/caveman114k stars
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Diagnose ambiguous failures before editing. Use for unknown causes, intermittent behavior, performance regressions, or investigations needing evidence-ranked hypotheses.

Use this Skill: https://skilld.dev/gh/juliusbrussee/caveman/investigate-first

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Investigate first

Gather evidence before changing product code.

  • Separate observed symptom from inferred cause.
  • Trace inputs, state transitions, ownership boundaries, and failure output.
  • Rank hypotheses by evidence and cheap falsification value.
  • Do not edit until one credible mechanism explains evidence.
  • Stop exploration when evidence is sufficient to name cause or exact blocker.

Report cause and proof. Make no fix unless task authorizes implementation.

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

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    This skill provides instructional guidelines for diagnosing software failures. It contains no executable code, external dependencies, or network operations. No security issues were detected.

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