Test & debugMIT

Debugging wizard

by Jeff Smolinski (opens in a new tab) jeffallan/claude-skills

Reproduces, isolates, and proves a bug's root cause before fixing and preventing recurrence.

Installation

Skills CLI

Skills CLI command
npx skills@latest add jeffallan/claude-skills --skill debugging-wizard

Requires Node.js and npm. Choose your agents in the installer; add -g for a global installation.

Fieldbook review

Reviewed 27 Sept 2026

Works one hypothesis at a time from complete errors and traces, verifies the fix, adds a regression test, and records the evidence. Tool guidance spans Python, Node, Go, and Git bisect, with deeper references loaded for the language or failure pattern.

  • LicenceMIT
  • FrontmatterValid name and description
  • Risky patterns1 match cleared on reading: The matched HTML comment attributes a debugging reference to its MIT-licensed source; it gives no instruction.
  • Size108 lines
  • Last checked27 Sept 2026 · 82c442c0a4f87785adc0a5ad9f9968d7ceb83e03f937151f19f362c76267e2e7

What it can touch

  • Edits code

    Changes files in your project.

  • Writes docs

    Creates or updates documents such as specs, plans or ADRs.

  • Runs commands

    Runs shell commands such as tests, builds or installs.

  • Uses git

    Reads history or makes commits, branches or worktrees.

Read the source

Fieldbook links to the original instead of copying it, so you always read the version you install.

skills/debugging-wizard/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)