Why is avoiding workarounds better than being helpful?

Bypassing a problem often leads to cascading failures and hidden technical debt. Fixing the root cause ensures long-term stability and reliable automation.

What happens when the AI cannot find a fix?

The skill includes a mandatory checklist that instructs the AI to either fix the original process or stop and ask the user for help rather than fabricating a solution.

Will this stop during expected test failures?

No, the skill is designed to distinguish between expected failures, such as the red phase in Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unexpected system or tool failures.

How does this skill detect workarounds?

It monitors Claude's internal reasoning and output for specific bypass language such as 'alternatively,' 'skip,' 'instead,' or 'manually' and triggers a hard stop when these are detected.

Root Cause Fixer

Name: Root Cause Fixer
Author: NTCoding

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생산성 및 워크플로

Enforces strict root cause analysis by preventing AI workarounds and bypasses during development failures.

소개

The Root Cause Fixer is a discipline-focused skill designed to stop Claude from taking shortcuts when encountering errors. Instead of bypassing broken tools, manually approximating steps, or using 'fallback' methods that lead to technical debt, this skill mandates a 'fix-it-first' approach. It triggers on specific workaround language and non-zero exit codes, requiring the AI to stop, identify the underlying issue, and ensure the original command succeeds before proceeding. This is essential for maintaining the integrity of automation pipelines, build systems, and complex development workflows.

주요 기능

Root cause verification checklist to ensure permanent fixes
Prevention of technical debt by banning 'helpful' but incorrect bypasses
Strict adherence to prescribed build and deployment processes
Automatic workaround detection for phrases like 'skip', 'manual', or 'instead'
190 GitHub stars
Mandatory execution halting on unexpected non-zero exit codes

사용 사례

Debugging complex environment setup issues and dependency conflicts
Maintaining the integrity of automated testing suites and project graphs
Fixing broken CI/CD pipelines where intermittent failures are often ignored

소개

주요 기능

Root cause verification checklist to ensure permanent fixes
Prevention of technical debt by banning 'helpful' but incorrect bypasses
Strict adherence to prescribed build and deployment processes
Automatic workaround detection for phrases like 'skip', 'manual', or 'instead'
190 GitHub stars
Mandatory execution halting on unexpected non-zero exit codes

사용 사례

Debugging complex environment setup issues and dependency conflicts
Maintaining the integrity of automated testing suites and project graphs
Fixing broken CI/CD pipelines where intermittent failures are often ignored