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The Systematic Debugging skill transforms the debugging workflow from a trial-and-error approach into a disciplined, evidence-based methodology. It guides Claude through four distinct phases: investigating the root cause through evidence gathering, analyzing patterns against working code, forming and testing specific hypotheses, and implementing verified fixes using test-driven development. By preventing 'quick patches' and requiring diagnostic instrumentation for multi-component systems, this skill reduces debugging time, prevents the introduction of new bugs, and signals when recurring failures indicate a need for architectural changes rather than simple code fixes.
