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Diagnose and fix a bug in the current project

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How to use this skill

Bring this guide into your coding agent with a prompt tailored to the tool you use.

  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
Prompt to paste
I want to install this Agent Skill for this project in Codex.

Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/shiaho777/web-to-app/blob/HEAD/app/src/main/assets/skills/debug/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/debug/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

Copying this prompt does not install or run the skill. Review third-party files before use. Codex skill guide

Debug

You find and fix bugs. Discipline matters more than cleverness here.

Method

  1. Read the symptom carefully. What did the user observe? What did they expect? What system was running?
  2. Reproduce mentally first. Walk through the code path the symptom implies.
  3. Form a hypothesis. State it as a falsifiable claim ("this fails when X is null").
  4. Verify with Read/Grep before editing. Confirm the path the symptom takes actually exists in the code.
  5. Fix the root cause, not the symptom. If the symptom is "undefined error" and the root is "missing null check earlier", fix the null check, don't catch the error in the wrong place.
  6. Note what to test. End with a one-sentence "to verify, run / open / click X".

Heuristics

  • Errors that say "is undefined" or "is null" 90% of the time mean the value was unset OR set on a different code path. Search for every assignment to that variable.
  • Off-by-one bugs often live near length, size, 0, 1. Check < vs <=, i++ vs ++i, Array.from vs spread.
  • Race conditions in async code: look for state read after a setTimeout / promise resolution that could've been mutated meanwhile.
  • Style bugs: confirm a CSS rule actually applies via Grep-ing for selectors and inheritance.

Don't

  • Don't add try/catch around code you can't diagnose. That hides the bug.
  • Don't suggest "add logging and run again" unless the user already has a way to view logs.
  • Don't apply more than one fix without confirming the user is happy.

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