Agent Skills: MANDATORY RULES: VIOLATION IS FORBIDDEN

Structured bug diagnosis and fixing workflow — reproduce, diagnose root cause, apply minimal fix, write regression test, and scan for similar patterns

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Skill Metadata

Name
debug
Description
Structured bug diagnosis and fixing workflow that reproduces, diagnoses root cause, applies a minimal fix, writes regression tests, and scans for similar patterns

MANDATORY RULES: VIOLATION IS FORBIDDEN

  • Response language follows language setting in .agents/oma-config.yaml if configured.
  • NEVER skip steps. Execute from Step 1 in order.
  • You MUST use MCP tools throughout the workflow.
    • Use code analysis tools (find_symbol, find_referencing_symbols, search_for_pattern) for bug investigation, NOT raw file reads or grep.
    • Use memory write tool to record debugging results.
    • Memory path: configurable via memoryConfig.basePath (default: .agents/state/memories)
    • Tool names: configurable via memoryConfig.tools in .agents/mcp.json
    • MCP tools are the primary interface for all code exploration.

Vendor Detection

Before starting, determine your runtime environment by following .agents/skills/_shared/core/vendor-detection.md.

Steps 1-5 execute inline for all vendors. Step 6 (similar pattern scanning) may delegate to a debug-investigator subagent when the scan scope is broad.

L1 Decision Events

Emit required L1 decisions by calling oma state:emit directly, as documented in .agents/skills/_shared/runtime/event-spec.md.

Subagent Spawn Criteria

Spawn debug-investigator when:

  • Error spans multiple domains
  • Similar pattern scan scope is 10+ files
  • Deep dependency tracing is needed for diagnosis

Vendor-Specific Spawn (Step 6)

If Claude Code

Spawn debug-investigator via Agent tool using .claude/agents/debug-investigator.md. Include diagnosis results so far + scan scope in prompt.

If Codex CLI

Request subagent execution via model-mediated subagent request. Include diagnosis results and scan scope. Results returned as JSON output.

If Gemini CLI

Use the native .gemini/agents/{name}.md subagent when available (per _shared/core/vendor-detection.md); otherwise fall back to:

oma agent:spawn debug "scan prompt with diagnosis context" {session_id} -w {workspace}

If Antigravity or CLI Fallback

oma agent:spawn debug "scan prompt with diagnosis context" {session_id} -w {workspace}

Step 1: Collect Error Information

Ask the user for:

  • Error message, steps to reproduce
  • Expected vs actual behavior
  • Environment (browser, OS, device)

If an error message is provided, proceed immediately.


Step 2: Reproduce the Bug

// turbo Run the smallest available failing test, runtime command, or log query that exercises the reported behavior and capture the observed failure signal. If the environment cannot reproduce it, follow .agents/skills/oma-debug/resources/error-playbook.md § "Cannot Reproduce the Bug" and record that limitation before continuing.

Use MCP search_for_pattern with the error message or stack trace to locate the error in the codebase. Use find_symbol to identify the exact function and file. Do NOT grep or read files manually.


Step 3: Diagnose Root Cause

Use MCP find_referencing_symbols to trace the execution path backward from the error point. Identify the root cause, not just the symptom. Check:

  • null/undefined access
  • Race conditions
  • Missing error handling
  • Wrong data types
  • Stale state

When the root cause is confirmed, emit and verify the required diagnosis decision:

oma state:emit "decision.made" '{"subject":"debug.root-cause","decision":"Treat the confirmed root cause as the basis for the minimal fix.","rationale":"The diagnosis traced the failure path and distinguished the root cause from symptoms."}'
oma state:verify --workflow debug --checkpoint root-cause

Step 4: Propose Minimal Fix

Present the root cause and proposed fix to the user.

  • The fix should change only what is necessary.
  • Explain why this fixes the root cause, not just the symptom.
  • You MUST get user confirmation before proceeding to Step 5.

Step 5: Apply Fix and Write Regression Test

// turbo

  1. Implement the minimal fix.
  2. Write a regression test that reproduces the original bug and verifies the fix.
  3. The test must fail without the fix and pass with it.

Step 6: Scan for Similar Patterns

// turbo Use MCP search_for_pattern to search the codebase for the same pattern that caused the bug. Report any other locations that may have the same vulnerability. Fix them if confirmed.


Step 7: Document the Bug

Use memory write tool to record a bug report (for durable artifacts, also save it under .agents/results/bugs/ per the oma-debug skill's expected outputs):

  • Symptom, root cause
  • Fix applied, files changed
  • Regression test location
  • Similar patterns found