debugging-strategies
Systematic debugging including root-cause tracing (trace backward through call stack), reproduction strategies, pdb/debugpy usage, logging analysis, binary search debugging, and error pattern recognition. Use when debugging errors, tracing bugs through call stacks, investigating production issues, or reproducing intermittent bugs.
root-cause-tracing
Use when errors occur deep in execution and you need to trace back to find the original trigger - systematically traces bugs backward through call stack, adding instrumentation when needed, to identify source of invalid data or incorrect behavior
debugging
Systematic debugging methodology with root cause analysis. Phases: investigate, hypothesize, validate, verify. Capabilities: backward call stack tracing, multi-layer validation, verification protocols, symptom analysis, regression prevention. Actions: debug, investigate, trace, analyze, validate, verify bugs. Keywords: debugging, root cause, bug fix, stack trace, error investigation, test failure, exception handling, breakpoint, logging, reproduce, isolate, regression, call stack, symptom vs cause, hypothesis testing, validation, verification protocol. Use when: encountering bugs, analyzing test failures, tracing unexpected behavior, investigating performance issues, preventing regressions, validating fixes before completion claims.
root-cause-tracing
Use when errors occur deep in execution and you need to trace back to find the original trigger - systematically traces bugs backward through call stack, adding instrumentation when needed, to identify source of invalid data or incorrect behavior
root-cause-tracing
Use when errors occur deep in execution - traces bugs backward through call stack to find original trigger, not just symptom
