# systematic-debugging

> systematic-debugging stops guess-and-patch: gather evidence, form a hypothesis, then fix. Install with npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill systematic-debugging.

- Page: https://skill123.app/skills/systematic-debugging/
- Category: development
- Platforms: cursor, claude, codex, agents
- Quality score: 94/100
- Last verified: 2026-06-22
- Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

## When to use

- A test failed unexpectedly
- A bug you cannot reproduce yet
- Before proposing a patch

## Install

```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/systematic-debugging
```

Agents can also read https://skill123.app/install/skill123.md and install this skill.