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systematic-debugging

obraby obra1 day ago259.2k

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill systematic-debugging
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/obra--superpowers--skills--systematic-debugging/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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Comments

X@shannholmberg

"how superpowers changes the way you plan and build with AI agent output gets wrong for 1 reason, it starts building before it understands what you want...."

Always review skill code before installing. Third-party skills may contain scripts that run on your machine.

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