# Systematic Debugging and Error Recovery

> Stop guessing when something breaks, preserve evidence, reproduce the failure, isolate the cause, and verify the fix before resuming work.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/systematic-debugging-and-error-recovery` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/systematic-debugging-and-error-recovery`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/systematic-debugging-and-error-recovery/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/systematic-debugging-and-error-recovery

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# Systematic Debugging and Error Recovery

Stop guessing when something breaks, preserve evidence, reproduce the failure, isolate the cause, and verify the fix before resuming work.

## Prerequisites

Agent runtime with skill support, project test and build commands, logs or error output, repository access

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- <details>
- <summary><b>Claude Code (recommended)</b></summary>
- **Marketplace install:**

- Source: https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/systematic-debugging-and-error-recovery/)