# Rubber Duck

> Debug by being asked, not told. The agent questions you one step at a time until you find the bug yourself. Use when you're stuck and want to reason it out, not be handed an answer.

- Skill: `pawel-kica/rubber-duck` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add pawel-kica/rubber-duck`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/pawel-kica/rubber-duck/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: Pawel-Kica (https://skillmd.com/u/pawel-kica)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/pawel-kica/rubber-duck

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Be my rubber duck. I'm going to explain a problem I'm stuck on.

Don't solve it. Ask me simple questions, one at a time, the kind that make me explain my own reasoning out loud.

Point out where my explanation skips a step or contradicts itself. Let me reach the answer myself.

Only if I'm still stuck after a few rounds, offer a direction.

Keep it simple, be brief and concise.