# Isolate The Specific Failure Mode Before Proposing A Fix

> isolate the specific failure mode before proposing a fix

- Skill: `zaxbyhub/isolate-the-specific-failure-mode-before-proposing-a-fix` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add zaxbyhub/isolate-the-specific-failure-mode-before-proposing-a-fix`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/zaxbyhub/isolate-the-specific-failure-mode-before-proposing-a-fix/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: zaxbyhub (https://skillmd.com/u/zaxbyhub)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/zaxbyhub/isolate-the-specific-failure-mode-before-proposing-a-fix

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# isolate the specific failure mode before proposing a fix

## Trigger

- (no explicit trigger metadata; cluster derived from category/tags)

## Required Procedure

- isolate the specific failure mode before proposing a fix
- verify each fix addresses exactly one root cause

## Forbidden Shortcuts

- (none recorded)

## Delegation Template

When delegating a task affected by this skill, include:

```
SKILLS: file:.opencode/skills/generated/isolate-the-specific-failure-mode-before-proposing-a-fix/SKILL.md
```

## Reviewer Checks

- Verify each required action above appears in the diff.

## Test Engineer Checks

- Add or update tests covering the trigger condition and the forbidden shortcut.

## Source Knowledge IDs

- a704dc0a-e0a1-42c3-a43e-b0eff135f657 — When a test fails, diagnose each failure mode separately and apply targeted fixes — do not combine unrelated root causes into a single patch.