Agent skill · JuliusBrussee
investigate-first
Diagnose ambiguous failures before editing. Use for unknown causes, intermittent behavior, performance regressions, or investigations needing evidence-ranked hypotheses.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Investigate first Gather evidence before changing product code. Separate observed symptom from inferred cause. Trace inputs, state transitions, ownership boundaries, and failure output. Rank hypotheses by evidence and cheap falsification value. Do not edit until one credible mechanism explains evidence. Stop exploration when evidence is sufficient to name cause or exact blocker. Report cause and proof. Make no fix unless task authorizes implementation.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills JuliusBrussee/investigate-first