identify-bugs

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a structured approach for identifying and analyzing bugs in code. It focuses on identification, root-cause analysis (RCA), and bug identification, and it explicitly avoids writing or applying fixes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Reproduce & Isolate: Establish reproducible steps and minimize the environment to a minimal reproducible example.
• Code Traversal & Method Analysis: Trace from entry points through call graphs to understand execution flow and locate faulty logic.
• State & Data Flow Analysis: Track internal state changes and data passed between methods to identify divergence from expected behavior.
• Concurrency & Resource Analysis: Check for race conditions, resource leaks, or deadlocks in concurrent code paths.
• Paradigm-Specific Quiddities: Apply language-specific considerations (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Rust) to surface subtle bugs.
• Understand & Explain (RCA): Identify root causes, categorize bug types, and articulate the issue clearly.
• Scenario Evaluation: Consider edge cases, inputs, and environments to ensure robust RCA.
• Verification (Identification Only): Confirm root-cause pinpointing and document risks or related issues.

Quick Start

Use the identify-bugs skill to reproduce and trace a bug in the target module, documenting steps, isolating a minimal environment, and performing root-cause analysis.