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Superpowers was uninstalled but its replacements were never built (only using-scribe shipped) — a live functional hole. Author the 4 the operator wants back, each integrated with Scribe's toolset rather than generic copies: - writing-plans -> start_planning / kind=plan task, not local .md - systematic-debugging -> capture issue (symptom->cause->fix, tag issue) on resolve - verification -> log results to the task work-log; honest done - brainstorming -> recall prior thinking first; capture the decision note Skipped TDD + receiving-code-review per operator (well-covered by Claude/them). Manifest + using-scribe list now advertise only the 4 that ship. Remove the stale docs/superpowers/*.md reference in _INSTRUCTIONS (superpowers is gone). Plugin 0.1.6 -> 0.1.7. Refs plan 821 (Phase 3 of 755). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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name: systematic-debugging
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description: Use when diagnosing a bug, failure, or unexpected behavior — investigate methodically instead of guessing. Triggers on "why is this failing/breaking", a stack trace, a flaky test, or any "it should work but doesn't". On resolution, capture the issue in Scribe so it isn't re-debugged from scratch.
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---
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# Systematic debugging
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Find the *root cause*, don't patch the symptom. Move one step at a time — a
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guessed fix that "seems to work" often just moves the bug somewhere else.
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## Recall first
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Before digging in, `search` Scribe for the symptom — a prior `issue` note may
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already hold the cause and the fix. Don't re-debug what's already solved.
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## The loop
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1. **Reproduce** — get a reliable, minimal repro. If you can't reproduce it, you
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can't confirm you fixed it.
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2. **Observe** — read the actual error / log / state. Don't theorize past the
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data you have.
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3. **Isolate** — narrow to the smallest failing case; change one variable at a
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time so each result actually means something.
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4. **Hypothesize → test** — state the single most likely cause, then test *that
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one thing*. Confirm or rule it out before moving on; don't stack guesses.
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5. **Root cause** — keep going until you can explain *why* it failed, not just
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what made it stop. "It works now" without "because X" is unfinished.
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6. **Fix + verify** — fix the cause, then re-run the repro to confirm it's gone.
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## Capture the issue (so it's findable)
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When resolved, record it in Scribe (`create_note`, tag `issue`): **symptom →
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root cause → fix → how it was verified**. Even a problem fixed in passing is
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worth two lines — that's how the next person (or you) avoids re-deriving it. If
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the fix was tracked as a task, log the resolution there and set it `done`.
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