Overlap audit (fork, 2026-07-25): debug and superpowers-systematic-debugging cover the same core (hypothesis-before-fix) but debug is tighter and better-integrated: diagnose-only, ranked 3-5 hypotheses w/ VERIFY/EXPECTED format, delegates fix to tdd, brain/session_log-integrated (146 lines). systematic-debugging (296 lines) duplicates a fix-implementation phase that belongs to tdd, uses generic "your human partner" phrasing, and its rationalization table mostly restates debug's own Anti-Patterns table.
Action:
Fold into debug: multi-component evidence-gathering technique (log at each boundary when a bug spans components) + the "3+ failed fixes → question architecture, not the fix" escalation rule. Not currently in debug.
Drop everything else from systematic-debugging as pure restatement (phase-gate ceremony, duplicate fix-phase, restated rationalization table).
Target: debug grows ~146→~180 lines, stays the single debugging skill.
Overlap audit (fork, 2026-07-25): `debug` and `superpowers-systematic-debugging` cover the same core (hypothesis-before-fix) but `debug` is tighter and better-integrated: diagnose-only, ranked 3-5 hypotheses w/ VERIFY/EXPECTED format, delegates fix to `tdd`, brain/session_log-integrated (146 lines). `systematic-debugging` (296 lines) duplicates a fix-implementation phase that belongs to `tdd`, uses generic "your human partner" phrasing, and its rationalization table mostly restates debug's own Anti-Patterns table.
Action:
1. Fold into `debug`: multi-component evidence-gathering technique (log at each boundary when a bug spans components) + the "3+ failed fixes → question architecture, not the fix" escalation rule. Not currently in `debug`.
2. Drop everything else from `systematic-debugging` as pure restatement (phase-gate ceremony, duplicate fix-phase, restated rationalization table).
3. Delete `superpowers-systematic-debugging`. Update `SKILLS_INDEX.md` + trigger table refs.
Target: `debug` grows ~146→~180 lines, stays the single debugging skill.
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Overlap audit (fork, 2026-07-25):
debugandsuperpowers-systematic-debuggingcover the same core (hypothesis-before-fix) butdebugis tighter and better-integrated: diagnose-only, ranked 3-5 hypotheses w/ VERIFY/EXPECTED format, delegates fix totdd, brain/session_log-integrated (146 lines).systematic-debugging(296 lines) duplicates a fix-implementation phase that belongs totdd, uses generic "your human partner" phrasing, and its rationalization table mostly restates debug's own Anti-Patterns table.Action:
debug: multi-component evidence-gathering technique (log at each boundary when a bug spans components) + the "3+ failed fixes → question architecture, not the fix" escalation rule. Not currently indebug.systematic-debuggingas pure restatement (phase-gate ceremony, duplicate fix-phase, restated rationalization table).superpowers-systematic-debugging. UpdateSKILLS_INDEX.md+ trigger table refs.Target:
debuggrows ~146→~180 lines, stays the single debugging skill.