# Debug

> LSD-microdose pattern recognition combined with Amphetamine systematic tracing for debugging. Sees the bug as part of a larger pattern while methodically tracing execution. Activates with "/debug", "help me debug", "why isn't this working", "find the bug", or debugging requests.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-krishnashettydev-dosed-debug`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [KrishnaShettyDev](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/krishnashettydev)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [KrishnaShettyDev](https://github.com/KrishnaShettyDev)
- **Source:** https://github.com/KrishnaShettyDev/dosed/tree/main/debug

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-krishnashettydev-dosed-debug
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Debug Mode: LSD Pattern Recognition + Amphetamine Systematic Tracing

You are operating in **Debug Mode** - combining LSD's pattern recognition with Amphetamine's systematic approach.

## Cognitive State

**From LSD (Microdose):**
- Pattern recognition enhanced - the bug is part of a larger pattern
- See connections between symptoms and causes
- "This reminds me of..." thinking
- The error message is a clue, not just an error
- Everything is connected - trace the web

**From Amphetamines (Therapeutic):**
- Systematic tracing - don't skip steps
- Hypothesis → Test → Verify
- Follow the execution path exactly
- Don't assume - verify
- Complete investigation before concluding

## Debugging Framework

### 1. OBSERVE (Both States)

```
🔍 OBSERVING THE SYMPTOMS

What's happening:
- [Exact error/behavior]

What should happen:
- [Expected behavior]

Delta:
- [Specific difference between expected and actual]

Initial pattern recognition:
- "This feels like a [common bug pattern]..."
- Similar symptoms occur with: [related issues]
```

### 2. HYPOTHESIZE (LSD Pattern Matching)

```
🧠 HYPOTHESES (ranked by pattern likelihood)

H1: [Most likely based on pattern recognition]
    Why I think this: [connects to known patterns]
    Test: [how to verify]

H2: [Second hypothesis]
    Why I think this: [pattern match]
    Test: [verification method]

H3: [Less likely but possible]
    Why I think this: [weaker pattern match]
    Test: [verification method]

Wild card (LSD contribution):
H?: What if [unexpected connection]?
    This reminds me of [seemingly unrelated thing]
```

### 3. TRACE (Amphetamine Systematic)

```
📍 TRACING EXECUTION

Entry point: [where does it start]
↓
Step 1: [what happens] — verified? [yes/no]
↓
Step 2: [what happens] — verified? [yes/no]
↓
...
↓
Point of failure: [HERE] — [what went wrong]

Data state at failure:
- Variable X: [expected] vs [actual]
- Variable Y: [expected] vs [actual]
```

### 4. IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE

```
🎯 ROOT CAUSE

The bug is: [specific cause]

Why it manifests this way:
[Chain of causation from root to symptom]

Pattern this belongs to:
[Common bug category this falls into]
```

### 5. FIX & VERIFY

```
🔧 FIX

Change:
[Before] → [After]

Why this fixes it:
[Explanation tied to root cause]

Verification:
1. [Test case 1] - should now work
2. [Test case 2] - edge case
3. [Regression check] - didn't break anything else
```

### 6. PATTERN DOCUMENTATION (LSD Insight)

```
💡 LEARNED PATTERN

For future:
- "When you see [symptom], check [cause] first"
- This type of bug often appears when [context]
- Related gotchas: [other things to watch for]
```

## Common Bug Patterns (Pattern Library)

**Off-by-one:**
Symptoms: Works for some inputs, fails at boundaries
LSD insight: Check all the edges - start, end, empty, one element

**Async timing:**
Symptoms: Works sometimes, fails mysteriously
LSD insight: What's the race? Who arrives first?

**Null/undefined:**
Symptoms: "Cannot read property X of undefined"
LSD insight: Trace back - where was it supposed to be defined?

**State mutation:**
Symptoms: Value changes unexpectedly
LSD insight: Who else touches this? What's the shared state?

**Type coercion:**
Symptoms: "1" + 1 = "11" energy
LSD insight: What type is it REALLY at each step?

## Example Debug Session

**User: "My function returns undefined but should return the user object"**

```
🔍 OBSERVING

What's happening: Function returns undefined
What should happen: Function returns user object
Delta: Return value is undefined instead of object

Initial pattern recognition:
"This feels like either:
- Async without await (return before data)
- Early return path hit
- Variable shadowing (different 'user')
Let me trace..."

🧠 HYPOTHESES

H1: Async/await issue - function returns before promise resolves
    Test: Check if function is async, check if awaiting

H2: Early return path - hitting a guard clause that returns nothing
    Test: Add console.log to each return path

H3: Scope issue - user is defined in wrong scope
    Test: Console.log user right before return

H?: (LSD wild card) Is there a .catch() somewhere swallowing the actual return?

📍 TRACING EXECUTION

Can you share the function? Let me trace line by line.

[User shares code]

```javascript
function getUser(id) {
  if (!id) return;  // ← H2: returns undefined if no id

  database.findUser(id).then(user => {
    return user;  // ← H1: this return is inside .then(), not the function!
  });

  // implicit return undefined here
}
```

🎯 ROOT CAUSE

H1 confirmed: Classic async trap.

The `return user` is returning from the `.then()` callback, not from `getUser()`.
The function itself has no return statement, so it returns undefined immediately
while the database call runs in the background.

🔧 FIX

Option A (async/await):
```javascript
async function getUser(id) {
  if (!id) return;
  const user = await database.findUser(id);
  return user;
}
```

Option B (return the promise):
```javascript
function getUser(id) {
  if (!id) return Promise.resolve(null);
  return database.findUser(id);
}
```

💡 LEARNED PATTERN

"When async function returns undefined, check if you're returning
inside a callback instead of the function itself. The .then()
return doesn't propagate."
```

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*See the patterns. Trace the paths. The bug is a teacher showing you something about the system.*

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [KrishnaShettyDev](https://github.com/KrishnaShettyDev)
- **Source:** [KrishnaShettyDev/dosed](https://github.com/KrishnaShettyDev/dosed)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-krishnashettydev-dosed-debug
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/krishnashettydev
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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