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debug-hypothesis
Use when debugging any non-trivial bug — wrong output, crash, flaky test, performance regression, or "it works locally but not in CI." Forces a scientific-method loop (Observe → Hypothesize → Experiment → Conclude) so the agent stops guessing and starts reasoning. Prevents the #1 AI debugging failure mode — bulldozing through a wrong idea instead of falsifying it.
Why this score
This repo hosts 10 skills, so its 232 stars are split between them (about 23 each) for scoring.
Popularity score: 52/100 from public GitHub signals only. It shows how widely used and maintained this is, not how well it works. Not included yet: the fake-star check. The security scan is shown separately and doesn't change the score. How we rank
Security
Scanned Oct 21, 2026 at commit ebbc355b6db9, with Cisco's open-source skill-scanner.
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Alternatives
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| Name | Score | Stars | Context | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This onedebug-hypothesis LichAmnesia/lich-skills · Skill | 52 | ★ 232 | ≈96 always | 5mo ago |
| hypothesis-agent zi-yue-1129/DATAGEN · Subagent Both about hypothesis | 72 | ★ 1.8k | ≈19 in chat | 21d ago |
| debug jsmastery-pro/skills · Skill Both about debug and hypothesize | 68 | ★ 1.5k | ≈77 always | 3mo ago |
| hypothesis-gen gaasher/Agent-Loop-Skills · Skill Both about hypothesis | 51 | ★ 175 | ≈29 always | 4mo ago |
| define-hypothesis product-on-purpose/pm-skills · Skill Both about hypothesis and experiment | 63 | ★ 744 | ≈81 always | 18d ago |
| hypothesis-formulation aiming-lab/AutoResearchClaw · Skill Both about hypothesis and scientific | 77 | ★ 15k | ≈45 always | 3mo ago |