Council Debug Skill

Systematic debugging and root cause analysis with both Codex (GPT-5.2) and Gemini.

When to Use

• Complex bugs requiring investigation
• Mysterious errors or failures
• Performance issues
• Race conditions or timing problems
• When user asks for debugging help from the council

Reasoning Level

xhigh (always - debugging requires deep analysis)

Execution

1. Gather all relevant context:

   • Error messages
   • Stack traces
   • Relevant code files
   • Logs if available

2. Formulate a debugging prompt:

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   Debug this issue systematically:
   
   Problem: <description of the bug>
   
   Error: <error message/stack trace>
   
   Relevant Code:
   <code snippets>
   
   Please:
   1. Identify potential root causes
   2. Analyze each possibility
   3. Determine the most likely cause
   4. Suggest a fix
   

3. Run BOTH commands in parallel:

   Codex:

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   codex exec --sandbox read-only -c model_reasoning_effort="xhigh" "<prompt>"
   

   Gemini:

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   gemini -s -y -o json "<prompt>"
   

4. Synthesize debugging insights

Response Format

## AI Council Debug Report

### Codex (GPT-5.2) Diagnosis:
**Potential Causes:**
1. [Cause with likelihood]
2. [Cause with likelihood]

**Root Cause Analysis:**
[Detailed analysis]

**Suggested Fix:**
[Code or steps to fix]

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### Gemini Diagnosis:
**Potential Causes:**
1. [Cause with likelihood]
2. [Cause with likelihood]

**Root Cause Analysis:**
[Detailed analysis]

**Suggested Fix:**
[Code or steps to fix]

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### Council Synthesis:
**Agreed Root Cause:** [If both agree]
**Conflicting Theories:** [If they differ]
**Recommended Fix:** [Synthesized fix strategy]
**Confidence Level:** [Based on agreement]

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*Session IDs: Codex=[id], Gemini=[id]*