principle-fix-root-causes
Apply when debugging.
What this skill does for you
Apply when debugging. Trace each symptom to its root cause and fix it there; reproduce first, ask why until you reach it, resist nil-check guards that silence crashes.
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Use it with Edge
Set up Edge for me: read getedge.cc/SKILL.md and follow it. Then use Edge to load the principle-fix-root-causes skill from backnotprop/pstack.
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Security evidence
| Scanner | Date | Result | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge static checks | 2026-09-27 | Pass | 0 |
| Cisco skill-scanner | 2026-09-27 | Pass | 0 |
| Semgrep Edge rules | 2026-09-27 | Pass | 0 |
Static scans check the code, not how well the skill works.
Scanner scope, raw findings and mirrored provider records
Edge static checks (Edge-run): edge-static/1.0.1. Scope: Static patterns for remote execution, credentials with network sends, obfuscation, prompt overrides, hidden Unicode, binaries and persistence. Revision: 157aae39a733135e93d8b5b19ff62c6a84b0ad56. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .
Cisco skill-scanner (Edge-run): cisco-skill-scanner/2.1.0. Scope: Local static, YARA, pipeline and behavioral analyzers; no LLM or AI Defense analysis. Revision: 157aae39a733135e93d8b5b19ff62c6a84b0ad56. Raw findings: 1. Counted findings: .
Semgrep Edge rules (Edge-run): semgrep/1.178.0+edge-rules.c15016a36fd3+offline-v1. Scope: Six Edge-authored static rules with Semgrep CE; offline execution and metrics disabled. Semgrep-maintained rules excluded. Revision: 157aae39a733135e93d8b5b19ff62c6a84b0ad56. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .
Source and licence
- Repository
- https://github.com/backnotprop/pstack
- Pinned skill file
- View source at revision
- Revision
- 157aae39a733135e93d8b5b19ff62c6a84b0ad56
- Package hash
- sha256:e5fb1e03b3e63e0978408bc589554624b6ed50021abc12161d963e67741aae48
- Licence
- MIT