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+ # Frontend Verification
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+
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+ Visual verification of frontend implementations using Chrome MCP (Claude Chrome Extension) or `ck:chrome-devtools` skill fallback.
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+
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+ ## Applicability Check
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+
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+ **Skip entirely if task is NOT frontend-related.** Frontend indicators:
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+ - Files modified: `*.tsx`, `*.jsx`, `*.vue`, `*.svelte`, `*.html`, `*.css`, `*.scss`
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+ - Changes to: components, layouts, pages, styles, DOM structure, UI behavior
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+ - Keywords: render, display, layout, responsive, animation, visual, UI, UX
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+
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+ If none match, skip this technique.
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+
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+ ## Step 1: Detect Chrome MCP Availability
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+
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+ Check if Chrome MCP server is available via `ck:mcp-management` skill or `ListMcpResourcesTool`:
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+
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+ ```
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+ Use ListMcpResourcesTool to check for Chrome MCP tools.
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+ Look for tools prefixed with "chrome__" (e.g., chrome__navigate, chrome__screenshot).
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Available** → Proceed to Step 2A (Chrome MCP)
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+ **Not available** → Proceed to Step 2B (chrome-devtools fallback)
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+
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+ ## Step 2A: Chrome MCP Available — Direct Verification
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+
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+ Use Chrome MCP tools to verify the implementation in the user's actual browser. Ensure dev server is running first.
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+
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+ ### Navigate & Screenshot
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+
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+ ```
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+ 1. chrome__navigate → http://localhost:3000 (or project dev URL)
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+ 2. chrome__screenshot → capture current page state
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+ 3. Read the screenshot with Read tool to visually inspect
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Visual Inspection Checklist
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+
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+ After capturing screenshot, verify:
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+ 1. **Layout** — Elements positioned correctly, no overflow/overlap
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+ 2. **Content** — Text, images, data rendered as expected
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+ 3. **Responsiveness** — Resize viewport if MCP supports it
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+ 4. **Interactions** — Use chrome__click / chrome__type to test interactive elements
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+ 5. **Console errors** — Use chrome__evaluate to check `console.error` output
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+
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+ ### Console Error Check
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+
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+ ```
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+ chrome__evaluate → "JSON.stringify(window.__consoleErrors || [])"
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+ ```
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+
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+ Or navigate and observe any error output from Chrome MCP tool responses.
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+
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+ ### Get Page Content
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+
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+ ```
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+ chrome__get_content → extract DOM/text to verify rendered output matches expectations
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Step 2B: Chrome MCP NOT Available — Fallback to chrome-devtools Skill
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+
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+ When Chrome MCP is not configured, use `ck:chrome-devtools` skill (Puppeteer with bundled Chromium):
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ SKILL_DIR="$HOME/.claude/skills/chrome-devtools/scripts"
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+
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+ # Install deps if first time
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+ npm install --prefix "$SKILL_DIR" 2>/dev/null
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+
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+ # Screenshot + console error check
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+ node "$SKILL_DIR/screenshot.js" --url http://localhost:3000 --output ./verification-screenshot.png
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+ node "$SKILL_DIR/console.js" --url http://localhost:3000 --types error,pageerror --duration 5000
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+ ```
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+
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+ If `ck:chrome-devtools` skill is also unavailable, skip visual verification and note in report:
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+ > "Visual verification skipped — no Chrome MCP or chrome-devtools available."
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+
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+ ## Step 3: Analyze Results
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+
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+ After capture:
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+ 1. **Read screenshot** — Use Read tool on the PNG to visually inspect
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+ 2. **Check console output** — Zero errors = pass; errors = investigate before claiming done
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+ 3. **Compare with expected** — Match against design specs or user description
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+ 4. **Document findings** — Include screenshot path and any issues found in verification report
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+
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+ ## Integration with Verification Protocol
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+
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+ This technique extends `verification.md`. After standard verification (tests pass, build succeeds), add frontend verification as final gate:
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+
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+ ```
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+ Standard verification → Tests pass → Build succeeds → Frontend visual verification → Claim complete
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+ ```
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+
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+ Report format:
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+ ```
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+ ## Frontend Verification
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+ - Method: [Chrome MCP | chrome-devtools | skipped]
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+ - Screenshot: ./verification-screenshot.png
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+ - Console errors: [none | list]
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+ - Visual check: [pass | issues found]
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+ - Responsive: [checked at X viewports | skipped]
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+ ```
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+ # Investigation Methodology
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+
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+ Five-step structured investigation for system-level issues, incidents, and multi-component failures.
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+
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+ - Server returning 500 errors or unexpected responses
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+ - System behavior changed without obvious code changes
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+ - Multi-component failures spanning services/databases/infrastructure
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+ - Need to understand "what happened" before fixing
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+
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+ ## Step 1: Initial Assessment
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+
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+ **Gather scope and impact before diving in.**
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+
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+ 1. **Collect symptoms** - Error messages, affected endpoints, user reports
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+ 2. **Identify affected components** - Which services, databases, queues involved?
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+ 3. **Determine timeframe** - When did issue start? Correlate with deployments/changes
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+ 4. **Assess severity** - Users affected? Data at risk? Revenue impact?
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+ 5. **Check recent changes** - Git log, deployment history, config changes, dependency updates
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Recent deployments
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+ gh run list --limit 10
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+ # Recent commits
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+ git log --oneline -20 --since="2 days ago"
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+ # Config changes
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+ git diff HEAD~5 -- '*.env*' '*.config*' '*.yml' '*.yaml' '*.json'
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Step 2: Data Collection
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+
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+ **Gather evidence systematically before analysis.**
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+
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+ 1. **Server/application logs** - Filter by timeframe and affected components
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+ 2. **CI/CD pipeline logs** - Use `gh run view <run-id> --log-failed` for GitHub Actions
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+ 3. **Database state** - Query relevant tables, check recent migrations
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+ 4. **System metrics** - CPU, memory, disk, network utilization
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+ 5. **External dependencies** - Third-party API status, DNS, CDN
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # GitHub Actions: list recent workflow runs
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+ gh run list --workflow=<workflow> --limit 5
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+ # View failed run logs
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+ gh run view <run-id> --log-failed
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+ # Download full logs
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+ gh run view <run-id> --log > /tmp/ci-logs.txt
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+ ```
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+
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+ **For codebase understanding:**
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+ - Read `docs/codebase-summary.md` if exists and up-to-date (<2 days old)
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+ - Otherwise use `ck:repomix` to generate fresh codebase summary
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+ - Use `/ck:scout` or `/ck:scout ext` to find relevant files
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+ - Use `ck:docs-seeker` skill for package/plugin documentation
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+
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+ ## Step 3: Analysis Process
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+
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+ **Correlate evidence across sources.**
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+
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+ 1. **Timeline reconstruction** - Order events chronologically across all log sources
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+ 2. **Pattern identification** - Recurring errors, timing patterns, affected user segments
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+ 3. **Execution path tracing** - Follow request flow through system components
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+ 4. **Database analysis** - Query performance, table relationships, data integrity
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+ 5. **Dependency mapping** - Which components depend on the failing one?
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+
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+ **Key questions:**
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+ - Does issue correlate with specific deployments or time windows?
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+ - Is it intermittent or consistent?
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+ - Does it affect all users or a subset?
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+ - Are there related errors in upstream/downstream services?
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+
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+ ## Step 4: Root Cause Identification
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+
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+ **Systematic elimination with evidence.**
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+
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+ 1. **List hypotheses** ranked by evidence strength
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+ 2. **Test each** - Design smallest experiment to confirm/eliminate
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+ 3. **Validate with evidence** - Logs, metrics, reproduction steps
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+ 4. **Consider environmental factors** - Race conditions, resource limits, config drift
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+ 5. **Document the chain** - Full event sequence from trigger to symptom
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+
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+ **Avoid:** Fixing first hypothesis without testing alternatives. Multiple plausible causes require elimination.
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+
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+ ## Step 5: Solution Development
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+
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+ **Design targeted, evidence-backed fixes.**
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+
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+ 1. **Immediate fix** - Minimum change to restore service (hotfix, rollback, config change)
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+ 2. **Root cause fix** - Address underlying issue permanently
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+ 3. **Preventive measures** - Monitoring, alerting, validation to catch recurrence early
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+ 4. **Verification plan** - How to confirm fix works in production
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+
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+ **Prioritize:** Impact × urgency. Restore service first, then fix root cause, then prevent recurrence.
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+
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+ ## Integration with Code-Level Debugging
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+
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+ When investigation narrows to specific code:
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+ - Switch to `systematic-debugging.md` for the code-level fix
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+ - Use `root-cause-tracing.md` if error is deep in call stack
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+ - Apply `defense-in-depth.md` after fixing
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+ - Always finish with `verification.md`
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+ # Log & CI/CD Analysis
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+ Collect and analyze logs from servers, CI/CD pipelines, and application layers to diagnose failures.
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+
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+ ## GitHub Actions Analysis
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+
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+ ### List and Inspect Runs
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # List recent runs (all workflows)
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+ gh run list --limit 10
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+
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+ # List runs for specific workflow
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+ gh run list --workflow=ci.yml --limit 5
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+
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+ # View specific run details
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+ gh run view <run-id>
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+
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+ # View failed job logs only
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+ gh run view <run-id> --log-failed
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+
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+ # Download complete logs
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+ gh run view <run-id> --log > /tmp/ci-full.txt
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+
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+ # Re-run failed jobs
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+ gh run rerun <run-id> --failed
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Common CI/CD Failure Patterns
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+
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+ | Pattern | Likely Cause | Investigation |
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+ |---------|-------------|---------------|
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+ | Passes locally, fails CI | Environment diff | Check Node/Python version, OS, env vars |
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+ | Intermittent failures | Race conditions, flaky tests | Run 3x, check timing, shared state |
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+ | Timeout failures | Resource limits, infinite loops | Check resource usage, add timeouts |
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+ | Permission errors | Token/secret misconfiguration | Verify `GITHUB_TOKEN`, secret names |
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+ | Dependency install fails | Registry issues, version conflicts | Check lockfile, registry status |
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+ | Build succeeds, tests fail | Test environment setup | Check test config, database setup, fixtures |
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+
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+ ### Analyzing Failed Steps
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+
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+ 1. **Identify which step failed** - `gh run view <id>` shows step-by-step status
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+ 2. **Get the logs** - `gh run view <id> --log-failed` for focused output
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+ 3. **Search for error patterns** - Look for `Error:`, `FAIL`, `exit code`, stack traces
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+ 4. **Check annotations** - `gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/check-runs/{id}/annotations`
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+
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+ ## Server Log Analysis
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+
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+ ### Log Collection Strategy
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+
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+ 1. **Identify log locations** - Application logs, system logs, web server logs
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+ 2. **Filter by timeframe** - Narrow to incident window
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+ 3. **Correlate request IDs** - Trace single request across services
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+ 4. **Look for patterns** - Repeated errors, error rate changes, unusual payloads
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+
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+ ### Structured Log Queries
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Search application logs for errors (use Grep tool when possible)
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+ # Pattern: timestamp, level, message
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+ # Filter by time range and severity
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+
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+ # PostgreSQL slow query log
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+ psql -c "SELECT query, calls, mean_exec_time FROM pg_stat_statements ORDER BY mean_exec_time DESC LIMIT 10;"
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+
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+ # Check database connections
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+ psql -c "SELECT count(*), state FROM pg_stat_activity GROUP BY state;"
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Cross-Source Correlation
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+
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+ 1. **Align timestamps** across all log sources (timezone awareness)
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+ 2. **Build timeline** - First error → propagation → user impact
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+ 3. **Identify trigger** - What changed immediately before first error?
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+ 4. **Map blast radius** - Which services/endpoints affected?
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+
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+ ## Application Log Analysis
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+
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+ ### Error Pattern Recognition
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+
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+ - **Sudden spike** → Deployment, config change, external dependency failure
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+ - **Gradual increase** → Resource leak, data growth, degradation
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+ - **Periodic failures** → Cron jobs, scheduled tasks, resource contention
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+ - **Single endpoint** → Code bug, data issue, specific dependency
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+ - **All endpoints** → Infrastructure, database, network issue
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+
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+ ### Key Log Fields
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+
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+ Prioritize: timestamp, level, error message, stack trace, request ID, user ID, endpoint, response code, duration
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+
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+ ### Evidence Preservation
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+
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+ Always capture relevant log excerpts for the diagnostic report. Include:
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+ - Exact error messages and stack traces
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+ - Timestamps and request IDs
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+ - Before/after comparison (normal vs error state)
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+ - Counts and frequencies
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+ # Performance Diagnostics
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+
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+ Identify bottlenecks, analyze query performance, and develop optimization strategies.
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+
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+ - Response times increased significantly
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+ - Application feels slow or unresponsive
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+ - Database queries taking too long
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+ - High CPU/memory/disk usage
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+ - Resource exhaustion or OOM errors
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+
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+ ## Diagnostic Process
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+
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+ ### 1. Quantify the Problem
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+
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+ **Measure before optimizing.** Establish baseline and current state.
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+
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+ - What is the expected response time vs actual?
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+ - When did degradation start? (correlate with changes)
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+ - Which endpoints/operations are affected?
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+ - Is it consistent or intermittent?
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+
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+ ### 2. Identify the Bottleneck Layer
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+
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+ ```
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+ Request → Network → Web Server → Application → Database → Filesystem
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+
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+ External APIs / Services
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Elimination approach:** Measure time at each layer to find where delay occurs.
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+
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+ | Layer | Check | Tool |
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+ |-------|-------|------|
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+ | Network | Latency, DNS, TLS | `curl -w` timing, network logs |
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+ | Web server | Request queue, connections | Server metrics, access logs |
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+ | Application | CPU profiling, memory | Profiler, APM, `process.memoryUsage()` |
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+ | Database | Query time, connections | `EXPLAIN ANALYZE`, `pg_stat_statements` |
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+ | Filesystem | I/O wait, disk usage | `iostat`, `df -h` |
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+ | External APIs | Response time, timeouts | Request logging with durations |
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+
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+ ### 3. Database Performance
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+
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+ #### PostgreSQL Diagnostics
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+
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+ ```sql
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+ -- Slow queries (requires pg_stat_statements extension)
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+ SELECT query, calls, mean_exec_time, total_exec_time
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+ FROM pg_stat_statements
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+ ORDER BY mean_exec_time DESC LIMIT 20;
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+
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+ -- Active queries right now
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+ SELECT pid, now() - pg_stat_activity.query_start AS duration, query, state
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+ FROM pg_stat_activity
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+ WHERE state != 'idle'
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+ ORDER BY duration DESC;
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+
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+ -- Table sizes and bloat
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+ SELECT relname, pg_size_pretty(pg_total_relation_size(relid))
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+ FROM pg_catalog.pg_statio_user_tables
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+ ORDER BY pg_total_relation_size(relid) DESC LIMIT 20;
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+
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+ -- Missing indexes (sequential scans on large tables)
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+ SELECT relname, seq_scan, seq_tup_read, idx_scan
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+ FROM pg_stat_user_tables
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+ WHERE seq_scan > 100 AND seq_tup_read > 10000
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+ ORDER BY seq_tup_read DESC;
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+
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+ -- Connection pool status
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+ SELECT count(*), state FROM pg_stat_activity GROUP BY state;
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+ ```
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+
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+ #### Query Optimization
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+
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+ ```sql
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+ -- Analyze specific query execution plan
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+ EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS, FORMAT TEXT) <your-query>;
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Look for:** Sequential scans on large tables, nested loops with high row counts, sorts without indexes, excessive buffer hits.
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+
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+ ### 4. Application Performance
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+
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+ **Common bottlenecks:**
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+
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+ | Issue | Symptom | Fix |
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+ |-------|---------|-----|
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+ | N+1 queries | Many small DB calls per request | Eager loading, batch queries |
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+ | Memory leaks | Growing memory over time | Profile heap, check event listeners |
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+ | Blocking I/O | High response time, low CPU | Async operations, connection pooling |
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+ | CPU-bound | High CPU, proportional to load | Optimize algorithms, caching |
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+ | Connection exhaustion | Intermittent timeouts | Pool sizing, connection reuse |
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+ | Large payloads | Slow transfers, high memory | Pagination, compression, streaming |
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+
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+ ### 5. Optimization Strategy
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+
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+ **Priority order:**
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+ 1. **Quick wins** - Add missing index, fix N+1 query, enable caching
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+ 2. **Configuration** - Pool sizes, timeouts, buffer sizes, worker counts
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+ 3. **Code changes** - Algorithm optimization, data structure changes
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+ 4. **Architecture** - Caching layer, read replicas, async processing, CDN
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+
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+ **Always:** Measure after each change to verify improvement. One change at a time.
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+
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+ ## Reporting Performance Issues
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+
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+ Include in diagnostic report:
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+ - **Baseline vs current** metrics (with numbers)
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+ - **Bottleneck identification** with evidence
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+ - **Root cause** explanation
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+ - **Recommended fixes** with expected impact
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+ - **Verification plan** to confirm improvement
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+ # Reporting Standards
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+
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+ Structured format for diagnostic and investigation reports. Sacrifice grammar for concision.
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+
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+ - After completing system investigation
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+ - Summarizing debugging session findings
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+ - Producing incident post-mortems
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+ - Reporting performance analysis results
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+
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+ ## Report Structure
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+
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+ ### 1. Executive Summary (3-5 lines)
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+
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+ - **Issue:** One-line description
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+ - **Impact:** Users/systems affected, severity
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+ - **Root cause:** One-line explanation
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+ - **Status:** Resolved / Mitigated / Under investigation
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+ - **Fix:** What was done or recommended
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+
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+ ### 2. Technical Analysis
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+
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+ **Timeline:**
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+ ```
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+ HH:MM - Event description
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+ HH:MM - Next event
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+ ...
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Evidence:**
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+ - Relevant log excerpts (trimmed to essential lines)
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+ - Query results with key metrics
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+ - Error messages and stack traces
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+ - Before/after comparisons
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+
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+ **Findings:**
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+ - List each finding with supporting evidence
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+ - Distinguish confirmed facts from hypotheses
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+ - Note correlation vs causation
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+
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+ ### 3. Actionable Recommendations
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+
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+ **Immediate (P0):**
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+ - [ ] Critical fix with implementation steps
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+
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+ **Short-term (P1):**
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+ - [ ] Follow-up improvements
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+ **Long-term (P2):**
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+ - [ ] Monitoring/alerting enhancements
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+ - [ ] Architecture improvements
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+ - [ ] Preventive measures
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+ Each recommendation: what to do, why, expected impact, effort estimate (low/medium/high).
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+ ### 4. Supporting Evidence
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+ - Relevant log excerpts
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+ - Query results and execution plans
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+ - Performance metrics
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+ - Test results and error traces
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+ - Screenshots or diagrams if applicable
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+ ### 5. Unresolved Questions
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+ List anything that remains unclear:
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+ - Items needing further investigation
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+ - Questions for the team
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+ - Assumptions that need validation
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+
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+ ## Report File Naming
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+ Use naming pattern from `## Naming` section injected by hooks. Pattern includes full path and computed date.
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+ **Example:** `plans/reports/debugger-260205-2215-api-500-investigation.md`
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+
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+ ## Writing Guidelines
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+ - **Concise:** Facts and evidence, not narrative. Sacrifice grammar for brevity
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+ - **Evidence-backed:** Every claim supported by logs, metrics, or reproduction steps
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+ - **Actionable:** Recommendations are specific with clear next steps
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+ - **Honest:** State unknowns explicitly. "Likely cause" vs "confirmed cause"
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+ - **Structured:** Use headers, tables, and bullet points for scanability
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+
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+ ## Template
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+ ```markdown
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+ # [Issue Title] - Investigation Report
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+ ## Executive Summary
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+ - **Issue:**
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+ - **Impact:**
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+ - **Root cause:**
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+ - **Status:**
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+ - **Fix:**
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+
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+ ## Timeline
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+ - HH:MM -
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+ - HH:MM -
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+
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+ ## Technical Analysis
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+ ### Findings
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+ 1.
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+ 2.
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+ ### Evidence
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+ [logs, queries, metrics]
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+
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+ ## Recommendations
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+ ### Immediate (P0)
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+ - [ ]
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+ ### Short-term (P1)
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+ - [ ]
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+
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+ ### Long-term (P2)
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+ - [ ]
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+ ## Unresolved Questions
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+ -
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+ ```
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+ # Root Cause Tracing
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+ Systematically trace bugs backward through call stack to find original trigger.
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+ ## Core Principle
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+ **Trace backward through call chain until finding original trigger, then fix at source.**
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+ Bugs often manifest deep in call stack (git init in wrong directory, file created in wrong location). Instinct is to fix where error appears, but that's treating symptom.
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+
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+ **Use when:**
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+ - Error happens deep in execution (not at entry point)
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+ - Stack trace shows long call chain
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+ - Unclear where invalid data originated
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+ - Need to find which test/code triggers problem
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+
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+ ## The Tracing Process
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+
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+ ### 1. Observe the Symptom
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+ ```
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+ Error: git init failed in /Users/jesse/project/packages/core
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 2. Find Immediate Cause
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+ What code directly causes this?
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+ ```typescript
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+ await execFileAsync('git', ['init'], { cwd: projectDir });
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 3. Ask: What Called This?
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+ ```typescript
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+ WorktreeManager.createSessionWorktree(projectDir, sessionId)
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+ → called by Session.initializeWorkspace()
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+ → called by Session.create()
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+ → called by test at Project.create()
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 4. Keep Tracing Up
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+ What value was passed?
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+ - `projectDir = ''` (empty string!)
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+ - Empty string as `cwd` resolves to `process.cwd()`
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+ - That's the source code directory!
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+
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+ ### 5. Find Original Trigger
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+ Where did empty string come from?
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+ ```typescript
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+ const context = setupCoreTest(); // Returns { tempDir: '' }
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+ Project.create('name', context.tempDir); // Accessed before beforeEach!
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Adding Stack Traces
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+ When can't trace manually, add instrumentation:
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+
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+ ```typescript
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+ async function gitInit(directory: string) {
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+ const stack = new Error().stack;
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+ console.error('DEBUG git init:', {
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+ directory,
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+ cwd: process.cwd(),
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+ stack,
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+ });
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+
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+ await execFileAsync('git', ['init'], { cwd: directory });
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ **Critical:** Use `console.error()` in tests (not logger - may not show)
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+
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+ **Run and capture:**
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+ ```bash
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+ npm test 2>&1 | grep 'DEBUG git init'
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Analyze stack traces:**
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+ - Look for test file names
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+ - Find line number triggering call
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+ - Identify pattern (same test? same parameter?)
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+
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+ ## Finding Which Test Causes Pollution
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+
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+ If something appears during tests but don't know which test:
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+
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+ Use bisection script: `scripts/find-polluter.sh`
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ ./scripts/find-polluter.sh '.git' 'src/**/*.test.ts'
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+ ```
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+ Runs tests one-by-one, stops at first polluter.
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+
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+ ## Key Principle
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+
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+ **NEVER fix just where error appears.** Trace back to find original trigger.
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+ When found immediate cause:
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+ - Can trace one level up? → Trace backwards
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+ - Is this the source? → Fix at source
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+ - Then add validation at each layer (see defense-in-depth.md)
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+
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+ ## Real Example
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+
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+ **Symptom:** `.git` created in `packages/core/` (source code)
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+
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+ **Trace chain:**
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+ 1. `git init` runs in `process.cwd()` ← empty cwd parameter
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+ 2. WorktreeManager called with empty projectDir
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+ 3. Session.create() passed empty string
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+ 4. Test accessed `context.tempDir` before beforeEach
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+ 5. setupCoreTest() returns `{ tempDir: '' }` initially
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+
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+ **Root cause:** Top-level variable initialization accessing empty value
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+
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+ **Fix:** Made tempDir a getter that throws if accessed before beforeEach
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+
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+ **Also added defense-in-depth:**
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+ - Layer 1: Project.create() validates directory
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+ - Layer 2: WorkspaceManager validates not empty
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+ - Layer 3: NODE_ENV guard refuses git init outside tmpdir
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+ - Layer 4: Stack trace logging before git init