{"slug":"phx-investigate","title":"phx-investigate","summary":"Investigate Elixir/Phoenix bugs root-cause first. Reproduce failures,","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T15:14:26.486304Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix","stars":560,"forks":44,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-10-02T04:11:38Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: phx-investigate\ndescription: Investigate Elixir/Phoenix bugs root-cause first. Reproduce failures,\ncite evidence, and use optional Amp subagents only when useful.</h2>\n<h1>Investigate Bug</h1>\n<p>Investigate Elixir/Phoenix bugs root-cause first. Reproduce or establish the\nfailing behavior before recommending a fix, and cite concrete paths and lines.</p>\n<h2>Usage</h2>\n<pre><code>phx-investigate Users can't log in after password reset\nphx-investigate FunctionClauseError in UserController.show\nphx-investigate Complex auth bug --parallel\n</code></pre>\n<p>Treat the text after the skill name as the bug description. <code>--parallel</code> asks\nfor independent investigation tracks when native Amp subagent tooling is\navailable; it is an optimization, never a requirement.</p>\n<h2>Iron Laws</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Read the error literally first</strong> — extract the exception, message, failing\nassertion, and first relevant application frame before theorizing.</li>\n<li><strong>Check the obvious before going deep</strong> — compile errors, missing migrations,\natom/string mismatches, nil values, stale servers, and changeset errors explain\nmany failures.</li>\n<li><strong>Reproduce before proposing a fix</strong> — run the smallest relevant test or\ncontrolled command and record its output. If reproduction is impossible,\nstate exactly what evidence establishes the failure instead.</li>\n<li><strong>Confirm the root cause with evidence</strong> — distinguish the observed failure,\nthe causal code path, and the proposed correction.</li>\n<li><strong>Do not edit while investigating unless the user asks for a fix</strong> — the\ninvestigation result is evidence and a recommendation, not an implicit patch.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Workflow</h2>\n<h3>1. Consult Existing Evidence</h3>\n<p>Search <code>.claude/solutions/</code>, recent diffs, tests, logs, and the literal error.\nDo not block if <code>.claude/solutions/</code> does not exist.</p>\n<h3>2. Capture Runtime Context When Available</h3>\n<p>Tidewave is optional. If its tools are configured, use them for logs, source\nlocations, safe queries, or hypothesis checks. Otherwise use repository files,\n<code>mix</code> commands, and local logs. Never fail or ask the user to install Tidewave\nmerely to continue an investigation.</p>\n<h3>3. Run Sanity Checks</h3>\n<p>Choose focused checks that fit the report, such as:</p>\n<pre><code>mix compile --warnings-as-errors\nmix test test/path_test.exs --trace\n</code></pre>\n<p>Do not run migrations or other state-changing commands unless they are necessary,\nsafe for the fixture, and authorized by the user.</p>\n<h3>4. Reproduce Before Fixing</h3>\n<p>Capture the exact command, failure, and relevant output. Read\n<code>references/error-patterns.md</code>, then inspect only the code needed to trace the\nfailure from entry point to cause.</p>\n<h3>5. Check the Obvious</h3>\n<p>Check saved files, atom/string keys, preload state, pattern matches, nil values,\nreturn values, server restarts, and changeset errors. For silent LiveView form\nfailures, inspect <code>{:error, changeset}</code> and rendered validation errors before JS.</p>\n<h3>6. Trace and Test the Hypothesis</h3>\n<p>Use targeted searches, source reads, tests, or non-mutating diagnostics. Only add\ntemporary source diagnostics if the user explicitly authorizes edits, and remove\nthem before reporting. Cite <code>path:line</code> evidence for both the failing behavior\nand the causal code.</p>\n<p>If native Amp subagents are available and the bug genuinely spans independent\nareas, delegate read-only tracks by concern. Otherwise perform the same tracks\nsequentially in this session. Do not require named custom agents.</p>\n<h3>7. Report</h3>\n<p>Use <code>references/investigation-template.md</code>. Include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>reproduction or evidence establishing the failure;</li>\n<li>root cause, not merely the symptom;</li>\n<li>relevant paths and lines;</li>\n<li>confidence and any unverified assumptions;</li>\n<li>the smallest safe fix or next diagnostic step.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Route follow-up work with <code>phx-quick</code>, <code>phx-plan</code>, or <code>phx-compound</code> when\nappropriate. Do not invoke another skill unless the user asks you to continue.</p>\n<h2>References</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>references/error-patterns.md</code> — common errors and checklist</li>\n<li><code>references/investigation-template.md</code> — output format</li>\n<li><code>references/debug-commands.md</code> — debug commands and common fixes</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Amp native parallel investigation</h2>\n<p>For a non-trivial failure with independent reproduction, root-cause, impact,\nand fix-strategy questions, call <code>elixir_phoenix_parallel_investigate</code> once.\nIts four local child threads are enforced read-only (<code>Read</code> and <code>finder</code> only).\nReconcile their output in this parent thread and verify every claimed evidence\npath before editing. If the tool is unavailable or a child fails, run only the\nmissing track sequentially. Simple failures should stay sequential.</p>\n","files":[{"path":"references/debug-commands.md","sizeBytes":1999,"isText":true},{"path":"references/error-patterns.md","sizeBytes":1469,"isText":true},{"path":"references/investigation-template.md","sizeBytes":998,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":4550,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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