Thrunt-god thrunt-debug

Systematic debugging with persistent state across context resets

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/backbay-labs/thrunt-god
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/backbay-labs/thrunt-god "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/thrunt-god/examples/brute-force-to-persistence/.github/skills/thrunt-debug" ~/.claude/skills/backbay-labs-thrunt-god-thrunt-debug && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: thrunt-god/examples/brute-force-to-persistence/.github/skills/thrunt-debug/SKILL.md
source content
<objective> Debug issues using scientific method with subagent isolation.

Orchestrator role: Gather symptoms, spawn thrunt-incident-debugger agent, handle checkpoints, spawn continuations.

Why subagent: Investigation burns context fast (reading files, forming hypotheses, testing). Fresh 200k context per investigation. Main context stays lean for user interaction. </objective>

<available_agent_types> Valid THRUNT subagent types (use exact names — do not fall back to 'general-purpose'):

  • thrunt-incident-debugger — Diagnoses and fixes issues </available_agent_types>
<context> User's issue: $ARGUMENTS

Check for active sessions:

ls .planning/debug/*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -v resolved | head -5
</context> <process>

0. Initialize Context

INIT=$(node ".github/thrunt-god/bin/thrunt-tools.cjs" state load)
if [[ "$INIT" == @file:* ]]; then INIT=$(cat "${INIT#@file:}"); fi

Extract

commit_docs
from init JSON. Resolve debugger model:

debugger_model=$(node ".github/thrunt-god/bin/thrunt-tools.cjs" resolve-model thrunt-incident-debugger --raw)

1. Check Active Sessions

If active sessions exist AND no $ARGUMENTS:

  • List sessions with status, hypothesis, next action
  • User picks number to resume OR describes new issue

If $ARGUMENTS provided OR user describes new issue:

  • Continue to symptom gathering

2. Gather Symptoms (if new issue)

Use AskUserQuestion for each:

  1. Expected behavior - What should happen?
  2. Actual behavior - What happens instead?
  3. Error messages - Any errors? (paste or describe)
  4. Timeline - When did this start? Ever worked?
  5. Reproduction - How do you trigger it?

After all gathered, confirm ready to investigate.

3. Spawn thrunt-incident-debugger Agent

Fill prompt and spawn:

<objective>
Investigate issue: {slug}

**Summary:** {trigger}
</objective>

<symptoms>
expected: {expected}
actual: {actual}
errors: {errors}
reproduction: {reproduction}
timeline: {timeline}
</symptoms>

<mode>
symptoms_prefilled: true
goal: find_and_fix
</mode>

<debug_file>
Create: .planning/debug/{slug}.md
</debug_file>
Task(
  prompt=filled_prompt,
  subagent_type="thrunt-incident-debugger",
  model="{debugger_model}",
  description="Debug {slug}"
)

4. Handle Agent Return

If

## ROOT CAUSE FOUND
:

  • Display root cause and evidence summary
  • Offer options:
    • "Fix now" - spawn fix subagent
    • "Plan fix" - suggest /hunt-plan --gaps
    • "Manual fix" - done

If

## CHECKPOINT REACHED
:

  • Present checkpoint details to user
  • Get user response
  • If checkpoint type is
    human-verify
    :
    • If user confirms fixed: continue so agent can finalize/resolve/archive
    • If user reports issues: continue so agent returns to investigation/fixing
  • Spawn continuation agent (see step 5)

If

## INVESTIGATION INCONCLUSIVE
:

  • Show what was checked and eliminated
  • Offer options:
    • "Continue investigating" - spawn new agent with additional context
    • "Manual investigation" - done
    • "Add more context" - gather more symptoms, spawn again

5. Spawn Continuation Agent (After Checkpoint)

When user responds to checkpoint, spawn fresh agent:

<objective>
Continue debugging {slug}. Evidence is in the debug file.
</objective>

<prior_state>
<files_to_read>
- .planning/debug/{slug}.md (Debug session state)
</files_to_read>
</prior_state>

<checkpoint_response>
**Type:** {checkpoint_type}
**Response:** {user_response}
</checkpoint_response>

<mode>
goal: find_and_fix
</mode>
Task(
  prompt=continuation_prompt,
  subagent_type="thrunt-incident-debugger",
  model="{debugger_model}",
  description="Continue debug {slug}"
)
</process>

<success_criteria>

  • Active sessions checked
  • Symptoms gathered (if new)
  • thrunt-incident-debugger spawned with context
  • Checkpoints handled correctly
  • Root cause confirmed before fixing </success_criteria>