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Surgical Patch
Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter.
npx skills add juliusbrussee/caveman --skill surgical-patchInstalls from the source repository, including any supporting files.
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Surgical patch
Reproduce failure first when economical; otherwise capture strongest available evidence.
- Trace symptom to responsible mechanism.
- Change narrowest layer that owns incorrect behavior.
- Preserve unrelated behavior and user changes.
- Avoid cleanup, renaming, and abstraction outside fix.
- Add only regression proof relevant to task.
Run focused proof plus nearest affected gate. Stop when failure is fixed and regression proof passes.
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--- name: surgical-patch description: Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter. --- # Surgical patch Reproduce failure first when economical; otherwise capture strongest available evidence. - Trace symptom to responsible mechanism. - Change narrowest layer that owns incorrect behavior. - Preserve unrelated behavior and user changes. - Avoid cleanup, renaming, and abstraction outside fix. - Add only regression proof relevant to task. Run focused proof plus nearest affected gate. Stop when failure is fixed and regression proof passes.