/debug-workflow

name: debug-workflow
description: Run the Maestro debugging workflow for investigation-heavy tasks

Maestro Debug Workflow

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Maestro's MCP tools are native tools named `mcp_maestro_maestro_<tool>`. If they are missing, call them through `call_mcp_tool` with `ServerName: "maestro_maestro"`. To find files or search code yourself, use `run_command` (`ls`, `find`, `rg`): `list_dir`, `find_by_name` and `grep_search` exist only for subagents.

Call `get_skill_content` with resources: ["architecture", "delegation"]. Call `get_agent` with agents: ["debugger"]. Delegate with `invoke_subagent`: one `Subagents` entry per agent, with `TypeName` set to the agent name, a 2-5 word `Role`, and the full delegation prompt as `Prompt`. The call returns at once and each agent's final response arrives later as a system message, so end your turn without further tool calls until it does.

Workflow

1. Establish the failing behavior, repro path, and expected behavior 2. Form concrete hypotheses (2-3 likely root causes) 3. Gather evidence from code, logs, tests, and runtime behavior before proposing fixes 4. Isolate the most likely root cause and trace the execution path from trigger to failure 5. Verify the conclusion explains all symptoms and present the recommended fix with specific code location

Constraints

• Prefer evidence over speculation
• Make uncertainty explicit when the issue cannot be reproduced
• Return root cause, affected files, confidence level, and the smallest defensible next action