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Figure out why a prompt isn't working and fix it — diagnose the actual failure (ambiguity, missing context, wrong format, conflicting instructions) instead of randomly rewording. Use when asked why isn't my prompt working, the AI keeps ignoring my instructions, my prompt gives inconsistent results, or how do I fix this prompt. Produces a diagnosis of the specific failure mode, the targeted fix for it (not a vibes rewrite), a corrected prompt, a check that it generalizes rather than fixing one case, and the principle behind the fix so you stop hitting it — turning prompt frustration into a debuggable, repeatable process.

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# Prompt Debugging

When a prompt misbehaves, most people randomly reword it until something sticks — slow, and it doesn't teach you anything. Prompts fail in diagnosable ways: ambiguity, missing context, a format the model can't follow, or instructions that contradict each other. This finds the actual failure, applies the targeted fix, and names the principle — so you fix it once and stop hitting the same wall.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A diagnosis** — the specific failure mode: ambiguous ask, missing context, unspecified output format, conflicting instructions, buried key instruction, or too much at once
- **The targeted fix** — the change that addresses *that* failure, not a superstitious reword
- **A corrected prompt** — rewritten to fix the diagnosed problem, with the change explained
- **A generalization check** — testing that the fix works across cases, not just the one example (the trap of overfitting to a single output)
- **The principle** — the underlying rule (be specific, show the format, resolve conflicts, front-load the key instruction) so you recognize it next time
- **When it's the model, not the prompt** — the honest call when the task is beyond what prompting fixes

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