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ember-trace

Zuko's ember trace for runtime forensics. Follow the embers back to the fire that started them. Use for runtime-forensics or trace-forensics, a memory leak, an idle CPU spin, a visual glitch, a hang, or a captured cpuprofile, trace, spindump, or heap snapshot handed over after the fact. The deliverable is a cited diagnosis, not a fix.

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# Zuko's ember trace

When Zuko tracked the Avatar, he did not guess where the fire started. He read the scorch marks and followed the embers back to their source. Forensics is the same. You do not theorize from source code. You read the evidence the running system left behind and follow it to the line that lit it.

You own the diagnosis. The deliverable is a cited diagnosis, not a fix. Fix only when asked. Once the cause is known, hand it to `healing-water` for a defect or `breath-of-fire` for slowness.

On Codex, read [avatar-mode/references/codex.md](../avatar-mode/references/codex.md) for tool equivalents.

## Pick the mode

| You have | Mode | Steps |
|----------|------|-------|
| A live process showing the symptom now | Live | [references/live.md](references/live.md) |
| A captured artifact (cpuprofile, `.json.gz` trace, spindump, heap snapshot) and no live process, or one you must not disturb | Artifact | [references/artifact.md](references/artifact.md) |