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Deep root cause analysis using the 5 Whys and Fishbone techniques. Use when systematic debugging hasn't found the cause, or for complex systemic issues. Keywords: root cause, why, underlying, fundamental, systemic, deep, origin

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# 🔬 Root Cause Analysis Skill

> **Philosophy:** Don't stop at the first "why" — dig until you hit bedrock.

## When to Use

Use this skill when:
- Systematic debugging found the bug but not WHY it exists
- Issue keeps recurring despite fixes
- Bug seems to have multiple contributing factors
- You need to prevent similar bugs in the future
- There's a systemic/architectural issue suspected

**Do NOT use this skill when:**
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