Use when errors occur deep in execution and you need to trace back to find the original trigger.
Run this command in Claude Code to install the skill
/install https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/root-cause-tracingInstall to your personal skills directory (~/.claude/skills/root-cause-tracing/)
# Create skill directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/root-cause-tracing
# Download SKILL.md from GitHub
curl -sL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/main/root-cause-tracing/SKILL.md" \
-o ~/.claude/skills/root-cause-tracing/SKILL.mdTarget: ~/.claude/skills/root-cause-tracing/
Visit the GitHub repository to view the full documentation for root-cause-tracing.
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