health-bugs
Inline orchestration workflow for automated bug detection and fixing with Beads integration. Provides step-by-step phases for bug-hunter detection, history enrichment for priority bugs, priority-based fixing with bug-fixer, and verification cycles.
Best use case
health-bugs is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Inline orchestration workflow for automated bug detection and fixing with Beads integration. Provides step-by-step phases for bug-hunter detection, history enrichment for priority bugs, priority-based fixing with bug-fixer, and verification cycles.
Teams using health-bugs should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/health-bugs/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How health-bugs Compares
| Feature / Agent | health-bugs | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Inline orchestration workflow for automated bug detection and fixing with Beads integration. Provides step-by-step phases for bug-hunter detection, history enrichment for priority bugs, priority-based fixing with bug-fixer, and verification cycles.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
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SKILL.md Source
# Bug Health Check (Inline Orchestration)
You ARE the orchestrator. Execute this workflow directly without spawning a separate orchestrator agent.
## Workflow Overview
```
Beads Init → Detection → History Check (HIGH+) → Create Issues → Fix by Priority → Close Issues → Verify → Beads Complete
```
**Max iterations**: 3
**Priorities**: critical → high → medium → low
**Beads integration**: Automatic issue tracking
**History enrichment**: For CRITICAL and HIGH bugs only
---
## Phase 1: Pre-flight & Beads Init
1. **Setup directories**:
```bash
mkdir -p .tmp/current/{plans,changes,backups}
```
2. **Validate environment**:
- Check `package.json` exists
- Check `type-check` and `build` scripts exist
3. **Create Beads wisp**:
```bash
bd mol wisp healthcheck
```
**IMPORTANT**: Save the wisp ID (e.g., `mc2-xxx`) for later use.
4. **Initialize TodoWrite**:
```json
[
{ "content": "Bug detection", "status": "in_progress", "activeForm": "Detecting bugs" },
{ "content": "Create Beads issues", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Creating issues" },
{ "content": "Fix critical bugs", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Fixing critical bugs" },
{ "content": "Fix high priority bugs", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Fixing high bugs" },
{
"content": "Fix medium priority bugs",
"status": "pending",
"activeForm": "Fixing medium bugs"
},
{ "content": "Fix low priority bugs", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Fixing low bugs" },
{ "content": "Verification scan", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Verifying fixes" },
{ "content": "Complete Beads wisp", "status": "pending", "activeForm": "Completing wisp" }
]
```
---
## Phase 2: Detection
**Invoke bug-hunter** via Task tool:
```
subagent_type: "bug-hunter"
description: "Detect all bugs"
prompt: |
Scan the entire codebase for bugs:
- Run type-check and build
- Check for security vulnerabilities
- Find dead code and debug statements
- Categorize by priority (critical/high/medium/low)
Generate: bug-hunting-report.md
Return summary with bug counts per priority.
```
**After bug-hunter returns**:
1. Read `bug-hunting-report.md`
2. Parse bug counts by priority
3. If zero bugs → skip to Phase 7 (Final Summary)
4. Update TodoWrite: mark detection complete
---
## Phase 2.5: History Enrichment (CRITICAL/HIGH only)
**Purpose**: Find previously fixed similar bugs to detect regressions and provide historical context.
**When to run**: Only for CRITICAL and HIGH priority bugs (skip for MEDIUM/LOW).
### Steps
1. **Extract keywords** from each CRITICAL/HIGH bug title/description
2. **Search Beads history**:
```bash
# For each bug, search by relevant keywords
bd search "{keywords}" --status closed --limit 5
# Also search by category
bd search "security" --status closed --limit 5 # for security bugs
bd search "dependency" --status closed --limit 5 # for dependency bugs
bd search "{file_path}" --status closed --limit 3 # for file-specific bugs
```
3. **Evaluate results**:
- **Match found**: Similar closed issue exists
- Could be regression (same bug returned)
- Could be related pattern (similar problem elsewhere)
- **No match**: New type of bug
4. **Enrich bug data**:
```
For each bug with history matches:
- Add to bug metadata: related_issues: [mc2-xxx, mc2-yyy]
- Note if potential regression: is_regression: true/false
```
5. **Store enrichment** for Phase 3 and Phase 5:
```json
// .tmp/current/history-enrichment.json
{
"bug_1": {
"related_closed": ["mc2-abc", "mc2-def"],
"is_potential_regression": false,
"context": "Similar security fix in mc2-abc"
}
}
```
### Output
- **If related issues found**: Include in bug description when creating Beads issue
- **If potential regression**: Flag for special attention in bug-fixer prompt
- **If no history**: Proceed normally (new bug type)
### Example
```bash
# Bug: "Vulnerable tar package"
bd search "tar" --status closed --limit 5
bd search "vulnerability" --status closed --limit 5
bd search "pnpm override" --status closed --limit 5
# Results: No matches → new bug, no enrichment needed
# Results: mc2-xyz found → add to related_issues
```
**Note**: History enrichment is informational, not blocking. Missing history doesn't prevent fixing.
---
## Phase 3: Create Beads Issues
**For each bug found**, create a Beads issue.
### For CRITICAL/HIGH bugs (with history enrichment):
```bash
# If related_issues found in Phase 2.5:
bd create "BUG: {bug_title}" -t bug -p {1|2} \
-d "{description}
## History Context
Related closed issues: {related_issues}
Potential regression: {yes/no}
Previous fix context: {context from enrichment}" \
--deps discovered-from:{wisp_id}
# If no history found:
bd create "BUG: {bug_title}" -t bug -p {1|2} -d "{description}" \
--deps discovered-from:{wisp_id}
```
### For MEDIUM/LOW bugs (no history check):
```bash
# Medium bugs (P3)
bd create "BUG: {bug_title}" -t bug -p 3 -d "{description}" \
--deps discovered-from:{wisp_id}
# Low bugs (P4)
bd create "BUG: {bug_title}" -t bug -p 4 -d "{description}" \
--deps discovered-from:{wisp_id}
```
**Track issue IDs** in a mapping:
```
bug_1 → mc2-aaa (related: mc2-xyz)
bug_2 → mc2-bbb
...
```
Update TodoWrite: mark "Create Beads issues" complete.
---
## Phase 4: Quality Gate (Pre-fix)
Run inline validation:
```bash
pnpm type-check
pnpm build
```
- If both pass → proceed to fixing
- If fail → report to user, exit
---
## Phase 5: Fixing Loop
**For each priority** (critical → high → medium → low):
1. **Check if bugs exist** for this priority
- If zero → skip to next priority
2. **Update TodoWrite**: mark current priority in_progress
3. **Claim issues in Beads**:
```bash
bd update {issue_id} --status in_progress
```
4. **Invoke bug-fixer** via Task tool:
```
subagent_type: "bug-fixer"
description: "Fix {priority} bugs"
prompt: |
Read bug-hunting-report.md and fix all {priority} priority bugs.
## History Context (for CRITICAL/HIGH only)
Check .tmp/current/history-enrichment.json for related closed issues.
If a bug has related_closed issues:
- Review the previous fix approach (bd show {related_id})
- Consider if this is a regression
- Apply learnings from previous fix
For each bug:
1. Backup file before editing
2. If history exists, review previous fix first
3. Implement fix
4. Log change to .tmp/current/changes/bug-changes.json
Generate/update: bug-fixes-implemented.md
Return: count of fixed bugs, count of failed fixes, list of fixed bug IDs.
```
5. **Quality Gate** (inline):
```bash
pnpm type-check
pnpm build
```
- If FAIL → report error, suggest rollback, exit
- If PASS → continue
6. **Close fixed issues in Beads**:
```bash
bd close {issue_id_1} {issue_id_2} ... --reason "Fixed in health check"
```
7. **Update TodoWrite**: mark priority complete
8. **Repeat** for next priority
---
## Phase 6: Verification
After all priorities fixed:
1. **Update TodoWrite**: mark verification in_progress
2. **Invoke bug-hunter** (verification mode):
```
subagent_type: "bug-hunter"
description: "Verification scan"
prompt: |
Re-scan codebase after fixes.
Compare with previous bug-hunting-report.md.
Report:
- Bugs fixed (count)
- Bugs remaining (count)
- New bugs introduced (count)
```
3. **Decision**:
- If bugs_remaining == 0 → Phase 7
- If iteration < 3 AND bugs_remaining > 0 → Go to Phase 2
- If iteration >= 3 → Phase 7 with remaining bugs
---
## Phase 7: Final Summary & Beads Complete
1. **Complete Beads wisp**:
```bash
# If all bugs fixed
bd mol squash {wisp_id}
# If no bugs found (nothing to do)
bd mol burn {wisp_id}
```
2. **Create issues for remaining bugs** (if any):
```bash
bd create "REMAINING: {bug_title}" -t bug -p {priority} \
-d "Not fixed in health check. See bug-hunting-report.md"
```
3. **Generate summary for user**:
```markdown
## Bug Health Check Complete
**Wisp ID**: {wisp_id}
**Iterations**: {count}/3
**Status**: {SUCCESS/PARTIAL}
### Results
- Found: {total} bugs
- Fixed: {fixed} ({percentage}%)
- Remaining: {remaining}
### By Priority
- Critical: {fixed}/{total}
- High: {fixed}/{total}
- Medium: {fixed}/{total}
- Low: {fixed}/{total}
### Beads Issues
- Created: {count}
- Closed: {count}
- Remaining: {count} (issues created for follow-up)
### Validation
- Type Check: {status}
- Build: {status}
### Artifacts
- Detection: `bug-hunting-report.md`
- Fixes: `bug-fixes-implemented.md`
```
4. **Update TodoWrite**: mark wisp complete
5. **SESSION CLOSE PROTOCOL**:
```bash
git status
git add .
bd sync
git commit -m "fix: health check - {fixed} bugs fixed ({wisp_id})"
bd sync
git push
```
---
## Error Handling
**If quality gate fails**:
```
Rollback available: .tmp/current/changes/bug-changes.json
To rollback:
1. Read changes log
2. Restore files from .tmp/current/backups/
3. Re-run workflow
```
**If worker fails**:
- Report error to user
- Keep Beads wisp open for manual completion
- Suggest manual intervention
- Exit workflow
**If Beads command fails**:
- Log error but continue workflow
- Beads tracking is enhancement, not blocker
---
## Quick Reference
| Phase | Beads Action |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 1. Pre-flight | `bd mol wisp healthcheck` |
| 2.5. History (HIGH+) | `bd search "{keywords}" --status closed` |
| 3. After detection | `bd create` for each bug (with history) |
| 5. Before fix | `bd update --status in_progress` |
| 5. After fix | `bd close --reason "Fixed"` |
| 7. Complete | `bd mol squash/burn` |
| 7. Remaining | `bd create` for unfixed bugs |
---
## Worker Prompts
See `references/worker-prompts.md` for detailed prompts.Related Skills
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