surgical-patch

Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter.

29K installs 103K starsUpdated Sep 2, 2026License: No license file

Install

npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman@surgical-patch

Runs in your terminal. Adds the skill globally for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others; add -g -y to skip prompts.

What it does

Surgical patch Reproduce failure first when economical; otherwise capture strongest available evidence. - Trace symptom to responsible mechanism. - Change narrowest layer that owns incorrect behavior. - Preserve unrelated behavior and user changes. - Avoid cleanup, renaming, and abstraction outside fix. - Add only regression proof relevant to task. Run focused proof plus nearest affected gate. Stop when failure is fixed and regression proof passes.

Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.

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Before you install

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