What it does
Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer
Skills ZICQ category：Agent Workflows surgical-patch
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.
Official URL：skills.sh
What this skill does
Intro in this page language first. The official description stays in its original wording; we do not rewrite SKILL.md.
When to use it
regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter
How agents load it
Per Agent Skills progressive disclosure: name and description load at startup (~100 tokens); the full SKILL.md body loads when the skill activates; scripts/, references/, and assets/ load only as needed. This file's sections: Surgical patch.
File analysis
File analysis: instruction-only skill (SKILL.md). The agent loads the full body when activated.
Surgical patch
Source category：skills.sh agent-skill
Sources & links
SKILL.md & Agent activation
Official spec ↗namesurgical-patchdescription- Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter.
- DiscoverThe client exposes names and descriptions to the agent.
- ActivateYour request or the task context selects the skill and loads its instructions.
- Load resourcesReferenced scripts, documentation and assets are used when needed.
Invocation syntax and available tools depend on your Agent client. Client integration guide ↗
Install this skill
Skills CLI ↗Choose the target agent and installation scope, keep referenced package files, then verify the skill appears in the client's catalog.
Ask your Agent to install
Copy these instructions to a compatible agent and confirm the target directory matches your client.
Install the agent skill "surgical-patch" into my project. The full SKILL.md and official description are at https://zicq.com/en/skills/skl-fe9b760e1a3ef6c2-Surgical-Patch.html Save it as .cursor/skills/surgical-patch/SKILL.md or .claude/skills/surgical-patch/SKILL.md and keep the frontmatter name and description exactly as-is.
Install from the terminal · Skills CLI
Requires Node.js and npx. First inspect the repository's skill list to confirm the name.
npx skills add 'https://github.com/juliusbrussee/caveman' --list
npx skills add 'https://github.com/juliusbrussee/caveman' --skill 'surgical-patch'
The CLI lets you choose the agent interactively. The default scope is the project; use -g for user scope. Confirm package availability with the discovery command, then use npx skills list to inspect installed skills.
Readable layout
name: surgical-patch description: Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter.
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.
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