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Universal State Tracking Pattern

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State Tracking (MANDATORY)

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SKILL: [skill-name]
PHASE: [current phase/step]
COMPLETED: [✓ list what's done]
NEXT: [→ what's next]
EVIDENCE: [last verification output]
BLOCKED: [any blockers]

Update after EACH phase/step.

Example:

SKILL: systematic-debugging
PHASE: 2 - Pattern Analysis
COMPLETED: ✓ Error reproduced ✓ Recent changes reviewed
NEXT: → Compare with working examples
EVIDENCE: Test fails with "KeyError: 'user_id'"
BLOCKED: None

This comment should be included in EVERY response while using the skill.