sourdough-troubleshooter
Figure out why the loaf came out dense, flat, or gummy — and what to change next bake. Use when asked why is my sourdough [dense/flat/gummy/not rising], my starter isn't bubbling, help fix my bread, or troubleshoot my sourdough. Produces a likely-cause diagnosis from your symptoms and process, the specific fix for the next bake, a starter-health check, and a simple timing/temperature adjustment — no dogma, just the variable that's actually off.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill sourdough-troubleshooter --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Sourdough Troubleshooter Sourdough fails for a short list of reasons — an underpowered starter, under- or over-proofing, weak shaping, or temperature. This reads your symptoms *and* your process, names the single variable most likely at fault, and tells you what to change next time, instead of drowning you in conflicting internet advice. ## What This Skill Produces - **A symptom-based diagnosis** — what "dense / flat / gummy / no rise / no ears" most likely means for *your* process - **The one fix that matters** — the single variable to change next bake, not ten at once - **A starter check** — is it strong enough to rise the dough (float test, feeding rhythm, timing of use) - **A timing/temperature tweak** — proofing time adjusted for your kitchen's warmth - **What to keep the same** — so you change one thing and actually learn from it ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The symptom** — dense, flat, gummy crumb, no oven spring, pale crust, tight/sour - **Your starter** — how old, feeding schedule, how bubbly, float test result - **The process** — hydration, bulk time, shaping, cold proof or not, bake temp/vessel - **Your kitchen** — rough temperature (dough proo
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Change One Variable
- Output Format
- Loaf: [symptom] · starter [age/activity] · kitchen ~[temp]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Example Trigger Phrases
What does the sourdough-troubleshooter skill do?
Figure out why the loaf came out dense, flat, or gummy — and what to change next bake. Use when asked why is my sourdough [dense/flat/gummy/not rising], my starter isn't bubbling, help fix my bread, or troubleshoot my sourdough. Produces a likely-cause diagnosis from your symptoms and process, the specific fix for the next bake, a starter-health check, and a simple timing/temperature adjustment — no dogma, just the variable that's actually off.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill sourdough-troubleshooter --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,277 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.