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Debugging Strategy Helper
Turns a bug report into a structured debugging plan with hypotheses and checks to isolate the cause.
Help debug this issue: {{symptom}}. Context: {{context}}. Produce a structured plan: restate the expected vs actual behavior, list the most likely causes ranked, give a quick check to confirm or rule out each, and suggest where to add logging. Recommend the first thing to try.
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symptomSymptomcontextContextExample output
Symptom: users intermittently logged out after a few minutes. Expected: a session lasts the configured 24 hours. Likely causes ranked: 1) token expiry set too low — check the TTL config value. 2) multiple server instances with different secrets — verify all share the same signing key. 3) clock skew between servers — compare system times. 4) a load balancer dropping the session cookie — inspect response headers. First thing to try: log the token issue and expiry timestamps on each request and compare to the actual logout time; that quickly separates an expiry bug from an infrastructure one. Add logging at token verification.
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AI Khazna
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Debugging Strategy Helper prompt?
Turns a bug report into a structured debugging plan with hypotheses and checks to isolate the cause.
Is Debugging Strategy Helper free?
Yes, it is free to use.
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