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debug

Diagnoses a failing test, build, crash, regression, or unexpected behaviour before anything is changed.

Invocation

Section titled “Invocation”
/debug
/debug the checkout total is wrong for discounted items

The method

Section titled “The method”
  1. Reproduce the symptom.
  2. Form and test hypotheses against the real code.
  3. Identify the supported root cause, with evidence.
  4. Hand off to /fix or /implement.

What it guarantees

Section titled “What it guarantees”

It does not edit source. A cause is reported when evidence supports it, and reported as unconfirmed when it does not.

Use /debug when the cause is unclear; go straight to /fix when you already know it.