Original prompt Engineering

Debug an error message

The prompt

Explain plausible causes of [error] in [environment]. Propose the smallest diagnostic checks, expected observations and information needed to narrow the cause.

Copyable text only. No model runs here, and no source material is uploaded.

When to use it

Interpret an error in the context of the operation that produced it.

Prepare the source material

  1. Exact error
  2. Runtime version
  3. Recent changes

Review before using the result

Redact secrets from the error text and avoid executing destructive repair commands without review.