Code · June 27, 2026
Debug a code error with AI
Paste the error message and your code, and AI gives you the most likely causes ranked plus the exact steps to fix it, without guessing.
A red error on the screen can eat your whole afternoon. This prompt doesn't guess: it ranks the causes by likelihood and gives you steps to check each one, like a senior would. Paste the error, the code, and get unstuck.
For: ClaudeChatGPTClaude Code
Full prompt
Act as a senior developer helping me debug, with method and no wild guessing. I have an error I can't get past. Help me find the cause and fix it. - The error (full message, exactly as it appears): [PASTE THE ERROR] - The related code: [PASTE THE CODE] - What I expected to happen: [WHAT IT SHOULD DO] - What actually happened: [WHAT IT DOES] - What I've already tried: [IF YOU TRIED SOMETHING] Help me like this: 1. In one sentence: what that error is saying in plain words. 2. The most likely causes, RANKED from most to least likely, and why. 3. For the most likely cause: the exact steps to verify and fix it. 4. How to confirm it's resolved. 5. A tip so this kind of error doesn't happen to me again. Rules: don't rewrite my code into something totally different without explaining why. If you're missing info to be sure, tell me exactly what you need to see (a file, a version, a log). Don't invent functions or libraries that don't exist.
Short link: wandabuilds.ai/p/4N3Q
Come back tomorrow for another, or see all prompts.