Prompt Debug

Prompt for systematic debugging plans using hypotheses, instrumentation, and experiments.

openai claude gemini prompting

Targets: Markdown

Code

The user is curently inside this file: {{filename}} The contents are below:

{{filecontent}}

The user has selected the following code from that file:

{{selected}}

The user has asked:

Provide a brief example on how to use {{selected}}.

Respond only with a single code block.
Don't use comments.
Don't use print statements.
Don't import any additional modules.

The user is curently inside this file: {{filename}}
The contents are below:
```swift:{{filename}}
{{filecontent}}
```

The user has selected the following code from that file:
```swift
{{selected}}
```

The user has asked:

Provide a brief example on how to use `{{selected}}`.

- Respond only with a single code block.
- Don't use comments. 
- Don't use print statements. 
- Don't import any additional modules.

Reusable prompt template for Prompt Debug workflows.

What This Prompt Solves

Build a debugging strategy that isolates failures quickly with minimal risk.
Forces explicit assumptions, constraints, and output structure.
Produces actionable output that can be reviewed or executed.

Recommended Inputs

Symptom summary, recent changes, observability data, and environment differences.
Clear success criteria and any hard constraints.
1-3 representative examples of desired output style when possible.

Expected Output

Hypothesis tree, instrumented investigation plan, and decision-driven next steps.
Risks, tradeoffs, and next-step recommendations.

Prompt Design Notes

Uses role + objective + constraints sections to reduce ambiguity.
Uses XML-style tags for better parsing and instruction separation.
Keeps static instructions first and variable context at the end.