Lesson 905 of 2116
Debug With Error Receipts
Do not tell the AI 'it broke.' Bring receipts: URL, action, expected result, actual result, console error, network error, and the exact time it happened.
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- 1Debug With Error Receipts
- 2debugging
- 3console
- 4network tab
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Section 1
Debug With Error Receipts
Do not tell the AI 'it broke.' Bring receipts: URL, action, expected result, actual result, console error, network error, and the exact time it happened.
- 1Name the job before naming the tool.
- 2Write the smallest useful scope the agent can finish.
- 3Run the result as a user, not as a fan of the tool.
- 4Inspect the diff, data access, and failure path before sharing.
Use this as the working prompt or checklist for the lesson.
I clicked Save on /orders/new at 10:32. Expected the order to appear in the list. Actual: button spinner never stopped. Console: paste error. Network: POST /api/orders returned 500. Fix only this save flow.- What should the user be able to do when this is finished?
- What data should the app or agent never expose?
- What test proves the change works?
- What rollback path exists if the output is wrong?
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