AI Prompts for ChatGPT for Debugging

I have a bug in my [LANGUAGE] code. What is happening: [ACTUAL BEHAVIOR]. What should happen: [EXPECTED BEHAVIOR]. Here is the relevant code: [PASTE CODE]. Help me find the root cause.

Explain this error in plain language: [PASTE ERROR MESSAGE AND STACK TRACE]. What caused it, where did it originate in the code, and what does it mean?

My function returns [WRONG OUTPUT] when it should return [CORRECT OUTPUT] for input [INPUT]. Here is the code: [PASTE CODE]. Walk me through the logic to find where it goes wrong.

I have a bug that only appears sometimes. Here is what I know: [DESCRIBE CONDITIONS WHEN IT APPEARS]. Here is the code: [PASTE CODE]. What are the most likely causes of intermittent failures?

Something broke after I made this change: [DESCRIBE WHAT YOU CHANGED]. The error is: [DESCRIBE ERROR]. Here is the relevant code before and after: [PASTE BOTH]. What did I break?

Here is the buggy code: [PASTE CODE]. The bug is: [DESCRIBE BUG]. Write the fix, explain why it works, and tell me what edge cases to watch out for.

I'm getting a null or undefined error on this line: [PASTE CODE AND LINE]. What is null/undefined here, why, and how do I fix it safely?

I have an async timing problem or race condition: [PASTE CODE]. Explain what is happening and fix it using proper async patterns.

The logic in this function is wrong: [PASTE CODE]. Expected behavior: [DESCRIBE]. Walk through the logic step by step and identify exactly where it diverges from what I intended.

I need to fix [DESCRIBE BUG] in this code: [PASTE CODE]. What other parts of the codebase might be affected? Help me fix it without introducing new bugs elsewhere.

Add logging to help diagnose [DESCRIBE ISSUE] in this code: [PASTE CODE]. Log the values that matter most and label each log statement clearly.

Write a minimal test case that reproduces this bug: [DESCRIBE BUG, PASTE CODE]. The test should fail now and pass after I apply the fix.

My API call is failing: [PASTE CODE WITH THE API CALL]. How do I debug this? What should I log and what are common causes of this type of failure?

This code is running slower than expected: [PASTE CODE]. How do I measure exactly where the time is going and identify the bottleneck?

Help me read this call stack to understand what happened before the error: [PASTE CALL STACK]. What was the execution flow and where did it go wrong?

Write regression tests for this bug so it can never come back: [DESCRIBE BUG, PASTE FIXED CODE]. Cover the exact scenario and adjacent edge cases.

Improve the error handling in this code to make future bugs easier to diagnose: [PASTE CODE]. Add meaningful error messages and proper context.

Add input validation to prevent this class of bug in the future: [DESCRIBE BUG, PASTE CODE]. What inputs should I validate and how?

Review this code for potential bugs before I ship it: [PASTE CODE]. Look for: null access, off-by-one errors, async issues, and unhandled edge cases.

Write a brief comment explaining why this fix was needed: [PASTE FIXED CODE]. The comment should explain the bug that existed, not just what the code does now.