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PromptMIT
Evidence-First Bug Triage
A prompt for narrowing a reported bug to a reproducible cause without guessing beyond the available evidence.
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Prompt template
Triage this bug using only the evidence provided. Separate confirmed facts, hypotheses, missing information, and the smallest next diagnostic step.
Report:
{{BUG_REPORT}}
Relevant logs or code:
{{EVIDENCE}}Input and output
Input: Bug report plus optional sanitized technical evidence.
Output: Structured Markdown with facts, hypotheses, unknowns, and next diagnostic step.
Examples
Input: The page is blank after a hard reload; the console reports a hydration mismatch.
Output: Confirmed: client/server render divergence is involved. Next step: compare the first differing rendered value and inspect browser-only initialization.
Security notes
Sanitize logs and remove credentials before sharing them with any model.