AGENTS/.pi/gsd/templates/debug-subagent-prompt.md

Debug Subagent Prompt Template

Template for spawning gsd-debugger agent. The agent contains all debugging expertise - this template provides problem context only.

---

Template

<objective>
Investigate issue: {issue_id}

**Summary:** {issue_summary}
</objective>

<symptoms>
expected: {expected}
actual: {actual}
errors: {errors}
reproduction: {reproduction}
timeline: {timeline}
</symptoms>

<mode>
symptoms_prefilled: {true_or_false}
goal: {find_root_cause_only | find_and_fix}
</mode>

<debug_file>
Create: .planning/debug/{slug}.md
</debug_file>

---

Placeholders

Placeholder	Source	Example
{issue_id}	Orchestrator-assigned	auth-screen-dark
{issue_summary}	User description	Auth screen is too dark
{expected}	From symptoms	See logo clearly
{actual}	From symptoms	Screen is dark
{errors}	From symptoms	None in console
{reproduction}	From symptoms	Open /auth page
{timeline}	From symptoms	After recent deploy
{goal}	Orchestrator sets	find_and_fix
{slug}	Generated	auth-screen-dark

---

Usage

From /gsd-debug:

Task(
  prompt=filled_template,
  subagent_type="gsd-debugger",
  description="Debug {slug}"
)

From diagnose-issues (UAT):

Task(prompt=template, subagent_type="gsd-debugger", description="Debug UAT-001")

---

Continuation

For checkpoints, spawn fresh agent with:

<objective>
Continue debugging {slug}. Evidence is in the debug file.
</objective>

<prior_state>
Debug file: @.planning/debug/{slug}.md
</prior_state>

<checkpoint_response>
**Type:** {checkpoint_type}
**Response:** {user_response}
</checkpoint_response>

<mode>
goal: {goal}
</mode>