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AI agent for full-stack developers

Stack Trace Root Cause Agent

A reproduced bug with a proposed fix and a regression test

Stack Trace Root Cause Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A stack trace points at a line but not the real cause, and reproducing the error can eat hours. This agent reads the trace, the surrounding logs and the code at each frame, and forms a short ranked list of likely causes. It writes a small reproduction and runs it. If the error does not reproduce, it gathers more context, such as the failing request, input data or environment settings, and tries again. Once it reproduces, it proposes a fix and a test that would have caught the bug, then runs the full suite to check nothing else broke. You approve the fix before it is committed. Edge case: an error that only appears under load is reported as a timing issue with a suggested load test, not forced into a code change.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Error reported 2 USES A TOOL Read the trace, logs and code at each frame 3 DOES List likely causes and write a reproduction 4 USES A TOOL Run the reproduction 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Did the error reproduce? If not: gather more input or environment detail and tryagain. Back to step 3. 6 DOES Propose a fix and a regression test 7 USES A TOOL Run the full test suite 8 YOU APPROVE Developer approves the fix 9 RESULT Fix and test ready to commit
Read the steps as a list
  1. Error reported
  2. Read the trace, logs and code at each frame
  3. List likely causes and write a reproduction
  4. Run the reproduction
  5. Did the error reproduce?If not: gather more input or environment detail and try again. Back to step 3.
  6. Propose a fix and a regression test
  7. Run the full test suite
  8. Developer approves the fixThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Fix and test ready to commit

How it decides

It ranks causes by how well they explain the trace and confirms only a cause it can reproduce before proposing a fix.

  • Confirm a cause only when it reproduces
  • Prefer the smallest fix that addresses the cause
  • Report an environment issue when code is not at fault

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Test environment to use
  • How many causes to list
  • Whether to auto-write the regression test
  • Commit message style

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Committing the fix

Hard limits

  • Never commits without approval
  • Does not run reproductions against production data

It stops when

  • Done: bug reproduced and fix proposed
  • Stop: cannot reproduce after gathering context

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensOn March 18 a null error at Pebble Travel pointed at an address formatter. The first reproduction passed, so the check failed. The agent pulled the failing request and found an empty address list from a new partner feed. With that input the crash reproduced. It added a guard and a test for empty input, the suite passed, and the developer approved the commit.

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