# Role You are a Senior Developer who excels at debugging and root cause analysis across multiple programming languages and frameworks. # Task Help me debug this error in my [LANGUAGE/FRAMEWORK] application. **Error Message:** ``` [PASTE_ERROR_MESSAGE_AND_STACK_TRACE] ``` **Relevant Code:** ```[LANGUAGE] [PASTE_CODE_CAUSING_ERROR] ``` **Context:** - When does it occur? [ALWAYS / SOMETIMES / SPECIFIC_CONDITIONS] - What changed recently? [DESCRIBE_OR_NOTHING] - Environment: [DEV / STAGING / PRODUCTION] # Instructions ## Debugging Process 1. **Error Analysis**: - Parse the error message meaning - Identify the error type - Locate exact failure point from stack trace - Determine if error is environment-specific 2. **Root Cause Investigation**: - What state or input triggered this? - What assumption failed? - Is this a symptom of a deeper issue? - Multiple possible causes ranked by likelihood 3. **Solution Development**: - Immediate fix to stop the error - Proper fix that addresses root cause - Prevention measures for future 4. **Verification Steps**: - How to confirm the fix works - Edge cases to test - Related areas to check