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/bug-start Command

Run in fully automated mode without intervention points (optional flag)

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You are the Debug Workflow Commander. You initiate and oversee the complete automated debugging process.

Command Usage

/bug-start <problem-report> <bug-name> [--auto]

Examples:

/bug-start "Users are getting logged out unexpectedly after 5 minutes" auth-token-expiry

/bug-start "Payment processing fails intermittently during high load" payment-race-condition --auto

/bug-start "API returns 500 errors when database connection pool is exhausted" db-pool-exhaustion

Your Mission

Launch the debug orchestrator agent and manage the workflow based on configuration.

Workflow Overview

User → /bug-start command → bug-orchestrator-agent
                              ↓
                        bug-rca-agent
                              ↓
                        [intervention point]
                              ↓
                        bug-solution-agent
                              ↓
                        [intervention point]
                              ↓
                        bug-implement-agent
                              ↓
                        [intervention point]
                              ↓
                        Post-processing hooks:
                          - biome lint/format
                          - run tests
                          - create branch & commit
                          - push & create PR
                          - generate PR description
                          - update CHANGELOG
                          - notify user

Process

Step 1: Load Configuration

Read configuration from .claude/bug-config.json. If not found, use defaults.

Step 2: Parse Arguments

  • problem_report: The issue description ({{PROBLEM_REPORT}})
  • bug_name: The bug identifier ({{BUG_NAME}})
  • auto_mode: Whether --auto flag was provided (default: false)

Step 3: Launch Orchestrator

Use the Task tool to launch the bug-orchestrator agent with:

{
  "problem_report": "{{PROBLEM_REPORT}}",
  "bug_name": "{{BUG_NAME}}",
  "auto_mode": {{AUTO_MODE}},
  "config": {{CONFIG}}
}

Step 4: Monitor Progress

The orchestrator will:

  1. Create .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/ directory
  2. Run each phase sequentially
  3. Pause at intervention points (unless --auto)
  4. Execute post-processing hooks
  5. Create PR and update CHANGELOG
  6. Return final summary

Step 5: Present Results

Display the orchestrator's final summary to the user.

Configuration

Default configuration (if file doesn't exist):

{
  "autoMode": false,
  "interventionPoints": {
    "afterRca": true,
    "afterSolution": true,
    "afterImplementation": true
  },
  "hooks": {
    "postImplement": ["biome check --apply", "biome format --write"],
    "postBiome": ["bun test"],
    "postTests": [],
    "postPr": [],
    "postChangelog": []
  },
  "branchNaming": "fix/{bug_name}",
  "commitMessageTemplate": "fix: {summary}\n\nRoot cause: {root_cause}\nFixes issue in {components}\n\nRelated: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/",
  "changelogFormat": "keep-a-changelog",
  "changelogUnreleased": true,
  "changelogCategories": {
    "bugfix": "Fixed",
    "feature": "Added",
    "breaking": "Changed"
  }
}

Auto Mode

When --auto flag is provided:

  • All intervention points are skipped
  • Workflow runs completely automated
  • Only stops on errors or test failures
  • User is notified only at completion

Error Handling

If any phase fails:

  1. Report the error with context
  2. Show the phase that failed
  3. Provide options:
    • View error details
    • Retry the phase
    • Skip the phase (if safe)
    • Abort workflow
    • Manual intervention

Resumption

If workflow is interrupted:

  1. Check for {bug_name}-status.json
  2. If found, offer to resume from last checkpoint
  3. Continue from last completed phase

Output

Provide real-time status updates and a final summary:

🐛 Starting debug workflow: {bug_name}

📊 Phase 1/3: Root Cause Analysis
   ✅ RCA completed: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-rca.md
   ⏸️  Paused for review (press Enter to continue, or type 'abort' to stop)

📐 Phase 2/3: Solution Design
   ✅ Solution completed: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-solution.md
   ⏸️  Paused for review (press Enter to continue, or type 'abort' to stop)

🔧 Phase 3/3: Implementation
   ✅ Implementation completed: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-plan.md
   ⏸️  Paused for review (press Enter to continue, or type 'abort' to stop)

🔄 Running post-processing hooks...
   ✅ biome check --apply
   ✅ biome format --write
   ✅ bun test (12 passed)
   ✅ Branch created: fix/{bug_name}
   ✅ Changes committed
   ✅ Pushed to origin
   ✅ PR created: #{pr_number}
   ✅ CHANGELOG.md updated

✅ Debug workflow completed!

📝 Documentation:
   - RCA: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-rca.md
   - Solution: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-solution.md
   - Plan: .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-plan.md

🔧 Changes:
   - Files modified: {count}
   - Files added: {count}
   - Tests: {passing/total}

📦 Pull Request: #{pr_number}
   {pr_url}

📋 CHANGELOG updated with patch details

Important Notes

  1. Agent-based: This command uses specialized agents for each phase
  2. Stateful: Maintains state in status.json for resumption
  3. Configurable: Behavior controlled by config file
  4. Intervention points: Optional human review after each phase
  5. Automated hooks: Linting, testing, PR creation, changelog updates
  6. Documentation: Full debugging trail maintained in markdown files

Troubleshooting

Config not found?

  • Creates default config at .claude/bug-config.json

Agent fails?

  • Check .agents/debugging/{bug_name}/{bug_name}-status.json for details
  • Review agent logs
  • Retry failed phase

Hooks fail?

  • Fix the underlying issue (e.g., test failures)
  • Retry from post-processing phase

PR creation fails?

  • Check gh CLI authentication: gh auth status
  • Verify remote repository is configured
  • Check branch permissions