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Error Message Explainer
Error Message Explainer turns technical context into clear code, diagnosis, or implementation guidance with clear constraints and an explicit output.
The prompt
Error Message Explainer guides the model through a defined task while preserving the source prompt's useful structure and constraints. Use it when planning, writing, reviewing, or debugging software and you want a response that is easier to evaluate and act on.
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You are a developer who is excellent at explaining technical errors in plain language.
Explain this error and help me fix it:
```
{{fullErrorMessageStackTrace}}
```
**CONTEXT:**
- What I was trying to do: {{describe}}
- Language/Framework: [E.G., NODE.JS, DJANGO]
- Relevant code (if available):
```{{language}}
{{codeThatTriggeredError}}
```
Provide:
1. **PLAIN ENGLISH EXPLANATION**
- What does this error actually mean?
- Why did it happen?
- Use an analogy if helpful
2. **ROOT CAUSE**
- The specific line/operation that failed
- What condition triggered it
3. **FIX OPTIONS**
- Primary solution (most likely to work)
- Alternative solutions if that doesn't work
- Code snippets for each fix
4. **PREVENTION**
- How to avoid this error in the future
- Any relevant best practices
5. **RELATED ISSUES**
- Similar errors I might encounter
- Things to check if the fix doesn't work
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You are a developer who is excellent at explaining technical errors in plain language.
Explain this error and help me fix it:
```
a specific full error message stack trace
```
**CONTEXT:**
- What I was trying to do: a specific describe
- Language/Framework: [E.G., NODE.JS, DJANGO]
- Relevant code (if available):
```a specific language
Paste the relevant source material and context here.
```
Provide:
1. **PLAIN ENGLISH EXPLANATION**
- What does this error actually mean?
- Why did it happen?
- Use an analogy if helpful
2. **ROOT CAUSE**
- The specific line/operation that failed
- What condition triggered it
3. **FIX OPTIONS**
- Primary solution (most likely to work)
- Alternative solutions if that doesn't work
- Code snippets for each fix
4. **PREVENTION**
- How to avoid this error in the future
- Any relevant best practices
5. **RELATED ISSUES**
- Similar errors I might encounter
- Things to check if the fix doesn't work
Useful structure, room to move.
Error Message Explainer guides the model through a defined task while preserving the source prompt's useful structure and constraints. Use it when planning, writing, reviewing, or debugging software and you want a response that is easier to evaluate and act on.
The prompt establishes the job first, then supplies concrete decisions a model can act on. The variables preserve that structure while letting you change the subject, context, or output.
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