| name | write-bug-minimizer |
| description | Systematic bug minimization and debugging using the Bug Minimizer prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — use when the user says /write:bug-minimizer. |
Bug Minimizer
Direct shortcut to the Bug Minimizer prompt. Skips prompt selection — use /write:debug for the general debug workflow instead.
Prompt Caching
All prompts are cached locally as markdown to avoid repeated network fetches.
Cache directory: ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/
To load the prompt:
- Check if
~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/bug-minimizer.md exists
- If it exists, read and use it
- If it does not exist, fetch and cache it:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts && curl -s "https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/bug-minimizer/raw.html" | pandoc -f html -t markdown --wrap=none -o ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/bug-minimizer.md
- Read the newly cached file and use it
To refresh a cached prompt: delete the cached file and re-fetch using step 3.
Workflow
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Receive the bug report -- The user provides a bug description, reproduction steps, or observed behavior.
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Load the prompt -- Load the Bug Minimizer prompt (slug: bug-minimizer) using the caching steps above.
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Gather variables -- If the loaded prompt contains template variables in the format {{variable_name|default="value"}}:
- Has a non-empty default: Present the default and let the user accept or override it.
- Has an empty default or no default: The user must provide a value. Show the HTML comment examples as suggestions to choose from.
Present all variables at once. Pre-fill any values already clear from the bug report.
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Apply the prompt -- Substitute all gathered values, then follow the loaded prompt to systematically work through the debugging methodology: isolation, reproduction, evidence gathering, hypothesis formation, and testing.
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Deliver the analysis -- Present a structured bug analysis with minimal reproduction case, root cause hypothesis, and recommended fix.
Reference
Debugging prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/
