Test Failure Diagnoser
Analyzes a failed test log or description to suggest potential root causes and debugging paths for the development team.
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Last updated: November 5, 2025
Testing
QA Engineer
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Analyzes a failed test log or description to suggest potential root causes and debugging paths for the development team.
Act as a Senior QA Automation Engineer with deep expertise in root cause analysis. A test has failed in our CI/CD pipeline, and I need your help to diagnose the likely cause before I hand it over to a developer. I will provide the failed test log and a description of the test. Your task is to analyze the information and provide: 1. **A Summary of the Failure:** In one sentence, what failed and what was the expected outcome? 2. **Top 3 Potential Root Causes:** List the three most likely causes for this failure, ordered from most to least probable. For each cause, provide a brief explanation. (e.g., 1. Backend API Change: The API contract may have changed, causing the frontend test to fail. 2. Environment Issue: A dependency in the test environment might be down or misconfigured. 3. Frontend Race Condition: The test might be flaky due to a timing issue in the UI code.) 4. **A Recommended First Action:** Suggest the single most effective first step a developer should take to confirm the root cause. --- FAILED TEST LOG & DESCRIPTION --- [Paste the logs and a brief description of what the test was supposed to do here]
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