writing-bugs

Testing & Quality

Creates actionable bug reports with reproduction steps. Use when documenting bugs, creating defect tickets, or improving existing bug reports.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/writing/writing-bugs/SKILL.md

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Bug Report Writing

Create bug reports developers can reproduce and fix.

Required Sections

Title - Action + Object + Context. "Submit button unresponsive on checkout page after adding coupon" not "Button broken".

Environment - Application version, OS, browser, device, relevant configuration.

Severity

Severity	Impact	Examples
Critical	System unusable, data loss	Crash on launch, data corruption, auth bypass
High	Major feature broken	Cannot checkout, search returns nothing
Medium	Feature impaired	Sorting broken, validation missing
Low	Minor/cosmetic	Typo, alignment, slow animation

Steps to Reproduce - Numbered, specific steps from a known state. Include exact inputs. One action per step.

Expected Behavior - What should happen per requirements or reasonable expectation.

Actual Behavior - What actually happens. Copy/paste exact error messages.

Additional Context (optional) - Screenshots, console logs, stack traces, related issues, workarounds.

Writing Guidelines

Be specific: "Enter 'test@example.com' in the email field" not "Enter some data".

Be objective: "Login page returns 500 error" not "The terrible login page crashes".

Be complete: Include versions, exact error messages, frequency (always, sometimes, once).

Be concise: One bug per report. Avoid narrative. Use bullet points.

Anti-Patterns

Do not combine multiple bugs in one report. Do not use vague steps like "click around until it breaks". Report symptoms, not your theory of the cause. Do not submit without version info. Always explain what screenshots show.

Directory Structure

bugs/
├── BUG-001-brief-description.md
├── BUG-002-brief-description.md
└── archive/

Scan bugs/ for highest number, increment by 1, pad to 3 digits.

Template

Use templates/bug-report.md for new reports.