Report Bug

Arguments

[optional: brief description of the bug]

Report a Compounding Engineering Plugin Bug

Report bugs encountered while using the compound-engineering plugin. This command gathers structured information and creates a GitHub issue for the maintainer.

Step 1: Gather Bug Information

Use the AskUserQuestion tool to collect the following information:

Question 1: Bug Category

• What type of issue are you experiencing?
• Options: Agent not working, Command not working, Skill not working, MCP server issue, Installation problem, Other

Question 2: Specific Component

• Which specific component is affected?
• Ask for the name of the agent, command, skill, or MCP server

Question 3: What Happened (Actual Behavior)

• Ask: "What happened when you used this component?"
• Get a clear description of the actual behavior

Question 4: What Should Have Happened (Expected Behavior)

• Ask: "What did you expect to happen instead?"
• Get a clear description of expected behavior

Question 5: Steps to Reproduce

• Ask: "What steps did you take before the bug occurred?"
• Get reproduction steps

Question 6: Error Messages

• Ask: "Did you see any error messages? If so, please share them."
• Capture any error output

Step 2: Collect Environment Information

Automatically gather:

# Get plugin version
cat ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json 2>/dev/null | grep -A5 "compound-engineering" | head -10 || echo "Plugin info not found"

# Get Claude Code version
claude --version 2>/dev/null || echo "Claude CLI version unknown"

# Get OS info
uname -a

Step 3: Format the Bug Report

Create a well-structured bug report with:

## Bug Description

**Component:** [Type] - [Name]
**Summary:** [Brief description from argument or collected info]

## Environment

- **Plugin Version:** [from installed_plugins.json]
- **Claude Code Version:** [from claude --version]
- **OS:** [from uname]

## What Happened

[Actual behavior description]

## Expected Behavior

[Expected behavior description]

## Steps to Reproduce

1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Step 3]

## Error Messages

[Any error output]

## Additional Context

[Any other relevant information]

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*Reported via `/report-bug` command*

Step 4: Create GitHub Issue

Use the GitHub CLI to create the issue:

gh issue create \
  --repo EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin \
  --title "[compound-engineering] Bug: [Brief description]" \
  --body "[Formatted bug report from Step 3]" \
  --label "bug,compound-engineering"

Note: If labels don't exist, create without labels:

gh issue create \
  --repo EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin \
  --title "[compound-engineering] Bug: [Brief description]" \
  --body "[Formatted bug report]"

Step 5: Confirm Submission

After the issue is created:

1. Display the issue URL to the user
2. Thank them for reporting the bug
3. Let them know the maintainer (Kieran Klaassen) will be notified

Output Format

✅ Bug report submitted successfully!

Issue: https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/[NUMBER]
Title: [compound-engineering] Bug: [description]

Thank you for helping improve the compound-engineering plugin!
The maintainer will review your report and respond as soon as possible.

Error Handling

• If gh CLI is not authenticated: Prompt user to run gh auth login first
• If issue creation fails: Display the formatted report so user can manually create the issue
• If required information is missing: Re-prompt for that specific field

Privacy Notice

This command does NOT collect:

• Personal information
• API keys or credentials
• Private code from your projects
• File paths beyond basic OS info

Only technical information about the bug is included in the report.