Bug report reply

How to respond to a bug report

Use this guide when someone reports a bug and you need to answer without confirming a cause too early.

Generate reply ideas

Acknowledge the issue

Show that the report was received and say what you will check first.

Ask for objective evidence

Environment, time, affected user, screenshots, logs and reproduction steps can speed up investigation.

Avoid naming a cause too early

When there is no diagnosis yet, make it clear that the cause will be confirmed after analysis.

Bug without steps

Situation

PM reported that some users cannot complete signup, but did not send steps.

How to use Textro

Use Create questions to list what to ask for.

Production error

Situation

Customer saw a 500 error when saving an order this morning. We have request id but no cause yet.

How to use Textro

Ask for ideas to reply and request data without assuming cause.