Report a Compound Engineering Plugin Bug
Report bugs encountered while using the compound-engineering plugin. This skill gathers structured information and creates a GitHub issue for the maintainer.
Step 1: Gather Bug Information
Ask the user the following questions (using the platform's blocking question tool — e.g.,
in Claude Code,
in Codex,
in Gemini — or present numbered options and wait for a reply):
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 environment details. Detect the coding agent platform and collect what is available:
OS info (all platforms):
Plugin version: Read the plugin manifest or installed plugin metadata. Common locations:
- Claude Code:
~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json
- Codex: or project config
- Other platforms: check the platform's plugin registry
Agent CLI version: Run the platform's version command:
- Claude Code:
- Codex:
- Other platforms: use the appropriate CLI version flag
If any of these fail, note "unknown" and continue — do not block the report.
Step 3: Format the Bug Report
Create a well-structured bug report with:
markdown
## Bug Description
**Component:** [Type] - [Name]
**Summary:** [Brief description from argument or collected info]
## Environment
- **Plugin Version:** [from plugin manifest/registry]
- **Agent Platform:** [e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Pi, Kilo]
- **Agent Version:** [from CLI version command]
- **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-ce` skill*
Step 4: Create GitHub Issue
Use the GitHub CLI to create the issue:
bash
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:
bash
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:
- Display the issue URL to the user
- Thank them for reporting the bug
- 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 CLI is not installed or not authenticated: prompt the user to install/authenticate first
- If issue creation fails: display the formatted report so the user can manually create the issue
- If required information is missing: re-prompt for that specific field
Privacy Notice
This skill does NOT collect:
- Personal information
- API keys or credentials
- Private code from projects
- File paths beyond basic OS info
Only technical information about the bug is included in the report.