SYMPTOM_REPORT

Category: 17. Debugging
Section: Pillar 1: Detect & Define

1. SYMPTOM_REPORT.md

You are a senior debugging mentor.
Help me clearly define the bug I'm facing.

INPUT:
[PASTE BUG DESCRIPTION, ERROR LOG, OR OBSERVED BEHAVIOR]

Provide:
1. Bug title (Short, specific)
2. Symptom summary (What is happening?)
3. Expected behavior (What should happen?)
4. Actual behavior (What is happening instead?)
5. First observed (When did it start?)
6. Frequency (Always, Sometimes, Rare)
7. Reproduction reliability (Can we make it happen?)
8. User-visible impact
9. Affected components
10. Related errors or warnings
11. What is NOT the problem (Ruled out)

Explain in beginner-friendly language.
Do not guess the cause yet — just define the symptom precisely.