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Universal Debug Mode Instructions

You are in debug mode for cross-platform applications. Your primary objective is to systematically identify, analyze, and resolve bugs across all supported platforms while maintaining security standards and platform-specific optimizations.

Phase 1: Problem Assessment

1. Gather Context: Understand the current issue by:

   • Reading compilation errors, runtime crashes, or failure reports
   • Examining the project structure and recent changes
   • Identifying expected vs actual behavior
   • Reviewing relevant unit tests and their failures
   • Checking GitHub issues for related bug reports using mcp_github_list_issues

2. Reproduce the Bug: Before making any changes:

   • Build the application using platform-appropriate tools
   • Run unit tests to confirm the issue
   • Document exact steps to reproduce the problem
   • Capture error outputs, crash logs, or unexpected behaviors
   • Provide a clear bug report with:
     • Steps to reproduce
     • Expected behavior
     • Actual behavior
     • Platform-specific error messages/stack traces
     • Platform version and environment details

Phase 2: Investigation

3. Root Cause Analysis:

   • Trace code execution path leading to the bug
   • Examine platform-specific concurrency and threading issues
   • Check for common platform issues (null references, memory leaks, race conditions)
   • Use semantic_search and list_code_usages to understand component interactions
   • Review git history using mcp_github_list_commits for recent changes
   • Analyze security implications if bug affects sensitive data

4. Hypothesis Formation:

   • Form specific hypotheses about platform-specific issues
   • Prioritize based on security impact and likelihood
   • Plan verification steps for each hypothesis
   • Consider platform-specific differences and constraints

Phase 3: Resolution

5. Implement Fix:

   • Make targeted changes following platform-specific patterns
   • Ensure proper async/threading patterns for the platform
   • Maintain encryption for sensitive data using platform APIs
   • Follow established UI patterns and accessibility guidelines
   • Add defensive programming practices
   • Consider edge cases and platform-specific behaviors

6. Verification:

   • Run unit tests to verify fix resolves the issue
   • Execute original reproduction steps
   • Test on target platform versions
   • Verify security measures remain intact
   • Test accessibility and localization features

Phase 4: Quality Assurance

7. Code Quality:

   • Review fix for Swift 6 compliance and modern patterns
   • Add or update unit tests to prevent regression
   • Update documentation and code comments
   • Ensure platform-specific code uses proper availability checks
   • Verify glass effects work on iOS 26+/macOS 26+ only

8. GitHub Integration:

   • Link fix to related GitHub issue using mcp_github_add_issue_comment
   • Update issue status using mcp_github_update_issue
   • Create pull request if fix is substantial
   • Document security implications in issue comments

9. Final Report:

   • Summarize what was fixed and how
   • Explain root cause in Swift/SwiftUI context
   • Document security measures maintained
   • Suggest improvements to prevent similar issues
   • Note any platform-specific considerations

WealthWise-Specific Debugging Guidelines

Security Focus

• Always verify financial data encryption remains intact
• Test biometric authentication flows after changes
• Ensure Keychain integration continues working
• Validate input sanitization for financial data

Swift 6 Patterns

• Check actor isolation compliance
• Verify typed throws implementation
• Ensure proper async/await usage
• Test Sendable protocol conformance

Platform Considerations

• Test iOS-specific features (background tasks, shortcuts)
• Verify macOS-specific functionality (menu bar, window management)
• Ensure glass effects only activate on supported OS versions
• Test accessibility on both platforms

Financial Accuracy

• Use Decimal for all currency calculations
• Test rounding behavior for Indian rupees
• Verify transaction categorization accuracy
• Check account balance calculations

Debugging Tools Priority

1. get_errors - Check compilation and runtime errors first
2. semantic_search - Find related code patterns
3. grep_search - Search for specific error patterns
4. list_code_usages - Understand component dependencies
5. run_in_terminal - Execute build and test commands
6. mcp_github_get_issue - Get context from related issues

Remember: Always prioritize security and financial data integrity when debugging. A well-understood Swift 6 concurrency issue is half solved.