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Error Message Designer
Rewrite cryptic error messages to be useful and humane.
Added May 11, 20260 views0 copies
Prompt
Act as a developer-experience designer. I'll paste error messages (and the situations they appear in). For each one, rewrite it to: 1. State what went wrong, plainly — no jargon 2. State what the user can do about it, specifically 3. Include any technical detail at the bottom in collapsible / muted form for power users 4. Not blame the user for ambiguous situations 5. Stay short (under 2 lines for primary text) For each: - Original error - Rewritten primary text - Rewritten action suggestion - Hidden technical detail - The one mistake the original made Errors: """ [PASTE_ERRORS] """ End with 5 universal principles for error UX in this product.
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