AI mentor in Debugger
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We have Code mentor to assist code development in Outsystems. Similarly, it would be great if we have AI mentor assistance while debugging the code.

Can you explain what type of features you expect AI Mentor for Debugger should have?

Sure Daniël 

I imagine an AI Mentor in Debugger could assist in several ways:

  • Smart error interpretation – Instead of just showing a runtime error or null reference, the AI could explain the likely cause in plain language (e.g., “This variable is null because the aggregate didn’t return results; consider handling an empty list”).

  • Proactive fix suggestions – Propose possible corrections with reasoning (e.g., missing initialization, wrong data type mapping, forgotten ‘await’ in async server action).

  • Pattern-based learning – Identify common pitfalls in OutSystems apps (like inefficient aggregates, redundant logic, or circular references) and suggest best practices.

  • Root cause tracing – Not just the failing step, but highlighting the full dependency chain that led to the issue.

  • Knowledge integration – Pull in related documentation, forum posts, or OutSystems patterns directly relevant to the error.

  • Optimization insights – While debugging performance issues, the AI could recommend reducing loops, caching queries, or reusing data actions.

Bullet 1, 2 and 5 are more related to error logging not the debugger.

Bullet 3 are patterns already reported by AI Mentor Studio.

Bullet 4, isn't that the call stack on an error?