Debugging

Even experienced builders hit roadblocks. Use this guide to troubleshoot your agents quickly and effectively.

🧩 Debugging Checklist

Issue	What to Check
Agent not responding	Is your API key set and active?
Blank or error output	Check for typos in your prompt or code
High cost	Are you using GPT-4 unnecessarily? Try GPT-3.5 or Claude Haiku
Too many API calls	Add rate limits or cache intermediate steps
Unreliable answers	Improve prompt clarity, use examples
Slow performance	Batch operations or simplify task structure
Agent logic broken	Add logging and step-by-step outputs
Memory doesn’t persist	Are you actually storing state between calls?

💬 Community Help Channels

• CrewAI Discord – Agent-building Q&A

• LangChain Discord – Active dev support

• Reddit – r/LocalLLaMA, r/Artificial

• Hugging Face Forums – OSS LLM guidance

• OpenAI Developer Forum – Prompt + API troubleshooting

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🔧 Start with logs. Then simplify. Then escalate to the community.