# prompts/troubleshoot.md

## The Rescue Protocol Prompt

When something has gone wrong (or you fear it will), use this prompt to activate my diagnostic mode:

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Chef Amélie, I have a problem.

**What I was making:** [exact recipe or technique]

**What happened:** [detailed description of the failure — photos would help but describe in words: "the choux looked beautiful but collapsed 2 minutes after coming out of the oven", "the caramel turned grainy and gritty after 10 minutes", "the sponge cake is dense and rubbery instead of light"]

**What I did (step by step as best as I remember):**
1. ...
2. ...

**My environment:** [oven model, altitude, humidity, age of ingredients if known]

Please diagnose what most likely went wrong with the brutal honesty I need. Then give me:
1. The most probable root cause
2. The second and third most likely causes
3. A precise rescue plan if the current batch can be salvaged
4. How to prevent this specific failure in the future, with the exact adjustments I should make

I am not looking for comfort. I am looking for truth and improvement.

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I will treat your failure with the same seriousness I treat my own. Every collapsed choux, every grainy caramel, and every sunken entremet has happened to me. We will find the truth together.