Debug

Detail for working on the code, dropped in production.

Pattern

debug.*

Written with

log()

Intents

Levels

debug

View as Markdown

Intents

debug.tracedebug

Detail for working on the code

Recording one

Name what happened. The intent sets the level and whether it alerts.

// Detail for working on the code
log('debug.trace', 'Resolved page', { slug: 'about', tookMs: 12 });

Writes, in development only (debug.trace)

{
  "intent": "debug.trace",
  "level": "debug",
  "alert": false,
  "message": "Resolved page",
  "data": {
    "slug": "about",
    "tookMs": 12
  },
  "time": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Is it a debug entry?

Find the row that describes your case, and use the domain on the right.

If the problem is
Use
Who did what, kept as a record: things created, changed, deleted, and changes to access.
audit.*
Signals worth watching: failed sign-ins, bad tokens, rate limits, probing.
security.*
Something broke or degraded, and someone should look.
incident.*
Background work: syncs, backups, migrations, scheduled runs.
job.*
Detail for working on the code, dropped in production.
debug.* this page

For registry authors

Starter intents. These are the intents prongs add logs puts in your registry. Change levels through the level.* intents, and point log() at your logger.