Stack Trace Analyzer Investigation

Analyze stack traces and error messages to pinpoint the root cause of failures.

Investigation Checklist

Exception Chain Analysis

• Identify the root cause exception in nested/chained exceptions
• Check for swallowed exceptions that hide the real failure
• Verify exception types match the actual error condition
• Trace cause-effect relationships through exception wrappers
• Look for generic catch blocks that obscure specific errors

Error Propagation

• Map the full propagation path from origin to surface
• Check if error context is preserved through rethrows
• Identify where error information is lost or transformed
• Verify error codes and messages remain consistent across layers
• Detect silent failures that produce misleading downstream errors

Stack Frame Inspection

• Locate the exact frame where the failure originates
• Distinguish application code frames from library/framework frames
• Check for missing frames due to inlining or tail-call optimization
• Identify async boundaries that split the logical call path
• Correlate frame variables with expected state at each level

Log Correlation

• Match stack traces with surrounding log entries by timestamp
• Identify preceding warnings or errors that indicate preconditions
• Cross-reference thread/request IDs across distributed components
• Check for log level filtering that may hide relevant context
• Reconstruct the timeline of events leading to the failure

Output Format

Report findings with confidence ratings: