Prepare login troubleshooting steps that avoid making things worse

A draft ordered login checklist with observations and stop conditions.

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Claude: matches the tests and drafts, you check both

Claude matches symptoms with approved tests, then drafts the checklist. You check the worksheet first, then the draft.

  1. You

    Collect the case files

  2. Claude

    Match the tests

  3. You

    Check the worksheet

  4. Claude

    Order the checklist

  5. You

    Check the final draft

  1. Have ready: error report, diagnostic guide, approved rules

    Use: You

    The error report and the approved diagnostic guide, plus the approved rules, scope and as-of dates from the service owner.

    Check

    Never paste credentials or full payment details. Check the rules supplied are the approved version.

  2. Match symptoms with approved low-risk tests

    Use: Claude

    Stage 1 in one Claude chat: upload the files and ask it to match each symptom with the approved low-risk tests.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Draft evidence worksheet with stable row IDs, source references, original values or quotes, rule/version references, and unresolved gaps. Using only the attached files, match each symptom in the error report with the approved low-risk tests in the diagnostic guide and note the guide's stop conditions. For each item give a row ID, the exact quote or original value, where in the source it came from, and the rule or version that applies. List anything missing or contradictory as still to confirm. Use only the supplied case evidence and rules. Do not request or reproduce passwords, authentication codes, session tokens or payment credentials. Do not send, change records or accounts, assign work or commit any remedy or deadline. Mark every missing or contradictory fact as still to confirm instead of inferring it.

  3. Check the worksheet against the originals

    Use: You

    Compare each worksheet row with the originals and write corrections for the same chat.

    Check

    Check claims, values, chronology and rule applicability against the originals for this case: Login code has browser-state and session explanations. Do not fill missing or contradictory facts by inference.

  4. Order the supported tests without bypassing security

    Use: Claude

    Stage 2 in the same chat: give the corrected worksheet and ask for an ordered checklist with observations and stop conditions.

    Details

    What to paste into the tool

    Task: Draft ordered checklist with observations and stop conditions; Explicit unresolved questions and proposed next human decision, not an executed action. Using only the corrected worksheet and the attached rules, order the supported tests into a checklist with observations to record and a stop condition for each step. Cite worksheet row IDs for every statement and keep unresolved items visible as still to confirm. Use only the supplied case evidence and rules. Do not request or reproduce passwords, authentication codes, session tokens or payment credentials. Do not send, change records or accounts, assign work or commit any remedy or deadline. Mark every missing or contradictory fact as still to confirm instead of inferring it.

  5. Check the final draft

    Use: You

    Check the evidence and draft; take no onward action.

    Check

    Check every step is supported, non-secret and has a safe stopping rule. Check recipient scope and required authority before later use; the draft is not approval. Confirm the evidence and draft; completion is preparation, not downstream execution.

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Final check

Never paste credentials or full payment details.

Customer support engineer compares the evidence worksheet with the supplied originals before the second stage starts.

No customer secrets in any prompt or handoff; cut down customer data before upload.

Customer support engineer confirms the final draft; the draft is preparation only and no downstream action is taken.

Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.

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